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Ted Azito October 20th 04 07:04 AM

The Last Really Good Chrysler Product
 
My uncle was over at the house bitching about Chrysler again. He's
never owned anything but Chryslers for fifty years. He buys them as
demo's or used at a year old, drives them into the ground, puts an ad
in the paper for the dead car a s a mechanic's special, and when they
don't sell for a couple of hundred bucks he has someone tow or trailer
them somewhere and abandon them. Apparently no one comes after him
even though he has a pattern of this. He keeps the steering wheels as
souvenirs.

Yes, he's a peckerwood.

I do the opposite: I buy dead cars or get them given to me and bring
them back to drivability. With the interest rates in the ****ter and
dealerships' willingness and ability to get total turds financed on
brand new electro****boxes, some pretty desirable-to me- cars get
crushed today. Often as simple as a head gssket or even U-joints.

But getting back on subject, he was going off on what the last good
Chrysler product was. I'll post his answer-surprising to me-a little
later, but I want your opinions first. What was the last good Mopar?

marlinspike October 20th 04 08:07 AM

I guess it doesn't count as a mopar car but the last good chrysler product
is the 300C hemi srt-8 that will come out shortly. It's only last because
there is yet to be anything after it. Oh, and IMHO it's the first good one
in a long time.
Richard
"Ted Azito" > wrote in message
om...
> My uncle was over at the house bitching about Chrysler again. He's
> never owned anything but Chryslers for fifty years. He buys them as
> demo's or used at a year old, drives them into the ground, puts an ad
> in the paper for the dead car a s a mechanic's special, and when they
> don't sell for a couple of hundred bucks he has someone tow or trailer
> them somewhere and abandon them. Apparently no one comes after him
> even though he has a pattern of this. He keeps the steering wheels as
> souvenirs.
>
> Yes, he's a peckerwood.
>
> I do the opposite: I buy dead cars or get them given to me and bring
> them back to drivability. With the interest rates in the ****ter and
> dealerships' willingness and ability to get total turds financed on
> brand new electro****boxes, some pretty desirable-to me- cars get
> crushed today. Often as simple as a head gssket or even U-joints.
>
> But getting back on subject, he was going off on what the last good
> Chrysler product was. I'll post his answer-surprising to me-a little
> later, but I want your opinions first. What was the last good Mopar?




marlinspike October 20th 04 08:07 AM

I guess it doesn't count as a mopar car but the last good chrysler product
is the 300C hemi srt-8 that will come out shortly. It's only last because
there is yet to be anything after it. Oh, and IMHO it's the first good one
in a long time.
Richard
"Ted Azito" > wrote in message
om...
> My uncle was over at the house bitching about Chrysler again. He's
> never owned anything but Chryslers for fifty years. He buys them as
> demo's or used at a year old, drives them into the ground, puts an ad
> in the paper for the dead car a s a mechanic's special, and when they
> don't sell for a couple of hundred bucks he has someone tow or trailer
> them somewhere and abandon them. Apparently no one comes after him
> even though he has a pattern of this. He keeps the steering wheels as
> souvenirs.
>
> Yes, he's a peckerwood.
>
> I do the opposite: I buy dead cars or get them given to me and bring
> them back to drivability. With the interest rates in the ****ter and
> dealerships' willingness and ability to get total turds financed on
> brand new electro****boxes, some pretty desirable-to me- cars get
> crushed today. Often as simple as a head gssket or even U-joints.
>
> But getting back on subject, he was going off on what the last good
> Chrysler product was. I'll post his answer-surprising to me-a little
> later, but I want your opinions first. What was the last good Mopar?




Nate Nagel October 20th 04 11:18 AM

Ted Azito wrote:

> My uncle was over at the house bitching about Chrysler again. He's
> never owned anything but Chryslers for fifty years. He buys them as
> demo's or used at a year old, drives them into the ground, puts an ad
> in the paper for the dead car a s a mechanic's special, and when they
> don't sell for a couple of hundred bucks he has someone tow or trailer
> them somewhere and abandon them. Apparently no one comes after him
> even though he has a pattern of this. He keeps the steering wheels as
> souvenirs.
>
> Yes, he's a peckerwood.
>
> I do the opposite: I buy dead cars or get them given to me and bring
> them back to drivability. With the interest rates in the ****ter and
> dealerships' willingness and ability to get total turds financed on
> brand new electro****boxes, some pretty desirable-to me- cars get
> crushed today. Often as simple as a head gssket or even U-joints.
>
> But getting back on subject, he was going off on what the last good
> Chrysler product was. I'll post his answer-surprising to me-a little
> later, but I want your opinions first. What was the last good Mopar?


IMHO the A-body, but I have a feeling that's not the answer he gave you.

nate

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Nate Nagel October 20th 04 11:18 AM

Ted Azito wrote:

> My uncle was over at the house bitching about Chrysler again. He's
> never owned anything but Chryslers for fifty years. He buys them as
> demo's or used at a year old, drives them into the ground, puts an ad
> in the paper for the dead car a s a mechanic's special, and when they
> don't sell for a couple of hundred bucks he has someone tow or trailer
> them somewhere and abandon them. Apparently no one comes after him
> even though he has a pattern of this. He keeps the steering wheels as
> souvenirs.
>
> Yes, he's a peckerwood.
>
> I do the opposite: I buy dead cars or get them given to me and bring
> them back to drivability. With the interest rates in the ****ter and
> dealerships' willingness and ability to get total turds financed on
> brand new electro****boxes, some pretty desirable-to me- cars get
> crushed today. Often as simple as a head gssket or even U-joints.
>
> But getting back on subject, he was going off on what the last good
> Chrysler product was. I'll post his answer-surprising to me-a little
> later, but I want your opinions first. What was the last good Mopar?


IMHO the A-body, but I have a feeling that's not the answer he gave you.

nate

--
replace "fly" with "com" to reply.
http://home.comcast.net/~njnagel

Matt Whiting October 20th 04 12:44 PM

Ted Azito wrote:

> My uncle was over at the house bitching about Chrysler again. He's
> never owned anything but Chryslers for fifty years. He buys them as
> demo's or used at a year old, drives them into the ground, puts an ad
> in the paper for the dead car a s a mechanic's special, and when they
> don't sell for a couple of hundred bucks he has someone tow or trailer
> them somewhere and abandon them. Apparently no one comes after him
> even though he has a pattern of this. He keeps the steering wheels as
> souvenirs.
>
> Yes, he's a peckerwood.
>
> I do the opposite: I buy dead cars or get them given to me and bring
> them back to drivability. With the interest rates in the ****ter and
> dealerships' willingness and ability to get total turds financed on
> brand new electro****boxes, some pretty desirable-to me- cars get
> crushed today. Often as simple as a head gssket or even U-joints.
>
> But getting back on subject, he was going off on what the last good
> Chrysler product was. I'll post his answer-surprising to me-a little
> later, but I want your opinions first. What was the last good Mopar?


My 89 Acclaim was the best one I've ever owned. My 96 minivan isn't
bad, still running reasonably well at 158,000 miles, however, it has
required at least one trip a year to the dealer for something
significant - a couple or three recalls, clockspring, electrical
problems, etc. The Acclaim had only one significant problem in 143,000
miles and that was a cracked torque convertor flex plate.


Matt


Matt Whiting October 20th 04 12:44 PM

Ted Azito wrote:

> My uncle was over at the house bitching about Chrysler again. He's
> never owned anything but Chryslers for fifty years. He buys them as
> demo's or used at a year old, drives them into the ground, puts an ad
> in the paper for the dead car a s a mechanic's special, and when they
> don't sell for a couple of hundred bucks he has someone tow or trailer
> them somewhere and abandon them. Apparently no one comes after him
> even though he has a pattern of this. He keeps the steering wheels as
> souvenirs.
>
> Yes, he's a peckerwood.
>
> I do the opposite: I buy dead cars or get them given to me and bring
> them back to drivability. With the interest rates in the ****ter and
> dealerships' willingness and ability to get total turds financed on
> brand new electro****boxes, some pretty desirable-to me- cars get
> crushed today. Often as simple as a head gssket or even U-joints.
>
> But getting back on subject, he was going off on what the last good
> Chrysler product was. I'll post his answer-surprising to me-a little
> later, but I want your opinions first. What was the last good Mopar?


My 89 Acclaim was the best one I've ever owned. My 96 minivan isn't
bad, still running reasonably well at 158,000 miles, however, it has
required at least one trip a year to the dealer for something
significant - a couple or three recalls, clockspring, electrical
problems, etc. The Acclaim had only one significant problem in 143,000
miles and that was a cracked torque convertor flex plate.


Matt


techdrive October 20th 04 02:03 PM

I had a 68 Dodge Sportsman Window Van when I was in high school. It had the
225 slant six and the odometer broke on it when it turned over for the
second time. It was 12 years old when I got it 1n 1980, my first "car",
and I drove it for 8 years after that. I gave it to a friend in 88 and he
got a couple more years out of it at least. Who knows how many miles it
had when it went to the boneyard but I'll bet 300,000+. It was a great
first car and built like a tank. You couldn't dent it easily like the tin
cans of today.


techdrive October 20th 04 02:03 PM

I had a 68 Dodge Sportsman Window Van when I was in high school. It had the
225 slant six and the odometer broke on it when it turned over for the
second time. It was 12 years old when I got it 1n 1980, my first "car",
and I drove it for 8 years after that. I gave it to a friend in 88 and he
got a couple more years out of it at least. Who knows how many miles it
had when it went to the boneyard but I'll bet 300,000+. It was a great
first car and built like a tank. You couldn't dent it easily like the tin
cans of today.


Arthur Alspector October 20th 04 02:37 PM

With your kind of language, Teddy, I wouldn't let you near my 99 Intrepid ES
which I consider to be one of the best cars I've ever owned (so far).

"Ted Azito" > wrote in message
om...
> My uncle was over at the house bitching about Chrysler again. He's
> never owned anything but Chryslers for fifty years. He buys them as
> demo's or used at a year old, drives them into the ground, puts an ad
> in the paper for the dead car a s a mechanic's special, and when they
> don't sell for a couple of hundred bucks he has someone tow or trailer
> them somewhere and abandon them. Apparently no one comes after him
> even though he has a pattern of this. He keeps the steering wheels as
> souvenirs.
>
> Yes, he's a peckerwood.
>
> I do the opposite: I buy dead cars or get them given to me and bring
> them back to drivability. With the interest rates in the ****ter and
> dealerships' willingness and ability to get total turds financed on
> brand new electro****boxes, some pretty desirable-to me- cars get
> crushed today. Often as simple as a head gssket or even U-joints.
>
> But getting back on subject, he was going off on what the last good
> Chrysler product was. I'll post his answer-surprising to me-a little
> later, but I want your opinions first. What was the last good Mopar?





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