heneghan@ihuxa.UUCP (Joe Heneghan) (04/10/84)
The same thing has occurred in Chicago. A few words of advice: Relax, wait until next year's model comes out. Also, Ford and Chevy will be actively competing next year and then you'll have a leg to stand on. Nothing like good old price gauging by good old Chrysler, the phoenix which has risen from the ashes. Based on the report about the problem the guy had with Chrysler and his sputtering engine, I'd say that this company has truly risen to the ranks of it's competitors in MOTOWN- screw the public, buy the steel for dirt overseas, and claim in millions of dollars in advertising that you're technologicaly right on the money (who else would engineer camshafts to fail between 70k-80k miles). This is not a flame, I'm merely describing some of the typical American Corporate Philosophies of the 80s that could be summarized in a few words: anything is legit as long as you can get away with it.
adm@cbneb.UUCP (04/13/84)
#R:cbscc:-225200:cbneb:8400002:000:938 cbneb!jdd Apr 13 12:06:00 1984 Interesting. Very interesting! I had exactly the same experience! I went to a number of dealers in town. One on Morse Road (in Columbus, Ohio) said they would put our name on a list and call should one come in. A fully loaded (though almost exactly what we wanted anyway) Plymough Voyager was available five days later! The dealer said it would be built Mar 6 and available to be picked up toward the end of March. It was built Mar 6 and was in Columbus Mar 8! We picked it up the next day. We did get off without having to pay any extra $500. And, we did feel the $275 for the extra coverage was well worth it. We love the feel of the car and have enjoyed a 1500 mile trip getting 25+ mpg on the highway! To be able to carry our family of four comfortably with that mileage is remarkable! (If you can't tell I'm excited about the car ... ) John Daleske Advanced Programming Resources, Inc. @ ATT Bell Laboratories, Columbus