look what it was that took out chrysler..

blueneo03 · Post by **blueneo03** » Fri May 01, 2009 3:20 pm

http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budget ... d-Chrysler
so the caliber was one of the cars that caused chrysler's downfall.. damn caliber...[/url]

contagious18 · Post by **contagious18** » Fri May 01, 2009 9:45 pm

that car ruined it

Paul56 · Post by **Paul56** » Fri May 01, 2009 10:04 pm

Naw, it wasn't one car that caused all this.

http://www.globeinvestor.com/servlet/st ... 2/GIStory/

Let the rebuilding with Fiat begin... let them bring some affordable, reliable, economical and fun-to-drive vehicles into the marketplace.

esfan · Post by **esfan** » Sat May 02, 2009 6:11 am

let there be neons~

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Sat May 02, 2009 8:58 pm

Paul56 wrote:Naw, it wasn't one car that caused all this.

http://www.globeinvestor.com/servlet/st ... 2/GIStory/

Let the rebuilding with Fiat begin... let them bring some affordable, reliable, economical and fun-to-drive vehicles into the marketplace.

QFT!

MoxHair · Post by **MoxHair** » Sat May 02, 2009 9:13 pm

The Chrysler dealership down here is trying to sell Caliber SRT4s for $16,995. Apparently they are having a really hard time moving them because the one that I test drove In early 2008 is still on the lot, along with 3 others that were also there at the time.

bone-yard-racing · Post by **bone-yard-racing** » Sat May 02, 2009 10:31 pm

^ Because its not a good car

That being said Ill have a 500 Abarth esses(SS) in black. Id do nasty things for a Bravo(Abarth if anybody at the top is listening)

NEON PARABOLA · Post by **NEON PARABOLA** » Sat May 02, 2009 11:58 pm

-bring back the neon=GM can eat my sh*t

Passt · Post by **Passt** » Sun May 03, 2009 12:01 am

NEON PARABOLA wrote:-bring back the neon=GM can eat my sh*t

Cabbs · Post by **Cabbs** » Sun May 03, 2009 12:43 am

I don't care if they call it a Neon or not, but they need a small coupe and/or sedan. This mini-crossover-box-thing they call the Caliber just doesn't cut it in my book.

blueneo03 · Post by **blueneo03** » Sun May 03, 2009 12:52 am

i agree i dont like the caliber... put its powerplant into a small neon-like CAR and make a better vehicle..

Passt · Post by **Passt** » Sun May 03, 2009 1:34 am

*waits for Tina to see this thread*

AsianSteveFTW · Post by **AsianSteveFTW** » Sun May 03, 2009 1:40 am

Paul56 · Post by **Paul56** » Sun May 03, 2009 9:20 am

Dodge Caliber:

"The engine is noisy, and interior fit and finish is subpar. The ride is sound but unexceptional, and handling is lackluster but ultimately secure. The continuously variable transmission works well, but both the 2.0-liter SXT and 2.4-liter R/T we tested lacked punch, and fuel economy wasn't impressive."

Owner satisfaction pegged at worse than average <--- this seems to reflect several NON-owner opinions in this thread.

On the other hand reliability is pegged at better than average.

I'd purchase the Mazda3 4-door hatchback before the Caliber. That Mazda3 is fun and a blast to drive even with the base engine.

jrumann59 · Post by **jrumann59** » Sun May 03, 2009 8:23 pm

Actually the real downfall of most american cars were the fact that most are rolled off the assembly line at a loss and the Big 3 got cute and said, "Lets try and get people to finance a good chunk using out own banks and make up the difference in finance charges." Of course this was before every bank went to crap and losing money.

mopar4life · Post by **mopar4life** » Sun May 03, 2009 8:52 pm

Give me 6 months or a year and Im gonna get one of them cheapo CSRT-4s lol. If I could get one for 14K Id prolly do it today. I just really dont like the MS3 besides Mopar or No Car!