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Chrysler seeks a spark from Fiat

Evets | 9:05 a.m. Nov. 5, 2009

I never liked Chrusler cars but still this is a big step backward. I lived and drove in Europe for a number of years and I REALLY did not like the fiat cars.

Anonymous | 10:26 a.m. Nov. 5, 2009

I have only owned one Chysler - a Jeep that I hated, but I have rented many others. All of them have been far inferior to the Fords I have owned, and far, far, below the quality of The Honda and Nissan I have owned. It would take a lot of army twisting to get me to by another Chrysler product, even with Fiat's influence.

BH | 12:20 p.m. Nov. 5, 2009

A Chrysler representative is quoted in the article as saying that they understand that Chrysler has to fix the quality of their cars, and get it back to where it used to be.

It is hard to imagine that they don't get it. But for at least thirty years Chrysler has built an inferior product. What are they going differently to fix a problem that has been this long running?

And of all the world's auto manufacturers, why are we to believe that Fiat, a company well known for cars with poor reliability, can offer any fixes for Chrysler?

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John | 2:34 p.m. Nov. 5, 2009

I really, really want an SRT Challenger, but I'm going to wait and see what happens with this corporate mess. I might have to stick with Government Motors and get a Camaro SS.

Dar | 4:01 p.m. Nov. 5, 2009

I've owned Dodges for 14 years and they have all performed perfectly. No defects, no shoddy construction. 37.3 mpg with present Neon. What's the problem?

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Carlos Osorio, Associated Press

The Fiat 500 sits at the Chrysler Group headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich., Wednesday. Chrysler, whose midsize sedan models such as the Sebring have flopped, is planning to overhaul its lineup with technology from Fiat, its new Italian partner.