On Fri, 16 May 2008 05:42:48 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

On May 15, 4:57*pm, John H. wrote:
On Thu, 15 May 2008 13:42:03 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
On May 15, 4:04*pm, John H. wrote:
Sorry to hear about that pontoon boat you got outbid on.

My wife and I are thinking of RVs as we speak. We went to a dealer last
week and looked at this one:

http://tinyurl.com/5lkdgl

Pretty nice layout and runs around $85K. It has a Mercedes 6cyl diesel
engine that supposedly gets around 20 mpg. It looked like it would be very
comfortable for two people.

But, $85K will buy a lot of plane tickets and motel rooms!
--
John *H*

That's a beaut! Chrysler is making some damned nice vehicles lately,
the chassis will be fine!

The chassis is by Mercedes, as is the engine. It's the Mercedes 'Sprinter'
with a Dodge emblem on the front.
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John *H*- Hide quoted text -

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Mercedes owns Chrysler, same thing.

We disagree. If the engine and chassis were not made by Mercedes (the
*real* Mercedes), I wouldn't consider buying it.

"The deal created a new entity, DaimlerChrysler. However, the buyout failed
to produce the trans-Atlantic automotive powerhouse dealmakers had hoped
for, and DaimlerChrysler announced on 14 May 2007 that it would sell
Chrysler to Cerberus Capital Management of New York, a private equity firm
that specializes in restructuring troubled companies, effectively unwinding
the original transaction.[2]"

http://tinyurl.com/rfqlf

The worry that Chrysler and Mercedes would become the same thing had many
Europeans thinking much less of Mercedes.
--
John *H*

On May 16, 9:04*am, John H. wrote:
On Fri, 16 May 2008 05:42:48 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
On May 15, 4:57*pm, John H. wrote:
On Thu, 15 May 2008 13:42:03 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
On May 15, 4:04*pm, John H. wrote:
Sorry to hear about that pontoon boat you got outbid on.

My wife and I are thinking of RVs as we speak. We went to a dealer last
week and looked at this one:

http://tinyurl.com/5lkdgl

Pretty nice layout and runs around $85K. It has a Mercedes 6cyl diesel
engine that supposedly gets around 20 mpg. It looked like it would be very
comfortable for two people.

But, $85K will buy a lot of plane tickets and motel rooms!
--
John *H*

That's a beaut! Chrysler is making some damned nice vehicles lately,
the chassis will be fine!

The chassis is by Mercedes, as is the engine. It's the Mercedes 'Sprinter'
with a Dodge emblem on the front.
--
John *H*- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Mercedes owns Chrysler, same thing.

We disagree. If the engine and chassis were not made by Mercedes (the
*real* Mercedes), I wouldn't consider buying it.

"The deal created a new entity, DaimlerChrysler. However, the buyout failed
to produce the trans-Atlantic automotive powerhouse dealmakers had hoped
for, and DaimlerChrysler announced on 14 May 2007 that it would sell
Chrysler to Cerberus Capital Management of New York, a private equity firm
that specializes in restructuring troubled companies, effectively unwinding
the original transaction.[2]"

http://tinyurl.com/rfqlf

The worry that Chrysler and Mercedes would become the same thing had many
Europeans thinking much less of Mercedes.
--
John *H*- Hide quoted text -

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I will tell you that the quality of Chrysler products has come WAY up
in the last two years. They are making some damned fine vehicles once
again.

On May 16, 8:47*am, "D.Duck" wrote:
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On May 15, 4:57 pm, John H. wrote:





On Thu, 15 May 2008 13:42:03 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
On May 15, 4:04 pm, John H. wrote:
Sorry to hear about that pontoon boat you got outbid on.

My wife and I are thinking of RVs as we speak. We went to a dealer last
week and looked at this one:

http://tinyurl.com/5lkdgl

Pretty nice layout and runs around $85K. It has a Mercedes 6cyl diesel
engine that supposedly gets around 20 mpg. It looked like it would be
very
comfortable for two people.

But, $85K will buy a lot of plane tickets and motel rooms!
--
John *H*

That's a beaut! Chrysler is making some damned nice vehicles lately,
the chassis will be fine!

The chassis is by Mercedes, as is the engine. It's the Mercedes 'Sprinter'
with a Dodge emblem on the front.
--
John *H*- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Mercedes owns Chrysler, same thing.

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Not any more.

http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com...yslersale....- Hide quoted text -

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Old news.....

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On May 16, 8:47 am, "D.Duck" wrote:
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On May 15, 4:57 pm, John H. wrote:





On Thu, 15 May 2008 13:42:03 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
On May 15, 4:04 pm, John H. wrote:
Sorry to hear about that pontoon boat you got outbid on.

My wife and I are thinking of RVs as we speak. We went to a dealer
last
week and looked at this one:

http://tinyurl.com/5lkdgl

Pretty nice layout and runs around $85K. It has a Mercedes 6cyl
diesel
engine that supposedly gets around 20 mpg. It looked like it would be
very
comfortable for two people.

But, $85K will buy a lot of plane tickets and motel rooms!
--
John *H*

That's a beaut! Chrysler is making some damned nice vehicles lately,
the chassis will be fine!

The chassis is by Mercedes, as is the engine. It's the Mercedes
'Sprinter'
with a Dodge emblem on the front.
--
John *H*- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Mercedes owns Chrysler, same thing.

========================

Not any more.

http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com...yslersale....-
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Old news.....

Then why did you say that Mercedes owns Chrysler?

wrote:
That's a beaut! Chrysler is making some damned nice vehicles lately,
the chassis will be fine!

Maybe lately as in the past two years they've improved, but I owned one
and leased one (turned back in Jul 07) and I vowed when I left that lot
I would never again own a Chrysler product. Plain and simply they do
last hold up well.

On May 16, 2:19*pm, DownTime wrote:
wrote:
That's a beaut! Chrysler is making some damned nice vehicles lately,
the chassis will be fine!

Maybe lately as in the past two years they've improved, but I owned one
and leased one (turned back in Jul 07) and I vowed when I left that lot
I would never again own a Chrysler product. Plain and simply they do
last hold up well.

Hmm, last Jeep Cherokee, 375,000 miles, other than maintenence items,
I put a water pump on it, and I broke a radiator.
My neighbor's 1998 Ram pickup, well over 300,000 and he vows he'll get
at least another 100k out of it.
My fishing partner's Dakota club cab, over 200,000 miles on it, and
he's horrible with a vehicle, had a Chevy that was crap after 100k.
The list goes on. As with anything you need to maintain them.
My wife's Pontiac Montana van, now THERE is a piece of crap!

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On May 16, 2:19 pm, DownTime wrote:
wrote:
That's a beaut! Chrysler is making some damned nice vehicles lately,
the chassis will be fine!

Maybe lately as in the past two years they've improved, but I owned one
and leased one (turned back in Jul 07) and I vowed when I left that lot
I would never again own a Chrysler product. Plain and simply they do
last hold up well.

Hmm, last Jeep Cherokee, 375,000 miles, other than maintenence items,
I put a water pump on it, and I broke a radiator.
My neighbor's 1998 Ram pickup, well over 300,000 and he vows he'll get
at least another 100k out of it.
My fishing partner's Dakota club cab, over 200,000 miles on it, and
he's horrible with a vehicle, had a Chevy that was crap after 100k.
The list goes on. As with anything you need to maintain them.
My wife's Pontiac Montana van, now THERE is a piece of crap!

What s this as they used to build. They used to build real crap and then
not stand behind it. Or in front of the under designed brake systems. My
1968 Dodge Charger 383 drum brakes. 10" Same size as a 1963 Chevy II. 4
starters in a 120k miles and when ever it got hot enough to need the A/C,
the POS overheated. But was a really pretty POS!