theirs one on the list who said in their commercial that their waranty was backed by the gov LOL

 

3 dealerships near me are closing. The one a mile from me is not closing and a few others are staying open near me. the 3 that are closing are very good dealerships to buy from and have service done at.

 

2 smaller, out-of-town dealerships that have been very popular are being cut down here... (Why???)
One that has been in business for over 3 generations by the same family is being chopped.
There are TWO dealers here in Corpus Christi proper. I could surely see the bigger one staying alright, but the other local one should have been the one to have been amputated. Shyster deluxe!
We get to keep the despicable, over-priced crooks, while they get rid of the guys that have always come through, and treated ya right when it came time for help or a new one.
Thanks Chrysler... I'm sure it will mean wonderful improvements for all your loyal customers....NOT!

I guess the warranty resolution departments will now all be a 1-900 number based in Washington DC...
At least that way you'll know what you're gonna' be getting before you call. The product of the two oldest professions...

I guess you can tell I'm bummed!!!

 

Anybody have a list of the GM dealership closings yet? One of them is my biggest customer

 

found my dealer on there. I have bought my last 6 vehicles there, and took my in laws there for 2

 

The best way to put Chrysler and GM out of business is to:

1. Close dealerships thereby reducing your market area. This will force customers to travel further parts, new vehicles, and service. This is predicted [ABC news] to put a combined number of 100,000 people out of work. Fewer local business in your area will also reduce your local collected tax base thereby placing a higher tax burden on local residents.

2. Force dealerships to purchase their current on hand inventories. This was discussed on our local news. Dealers with eighty years of service are being forced into this. There will be a lot of brand new vehicles going to the used car auto auctions.

3. Stop the production of current designed vehicles and retool for US production of Fiat or other foreign based designs under the disguise of the familiar names of the discontinued models.

So my question is who is in charge of making these decisions. It certainly doesn't look as if it's anyone who has ever run a business. Somebody better find out who is making these kinds of decisions and get RID of that person and not the marketing outlets.

 

Some of the dealers in NJ that are closing are very small, and while years ago they were convenient to the locals, they just don't move enough product in comparison. Unfortuneately dealers like all other retail have gone to large super stores on state highways. Mom and pops are all but dead. The mom and pops provided that special atmosphere, that today it seems America could give a load about. We care because we are into our vehicles, we are the motorheads.The people who go get beat over the head by the finance manager and the service writers and don't know it could care less. They never knew better. They can't be bothered. Pay the price, and bring it in for repair and maybe change the oil every 30k. I am a motorhead, most of my family is not. They just drive it in and dump it off somewhere.I speak to the mechanic, they could care less.That's the disposible lifestyle of people with disposible incomes.
I liked the small mom and pop dealer for lketting me be hands on with the tech. Our outlook is small in comparison to most of the country. In some cases people didn't shop around and trusted the little family dealer.They usually got a fair shake. Now, buyers flock like sheep to dealers that spend money advertising, thinking they are gonna get the best deal.Short term maybe they do, but big service depts. don't spend any time with personal touches, you are still just a sheep.How could the little stores compete? Their edge was personal service when the large stores were about making the consumer think they were getting a great deal on price. Cars last longer now too. So a dealer geared toward servicing a repeat customer loses twofold. First hand experience.

When travelling on vacation elsewhere, I would go hours, if ever seeing a Dodge dealer. it worried me because I grew up where they were on every corner and convenient in an emergency. But, how can they all survive on every corner? They did this long, but take into account the overhead on Chrysler's part just delivering parts on a 24 hour turnaround to all these places. That is just one tiny aspect.Chrysler is trimming overhead.
I had family that ran my local Dodge shop. Still around, though sold off, it's run like the way the larger dealers have gone. They won't last even though they are spared for now.They are still small and out of the way.In the meantime,some of the locals are still missing that mom/pop atmosphere. A few new customers may walk in the door, but as the loyal base gets beat over the head, they are now going elsewhere to get what they think is a good deal.Maybe they are. It's all part of a cycle. That is a very sad realization I came to a few yrs. back.

Any one remember the home stores Channel and Rickel's? Here and gone replaced by Home Depot and Lowe's. Their day will come to. It's life's viscious cycle. I feel real bad about the underpaid techs in these small stores that have closed. I watched all the guys I knew take a beating and it ain't pretty.
Yes, it is sad, but we are the caring Minority. I wish I had been born 20 yrs earlier so I could have enjoyed more of America's old lifestyle. Now you don't have to go 2 blocks to get anything you need.And for what? CONVENIENCE.It is survival of the fittest and business. WE care, but to them it's just about numbers now.

 

Just heard that not only did Chrysler yank the tickets, they refused to even help the dealers get rid of their cars or parts.

That blows big time................... Bad enough you are running your dealer base over the cliff.......

 

not good for chrysler, bought my truck because it was what I wanted, bought my wifes Sebring(s) because of the way the 'local' dealer treated me when I took the truck I bought else where needed work. I would NOT have sought out either of these cars, its just what the dealer had that I WANTED to buy from. Now that that dealer does NOT sell chrysler, I will buy whatever it is that he sells.

DuaneW.

 

FYI, you best be talking to the White House car czar as they have there fingers in the mess at Chrysler and GMC. You did hear that GMC released the names for the first 1100 of the up to 2400 dealerships to be closed by the end of 2010

 

You guys need to get people to talk some of these dealers into becoming independent repair shops . They could use any parts source they wished and do better repairs than Chrysler dealers .

 

Just talked to my normal guy. He had already went to the other dealer that is staying open just 20min. away from me. Guess I just changed dealers...LOL It's not the location so much for me it is finding someone who you can trust and takes care of you. All the good tech's have also jumped ship to the same place also. Oh well.

 

For years I have heard "brand loyal". Turns out the brand is the weak link. This will be a bad deal for alot of people.

 

Uh Oh... I had a bad feeling about the supposed rationale for the closing of two Chrysler dealers locally while another was kept...

Appparently when confronted by seemingly illogical, incoherent info, some folks began to crunch enough data and some things start to correlate... In a big way...

It seems that the primary thing that DOES pop out is that 90% of ALL the terminated dealerships were Republican donors.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.p...w&pageId=99325

The crummy Chry dealership that was kept is owned by a woman that is related to a NewMexico politician.


Lets see if the number-crunchers can delve into the GM dealership hit-list.

 

Yeah that's nuts and doesn't really belong in here because this isn't the political section but it's true. It's sad that this kinda stuff really goes on, you'll never see me buy another new chrysler again and man I really like that 2010 Heavy Duty .



All hail President Chavez.... err umm I mean President Obama.