May I chime in late? I've owned, driven and raced, British, Italian and
German cars for more than 60 years. Almost all of them handled better than
their American contemporaries. But none surpassed the US iron in pure speed
or durability. John H. praised his Chevy pickup. My Ford 250 was well on
the way to reaching the 300,000 mile mark when my older daughter rolled it.
(She walked away from it, the truck didn't.) My Dodge Dakota showed 172,000
miles this morning on my way to school.
On Jun 11, 2015 6:24 AM, "John Hermanson" <omtech1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Maybe parts, I'm referring to company ownership that's all. Had a
> chrysler loaner once when my Chevy Silverado was in the body shop. Chrysler
> had oversized cheap knobs and controls. Gonna replace my 2000 Silverado
> with a 2014-15 Silverado.
>
>
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>
> On 6/10/2015 8:07 AM, JOHN DUGGAN wrote:
>
>> The Chrysler Crossfire has Mercedes back axle, suspension, gearbox etc.
>> Regards
>> John Duggan,
>> Wales, UK
>> ----- Forwarded Message -----
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>>
>> DaimlerBenz sold their share of Chrysler is 2007. Fiat recently bought
>> 41.46% stake in Chrysler.
>>
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>> On 6/9/2015 12:19 PM, Charles Geilfuss wrote:
>>
>>> Your point is well taken regarding that odd marriage between
>>> Chrysler and
>>> Mercedes, and I'm sure you are correct about Mercedes parts finding their
>>> way into Chrysler vehicles (and very likely the reverse made a lot of
>>> Germans cringe), but I doubt that was the case for Dodge trucks. Back in
>>> the days when I piddled with cars and trucks, I don't recall seeing a lot
>>> of shared parts between pickup trucks and their same make sedan kin. But
>>> that was a long time ago and the automobile market is now truly global.
>>> All
>>> of the major makes manufacture around the globe and source parts from all
>>> over. It is interesting to browse the new car lots and read the
>>> percentage
>>> figures for the parts. Why even in little ole South Carolina we have had
>>> BMW making vehicles in the upstate, Mercedes makes their Sprinter vans in
>>> North Charleston and it was just announced that Volvo is set to break
>>> ground on a half billion dollar assembly plant not far from here. Volvo
>>> will be interesting to follow. As they have moved more upscale to compete
>>> with the German makes, their sales in the US have tailed off
>>> considerably.
>>> Getting back to ChrisB's observation, looks are in the eye of the
>>> beholder. If you are not used to seeing pickups, their appearance, no
>>> matter how you gussy them up, is a bit jarring. Too heavy in the front,
>>> too
>>> high, etc.My guess is they are rarely seen over the pond. Many years ago
>>> I
>>> worked in Germany. I don't think I saw one P'up the whole time I was
>>> there.
>>> As for modern sedans, they have far greater functionality than the past,
>>> and as form follows function they are also very uniform in appearance. I
>>> was struck by this over the weekend. We had gone downtown to see a
>>> performance and while leaving the parking garage walked past a
>>> beautifully
>>> restored 1968 Buick Skylark. The styling is so different than anything
>>> around now. My kids just stared at it.
>>>
>>> Ramble over,
>>> Charlie
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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