Go back to sleep, E :-)

That old rumor is WAY overdue to die- the LH has nothing in common
with the Renault platform, EXCEPT the rather uncommon FWD/longitudinal
engine layout. The LH platform actually started out as a transverse
layout, but was switched due to (among other things) plans to offer an
AWD version that never materialized. Reportedly a "mule" that was used
to mock-up the LH drivetrain was built on an old Monaco/Premier chassis,
and that may have started the rumor.




Richard Ehrenberg wrote:

> Actually, Chrysler DID NOT design the basic LH-car platfrom. RENAULT did!
> (Premier / Monaco, etc.) When they bought AMC, this platform, and the
> Toronto-area ass'y plant, came with the deal.
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> Rick
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> "Nomen Nescio" > wrote in message
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>>Cheap at twice the price.
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>>Have you seen what a bitch it is to remove and replace? Absolutely no
>>thought whatsoever was given to serviceability of this component. The
>>assumption is obviously that it would last the life of the car...but it
>>didn't. Or maybe it did. Many otherwise good cars are scrapped to the
>>jumbler 'cause of one major, expensive needed service.
>>
>>Sorry, but I didn't do your car design. Chrysler did.
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