One less reason to buy a Dodge

[lurk3r]

I heard it on my drive to work today, confirmed on the 6 o'clock news. Chrysler has outsourced another 200 tech jobs to India. Tata motors is taking over some of their engineering work, expect the wheel to be redesigned as a square, then a cost reduction removing one side. Screw them, I had already jumped camp after 5 transmissions in 4 vehicles, no way in hell I'll ever even rent one again.

 

[woodie1]

Originally posted by: lurk3r
I heard it on my drive to work today, confirmed on the 6 o'clock news. Chrysler has outsourced another 200 tech jobs to India. Tata motors is taking over some of their engineering work, expect the wheel to be redesigned as a square, then a cost reduction removing one side. Screw them, I had already jumped camp after 5 transmissions in 4 vehicles, no way in hell I'll ever even rent one again.

Well, this is a first.

 

[Dunbar]

Would you rather they go bankrupt?

 

[JulesMaximus]

I wouldn't buy a Dodge anyway.

 

[PricklyPete]

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
I wouldn't buy a Dodge anyway.

No way in hell. When I'm working in the States, I often have to drive dodge/Chryslers as rentals and they are about the worse cars I ever have to drive. I'd MUCH prefer to be driving a Hyundai or even Kia as a rental than a Dodge. Whenever I happen to luck up and get a Subaru, VW, or even Chevy...I'm ecstatic that it's not another Dodge.

 

[canadageek]

yeah....has there even been a reason to buy Dodge in the last five years? I mean, come on....with the possible exception of the Viper, Dodge has a long way to go before I'd think about buying one.

 

[radioouman]

I'm quite the mopar fan, but ever since the cloud cars, their vehicles have been trash. The minivan, their trucks, and some Jeeps are exceptions, but their cars are garbage.

 

[zoiks]

Originally posted by: PricklyPete

Originally posted by: JulesMaximus
I wouldn't buy a Dodge anyway.

No way in hell. When I'm working in the States, I often have to drive dodge/Chryslers as rentals and they are about the worse cars I ever have to drive. I'd MUCH prefer to be driving a Hyundai or even Kia as a rental than a Dodge. Whenever I happen to luck up and get a Subaru, VW, or even Chevy...I'm ecstatic that it's not another Dodge.

Thats odd. I always get my cars from Dollar since they carry Chrysler/Dodge. I hate driving any other rentals.

 

[foghorn67]

You should outsource your spelling.

 

[lurk3r]

Originally posted by: foghorn67
You should outsource your spelling.

I R gineer, if I karet about spellun I'd be an engulsh major and have a job and Mcdonalds

 

[foghorn67]

Originally posted by: lurk3r

Originally posted by: foghorn67
You should outsource your spelling.

I R gineer, if I karet about spellun I'd be an engulsh major and have a job and Mcdonalds

You never had to write technical documents or instructions?

 

[beat mania]

Originally posted by: Dunbar
Would you rather they go bankrupt?

I thought the danger of bankruptcy was over when Cerebus bought Daimler Crysler?

 

[zerocool84]

I guess I shouldn't speak.

 

[destrekor]

I love my Dakota, even though its has the signs of age (it is, after all, a '97, 11 years old!), but definitely isn't showing signs of death anytime soon.

And the lifetime power train warranty definitely should ease some fears with the new models.
I don't deal with their cars and never had a reason to, but like I said, the Gen3 Dakota's are good machines.
My family's 96 Plymouth Grand Voyager is starting to go down the crapper, but I don't know if that really means all that much, especially in comparison to today's vehicles. But I think there is good reason to start looking at Chrysler at this point ('08 models and on), if they could get their designs in order and give some spark... something Chrysler in whole has been lacking for some time now. And Jeep is still a personal favorite, but that might also be because Jeep is a home-town hero of sorts in Toledo, OH, making quite a few of the famous models in that factory.

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[radioouman]

My '94 Dakota is a great truck too and even at 150,000 miles, it still runs great.
Chrysler can't live on their trucks alone... they need to be competitive with cars again. The Sebring/Avenger are at the bottom of their class. The Caliber is not a good replacement for the Neon. The Magnum/300M are non-competitive. If I were looking for a Chrysler car, I'd look for an Intrepid with the 3.5 liter, or a k-car with the 2.2 or 2.5 (maybe a late model Neon if I found the right one).

 

[destrekor]

Originally posted by: radioouman
My '94 Dakota is a great truck too and even at 150,000 miles, it still runs great.
Chrysler can't live on their trucks alone... they need to be competitive with cars again. The Sebring/Avenger are at the bottom of their class. The Caliber is not a good replacement for the Neon. The Magnum/300M are non-competitive. If I were looking for a Chrysler car, I'd look for an Intrepid with the 3.5 liter, or a k-car with the 2.2 or 2.5 (maybe a late model Neon if I found the right one).

fully agreed. They need more innovation and spark in their cars. Extremely excited about the Challenger, really want one myself sometime down the road.

Yeah my Dakota is around 106k right now, and has kept strong. Harsh winters with lots of salt hasn't helped the underbody though, I think rust might be blamed for ruining my brakes because of a brake fluid leak that corroded 6 month old new brakes! Bad luck, because it looks like the brake line itself (or something related) is starting to age and it's been recommended that we replace that sometime soon. Boo.

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[Pliablemoose]

I'm driving am 08' Grand Caravan rental right now, and I freaking hate it.

10K miles & it rattles like an old taxi, it has a huge lag when shifting, and I've been getting 19 mpg.

What a massive piece of crap.

 

[zerocool84]

My 05 Neon SRT4 has been good to me with 31k on it. I don't baby it either.

 

[Throckmorton]

How much money could they possibly save by outsourcing just 200 jobs?

 

[woodie1]

Originally posted by: Throckmorton
How much money could they possibly save by outsourcing just 200 jobs?

That's a good question. I guess if you figure SS, retirement, medical and so forth it could add up.

 

[Throckmorton]

Originally posted by: woodie1

Originally posted by: Throckmorton
How much money could they possibly save by outsourcing just 200 jobs?

That's a good question. I guess if you figure SS, retirement, medical and so forth it could add up.

Enough to cancel out the bad press??

 

[lurk3r]

Originally posted by: woodie1

Originally posted by: Throckmorton
How much money could they possibly save by outsourcing just 200 jobs?

That's a good question. I guess if you figure SS, retirement, medical and so forth it could add up.

Salary would be close to 100k each, with benefits 140-180 I'd guess, which boils down to the Detroit area loosing approx $30 million a year just in those salaries. (very rough guess, but the benefits feed the doctors/dentists etc)

 

[HardcoreRobot]

you would rather have them pay unsustainable wages and go bankrupt? who's side are you on?

 

[DivideBYZero]

Great idea! If everyone boycotts them then you can ensure that 1000's more jobs will *be kept in the US!






*the word 'not' goes here.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Great idea! If everyone boycotts them then you can ensure that 1000's more jobs will *be kept in the US!






*the word 'not' goes here.

And I couldn't possibly care less.

Here's a clue for American auto manufacturers, if you want people to actually buy your cars, make them reliable, even exciting, something that people actually want, and offer it for a decent price. I don't base my car buying choices on who gets to build it or in what country...never have, never will.