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Originally Posted by drewski59 Well said, Sherman!! 
When we went shopping for my PT, I was only considering Hondas and Toyotas at the time due to brand image and quality. However, Chrysler really pulled off a great car with the PT, and it was good enough to earn our dollars. (The HHR is such a blatant ripoff!)
The reason I didn't lump Chrysler in with Ford and GM(like I would have a few years ago) is because they do build solid cars that earn respect from the media and consumers alike. The bold designs really are a gamble for them, but they usually pay off big, because now people demand personality with their cars, something American cars rarely have had until Chrysler starting infusing some in their vehicles...
And Len, we'll have to agree to disagree on most of our points, but I did forget that Cadillac has been making some darn nice cars lately...but because of reputation, they're not likely to steal many BMW or Audi customers away... |
Well, we agree the HHR is a rip off - and the PT Cruiser is the better looking of the two. Cadillac will win back some of the customers, but not likely most. Time will eventually tell. Same if Ford's new direction pays off. Now that they have a younger guy, Mark Fields (he's only 44) running the show, maybe they'll get their act together and save some of their market share. Ford is paying for what today seem like really stupid decisions, but keep something in mind - when they made those "stupid", mostly recently in 1999 and 2000, they were selling nearly one of every four new vehicles sold. In 2000 they had over 24% share of the market (something close to 24.6%).