Game over for Chrysler

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Even by the standards of battered carmakers, Chrysler is in dire shape.

Its sales in December were down a stunning 53%, far worse than Ford or General Motors, and analysts say it probably won't survive the year as an independent company - despite $4 billion in government loans and the possibility of more.

Things were so bad last year in the US that a single Toyota model, the Camry/Solara midsize car, outsold the entire fleet of Chrysler LLC's passenger cars.

"Basically they're done," said Aaron Bragman, an auto analyst with the consulting company IHS Global Insight in Troy, Michigan.

"There is no real possibility of turning this thing around as an independent company in my opinion."
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Good riddance! If a company is that slow to react to market conditions then we're better off without them. When one of their flagship products (Jeep SRT8 manages less than 5 kays per liter and they've got no real competitive products on the other end of the spectrum to offset these massive tanks then they don't deserve to exist.

I just hope that they are not going to be handed another bailout.
 
That Jeep SRT8 moves though!

Anyway - yea, never been a fan. Government should rather have used the $4 billion elsewhere and stop delaying the inevitable
 
Jeep although owned by Chrysler is a "different" company will be sold there are a few of the other companys interested it.
 
we've got a Chrysler and its a fantastic car! its our third one actually. Shame, its just that their engines are really crap. I mean, their 3.5L V6 in the new voyager, why cant it produce the same power as the 350 from Merc ? surely there isnt much diifference...??
 
thedutchman said:
we've got a Chrysler and its a fantastic car! its our third one actually. Shame, its just that their engines are really crap. I mean, their 3.5L V6 in the new voyager, why cant it produce the same power as the 350 from Merc ? surely there isnt much diifference...??
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Rip that Chrysler engine out, massage that Merc engine in, and you're all set :D

It is all in the engine design - a poorly designed 3l will give poor performance and high fuel consumption, but a well-designed 3l will deliver excellent performance with lower fuel consumption.
 
Good riddance to the people that brought us the PT Cruiser...
 
The_Librarian said:
Rip that Chrysler engine out, massage that Merc engine in, and you're all set :D

It is all in the engine design - a poorly designed 3l will give poor performance and high fuel consumption, but a well-designed 3l will deliver excellent performance with lower fuel consumption.
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lol, we went for the more "economical"and bought the Diesel. Which has a 2.8 liter 4 cyl and i think, it should have more power as well. I mean, while driving 80, and accelerating to 1xx, it takes pretty long if your going uphill.. maybe another turbo?
 
The Chryslers we get in SA are the ones deemed okay for the European market. Have you guys ever seen the ones that they sell in the USA? Oh... my.... holy... mother.... they are the most hideous cars on the planet.

I once got a PT Cruiser 2L auto as a rental. In terms of drivability it is on par with a 30 year Beetle, and its interior had more thin, cheap plastic than a landfill of crappy Chinese toys.
 
StrongTurd said:
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Good riddance! If a company is that slow to react to market conditions then we're better off without them. When one of their flagship products (Jeep SRT8 manages less than 5 kays per liter and they've got no real competitive products on the other end of the spectrum to offset these massive tanks then they don't deserve to exist.

I just hope that they are not going to be handed another bailout.
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A friend of mine has a SRT8... and he actually gets more than decent mileage (and much more than just 5km/liter) on it when he's not flooring it the whole time... and it's not even stock. It pushes out around 100kW above the stock version...
 
thedutchman said:
we've got a Chrysler and its a fantastic car! its our third one actually. Shame, its just that their engines are really crap. I mean, their 3.5L V6 in the new voyager, why cant it produce the same power as the 350 from Merc ? surely there isnt much diifference...??
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Yep, there is a big difference between engine manufacturers.
 
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