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I hope Chrysler gets their "stuff" together with the new 2007 Sebrings
With the introduction of the 2007 Ultima and 2007 Camry the midsize market
is even tougher. I'm a die hard Chrysler fan and was hoping for a Civic competitor with the Caliber but it seems Chrylser failed. I'm starting to be afraid the Sebring will again be another disappointment. I've seen the spy shots and it looks a little underwhelming. I have not even heard if they are going to update the V6 2.7L engines- which are way behind the engines that are used in the Honda/Toyota/Nissan midsize cars. I hope I'm wrong. Scott |
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I hope Chrysler gets their "stuff" together with the new 2007 Sebrings
"Scott Koprowski" > wrote in message ink.net... > With the introduction of the 2007 Ultima and 2007 Camry the midsize market > is even tougher. I'm a die hard Chrysler fan and was hoping for a Civic > competitor with the Caliber but it seems Chrylser failed. I'm starting to > be afraid the Sebring will again be another disappointment. I've seen the > spy shots and it looks a little underwhelming. I have not even heard if they > are going to update the V6 2.7L engines- which are way behind the engines > that are used in the Honda/Toyota/Nissan midsize cars. I hope I'm wrong. > Don't worry about it, I thought the new 300C with the itty bitty windows and the giant butt-ugly grill would flop but apparently the new car purchasers of today have absolutely zero taste in good auto styling. If the new Sebring is butt-ugly, based on what is selling now, they will sell a ton of them. In fact the uglier it is the more they will sell. Ted |
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I hope Chrysler gets their "stuff" together with the new 2007 Sebrings
"Ted Mittelstaedt" > wrote in message ... > > "Scott Koprowski" > wrote in message > ink.net... >> With the introduction of the 2007 Ultima and 2007 Camry the midsize >> market >> is even tougher. I'm a die hard Chrysler fan and was hoping for a Civic >> competitor with the Caliber but it seems Chrylser failed. I'm starting >> to >> be afraid the Sebring will again be another disappointment. I've seen the >> spy shots and it looks a little underwhelming. I have not even heard if > they >> are going to update the V6 2.7L engines- which are way behind the engines >> that are used in the Honda/Toyota/Nissan midsize cars. I hope I'm wrong. >> > > Don't worry about it, I thought the new 300C with the itty bitty > windows and the giant butt-ugly grill would flop but apparently the > new car purchasers of today have absolutely zero taste in good > auto styling. If the new Sebring is butt-ugly, based on what is > selling now, they will sell a ton of them. In fact the uglier it is > the more they will sell. > > Ted > > Hi Ted, I love the 300C ... I drive one as a company car, and yeah, it's a love it or hate it styling... but to me, it's hot. It screams authority!! The Caliber is nice too!! I'd love that for a personal car, sure, it's different!! And its priced REALLY competitively. I don't think anything can really beat it! Cheers The old Sebring was fine, sure, not as good as the others, BUT.. $$$ it's still cheaper than the rest.. and Chrysler styling has really improved over the other US manufacturers. |
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I hope Chrysler gets their "stuff" together with the new 2007 Sebrings
"Scott Koprowski" > wrote >...I'm a die hard Chrysler fan and was hoping for a Civic competitor with >the Caliber but it seems Chrylser failed. Personally I'm not interested in the Civic (yawn) nor would I be interested in a DC-made Civic clone. But I might well consider a Caliber when my Focus wagon comes to trade-in time. It's interesting, and offers a lot more versatility than either the Civic or Corolla. |
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I hope Chrysler gets their "stuff" together with the new 2007 Sebrings
I guess my main beef is the gas mileage with the Caliber- it's nothing to
write home about. I was hoping for more mid to upper 30's for highway. "Dave Gower" > wrote in message ... > > "Scott Koprowski" > wrote > >>...I'm a die hard Chrysler fan and was hoping for a Civic competitor with >>the Caliber but it seems Chrylser failed. > > Personally I'm not interested in the Civic (yawn) nor would I be > interested in a DC-made Civic clone. But I might well consider a Caliber > when my Focus wagon comes to trade-in time. It's interesting, and offers a > lot more versatility than either the Civic or Corolla. > |
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I hope Chrysler gets their "stuff" together with the new 2007 Sebrings
On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 01:32:32 -0700, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:
> > "Scott Koprowski" > wrote in message > ink.net... >> With the introduction of the 2007 Ultima and 2007 Camry the midsize >> market is even tougher. I'm a die hard Chrysler fan and was hoping for a >> Civic competitor with the Caliber but it seems Chrylser failed. I'm >> starting to be afraid the Sebring will again be another disappointment. >> I've seen the spy shots and it looks a little underwhelming. I have not >> even heard if > they >> are going to update the V6 2.7L engines- which are way behind the >> engines that are used in the Honda/Toyota/Nissan midsize cars. I hope >> I'm wrong. >> >> > Don't worry about it, I thought the new 300C with the itty bitty windows > and the giant butt-ugly grill would flop but apparently the new car > purchasers of today have absolutely zero taste in good auto styling. If > the new Sebring is butt-ugly, based on what is selling now, they will sell > a ton of them. In fact the uglier it is the more they will sell. > > Ted I spent a year deciding if I loved or hated the 300C, I finally decided I loved it and bought one. Chrysler has hit on the right formula, highly distinctive cars that generate strong reactions. It doesn't matter if 90% of the public hates your car if 10% love it so much they'll buy one at any price. GM and Ford are heading towards bankruptcy because the only way they have to sell a car is with huge rebates. Any company has to have a value proposition to sell their products. Toyota gets premium prices because their cars have a reputation for reliability. Toyota's cars are all dull and uninteresting with the exception of their hybrids which the tree hugging crowd finds exciting. But they don't have to discount because people know that the transmission isn't going to fall out of them and that they'll be able to sell them in 10 years. Chrysler can never compete with Toyota on Toyota's terms and they are smart not to try. Instead they've been able to write their own rule book. You don't buy a Chrysler for fuel economy, durability, or resale value because those all suck on Chryslers. You buy a Chrysler because it offers more performance then anything else in it's class or because it's in a class by itself. Chrysler got there with minivans and SUVs before anyone else and they had a long profitable run before everyone else caught up. With the 300C they came out with a radically styled sedan at a time when everyone else was putting all of their design money into yet another SUV. The 300C also has the performance of a car that cost's $20K more, when I was shopping last year the only other cars that had a V8 and AWD cost >$60K. As a result they don't have to offer any discounts on the 300C and they are the only Detroit auto company making money. It's doubtful if they can make any money on Calibers because of the price point, but if thats the car where a generation of kids lose their virginity (it looks like that's the design goal for the Caliber) then they'll have a bunch of customers for the future. |
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I hope Chrysler gets their "stuff" together with the new 2007 Sebrings
In article . net>,
"Scott Koprowski" > wrote: > With the introduction of the 2007 Ultima and 2007 Camry the midsize market > is even tougher. I'm a die hard Chrysler fan and was hoping for a Civic > competitor with the Caliber but it seems Chrylser failed. I'm starting to > be afraid the Sebring will again be another disappointment. I've seen the > spy shots and it looks a little underwhelming. I have not even heard if they > are going to update the V6 2.7L engines- which are way behind the engines > that are used in the Honda/Toyota/Nissan midsize cars. I hope I'm wrong. > > Scott I'm not looking for a Civic, but the Caliber has my interest for my next car for which I need a smaller wagon. Much easier to load golf bags. I'm wondering about the the spy shots that scared you. Does it have another Chrysler macho truck like front end and grill? Yes the 2.7 is a good engine, but how much betterit should be with VVT. Perhaps the Caliber engine designers will get the job, although I haven't heard any solid info on the Caliber engine performance. By performance I mean fuel mileage as well as acceleration. Since my wife will probably keep her 2001 Sebring for another 10 years, she and I don't care what the coming configuration is. As long as it's back to reasonable for us in YR 2015, but by then our needs are sure to be different than today. |
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I hope Chrysler gets their "stuff" together with the new 2007 Sebrings
In article >,
"Ted Mittelstaedt" > wrote: > Don't worry about it, I thought the new 300C with the itty bitty > windows and the giant butt-ugly grill would flop but apparently the > new car purchasers of today have absolutely zero taste in good > auto styling. If the new Sebring is butt-ugly, based on what is > selling now, they will sell a ton of them. In fact the uglier it is > the more they will sell Hopefully for Chrysler the new Sebring will be the same success as for the 300, but if the change is to a different type of car than the Sebring now is the customers will be different, as the 300 customers are different than the LH car customers. The turned off customers will do what the LH turned off customers did; buy elsewhere. |
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I hope Chrysler gets their "stuff" together with the new 2007 Sebrings
In article >,
"Robert Gilroy" > wrote: > The Caliber is nice too!! I'd love that for a personal car, sure, it's > different!! And its priced REALLY competitively. > > I don't think anything can really beat it! It interests me for my next car in 3 or 4 years. I've only seen the bottom three models and the upholstery does not whet my appetite. Driving it may also tell another story. My test drives are at least a few day rental. A test drive around the block is a complete waste of my time. So far the Caliber passes my "sit in it" test and the functional test, although I'm not too interested in a pop cooler in the dash. < |
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I hope Chrysler gets their "stuff" together with the new 2007 Sebrings
In article >,
"Dave Gower" > wrote: > But I might well consider a Caliber when my Focus > wagon comes to trade-in time. It's interesting, and offers a lot more > versatility than either the Civic or Corolla. We are in agreement. I've also looked at the Caliber's cousin, the new Mercedes B200. Very nicely fitted out vehicle, but it just looks too much like the all to common Matrix. |
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