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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 11:25 AM
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Fear of Chrysler going out of business?

Whar are your concerns with the current state of Chrysler and the makers of our CTD's? Obviously Warranty is concern, not to mention parts. In the current Consumer Report, they reported on the Ameican Car industry, Chrsler's bright spot was the new Ram 1500. Their cars were rated pooly, overall. I think a merger with Nissan would make sense.
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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 11:36 AM
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I have no concerns about warranty as it's not worth the paper written on anyway. It's completely hit or miss whether a dealer honors warranty or not - besides (no offense to the good ones on here), I'd never let a dealer tech touch my truck anyway - they continue to prove to be useless.

Parts? There will always be parts. The same block that's on my truck exists in the 20 y/o combine on the farm - there's a 1950 Massey 44, Cockshutt, Diesel Special I can still get parts for.

There are bigger things to worry about than if Chrysler goes out of business.
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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 11:59 AM
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no way, the GOV will just print more money to support them
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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 04:04 PM
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Driveline is all other companies, so if Chrysler goes belly up, it will be chassis/body stuff, and the aftermarket is starting to get more into the Dodge stuff. Warranty? Thats never been a concern of mine, never owned a vehicle new enough to have one.
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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 04:47 PM
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Hasn't Dodge or Chryco filed banko before? Remember way back when Ricardo Montelban ran the K car commercials with Real Corinthian Leather? Didn't they file back then?
Or when AMC went down and Jeep was saved? For me personally its not on the lists of concerns. Didn't a couple of tire manufacturers merge to avoid the toilet too?

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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 05:56 PM
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Is Dodge considered Chrysler in this whole bail out thing? I remember reading that Cerberus wanted to get rid of Chrysler. Would this be just Chrysler, or the Whole Plymouth, Dodge, Chrysler, DD, Mercedes, etc?
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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 07:07 PM
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after all the trouble i have had with my 07 i hope they sink so far down that nobody even remembers who they where next year
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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 07:27 PM
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You'll be able to get your parts from Nissan when they go belly up.
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Old Jan 2, 2009 | 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by rich
after all the trouble i have had with my 07 i hope they sink so far down that nobody even remembers who they where next year
My neighbor with the '03 6.0 Furd feels the same way. No issues in two years w/my '07 5.9. Hopefully,your issues will be ironed out.
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Old Jan 3, 2009 | 07:38 AM
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Originally Posted by haulin-rv
You'll be able to get your parts from Nissan when they go belly up.
I don't know about that . UAW are the major equity holders in Chysler now . I think they'd let Chrysler die before selling out to Nissan .
In response to Dinner : Dodge and Jeep are part of Chrysler LLC . Mercedes and DD are not . Chrysler stopped production of Plymouths in 2001 .
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Old Jan 4, 2009 | 11:31 AM
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I worry about the health of Chrysler Corporation. Our 2008 Jeep has a lifetime powertrain warranty. That was one of the deciding factors for us when we were shopping last year.
Our '03 Dodge 2500 still has some engine warranty and the remainder of the 7/70 Drivetrain warranty (at 60K now).
I have never had an issue with ChryCo warranty work where I do business.
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Old Jan 4, 2009 | 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by DryCreek
I worry about the health of Chrysler Corporation. Our 2008 Jeep has a lifetime powertrain warranty. That was one of the deciding factors for us when we were shopping last year.
Our '03 Dodge 2500 still has some engine warranty and the remainder of the 7/70 Drivetrain warranty (at 60K now).
I have never had an issue with ChryCo warranty work where I do business.
You mean you didn't buy it for the $2.99 a gallon for gas deal ?
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Old Jan 4, 2009 | 07:46 PM
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Other choice was.....

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You mean you didn't buy it for the $2.99 a gallon for gas deal ?
I would imagine that was a gamble, and Chrysler won on that one!
Nope, used the $2500 towards the purchase price and wrote one check, out the door pricing.
At $15K TT&T, I couldn't touch the competition. Of course I could probably write the same deal now for under $14,250! Still, when you take TT&T out, it made the sale price of the vehicle $13,855.
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Old Jan 4, 2009 | 10:34 PM
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Life time warranty???? Is that the life of the vehicle, owner or manufacture
Jay
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Old Jan 4, 2009 | 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Pull Ya
Life time warranty???? Is that the life of the vehicle, owner or manufacture
Jay
YES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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