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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-05 10:13 PM Original message |
What liberals can learn from the new Dodge Charger |
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wuushew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-05 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
1. Rear wheel drive-standard transmission cars will soon be extinct anyway |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 03:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
62. 10 yrs from now certainly but today the Chrysler 300 outsells Prius 2 to 1 |
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punpirate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-05 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
2. How many people can afford... |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-05 10:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Charger starts at $22,995 with 3.5L V6 |
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punpirate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-05 11:18 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Uh, huh... |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 10:43 AM Response to Reply #8 |
29. Yep |
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TX-RAT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 09:40 AM Response to Reply #2 |
13. Chrysler did exactly the same thing in the mid-`70s |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 09:51 AM Response to Reply #13 |
19. Huh? Those Cars Saved The Company! |
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TX-RAT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 09:56 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Think maybe the federal bailout had something to do with it? |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 09:59 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. They Paid That Back YEARS Ahead of Schedule |
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TX-RAT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 10:47 AM Response to Reply #21 |
31. Couldn't find info, where they paid it back, but i did find this. |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 10:52 AM Response to Reply #31 |
35. I See. So, Laying Off The Entire 200k Workforce,. . . |
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TX-RAT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 11:10 AM Response to Reply #35 |
42. 2003 in Alabama |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 11:12 AM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Your Compassion Is Underwhelming |
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chicagiana (993 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 02:38 PM Response to Reply #35 |
56. What would be bad about liquidation ... |
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LiberallyInclined (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 10:49 AM Response to Reply #19 |
33. i was behind a Horizon this weekend... |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 11:05 AM Response to Reply #33 |
41. I Had One In 1980 |
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lectrobyte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 03:46 PM Response to Reply #41 |
63. My girlfriend at the time had one. Had a VW Rabbit drivetrain |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 04:14 PM Response to Reply #41 |
67. I had an 024 in 1979, hubby had a Hroizon at the same time. |
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punpirate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 02:19 PM Response to Reply #13 |
49. Your recollection is hazy.... |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 04:09 PM Response to Reply #2 |
66. GM and Ford are floundering and Chrysler is up 12 months in a row |
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Redstone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-05 10:19 PM Response to Original message |
3. If it has four doors and and automatic transmission, |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-05 10:42 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Don't worry, this car is so strong,people will customize them on their own |
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TX-RAT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 09:45 AM Response to Reply #3 |
16. Your giving away your age. |
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mtnester (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 10:47 AM Response to Reply #3 |
30. Kind of like the new Pontiac GTO is not really a goat... |
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chicagiana (993 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 02:40 PM Response to Reply #3 |
57. Impala ... |
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MASSAFRA (461 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-05 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
4. I love it |
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TX-RAT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 09:43 AM Response to Reply #4 |
14. American auto maker makes a car based on 1960's technology? |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 03:54 PM Response to Reply #4 |
64. And it's got that stupid Ram grille |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Apr-18-05 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
7. These cars are roughly comparable with cars like the Nissan Altima 3.5 |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
9. Dodge is a warning, not a brand-name. |
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Enraged_Ape (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
10. This is what they call "edgy design"? |
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A Simple Game (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 09:40 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Why oh why , |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 09:45 AM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Welcome to the Duke Family Flyyyyin' Circus... |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 10:23 AM Response to Reply #10 |
24. So edgy, it looks like they stole the new Mustang design and added 2 doors |
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Enraged_Ape (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 10:42 AM Response to Reply #24 |
27. This "Charger" is a Hyundai sedan with a Ram grill |
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flvegan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 10:43 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. I'm waiting for them to resurrect the Superbird. That outta be a sight. |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 11:25 AM Response to Reply #27 |
52. Actually the Charger is based on the Mercedes E-Class |
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lectrobyte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 04:20 PM Response to Reply #10 |
68. A Charger with 4 doors? That's pretty bizarre. |
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tinanator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 09:12 AM Response to Original message |
11. ugly ugly ugly |
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A Simple Game (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 09:49 AM Response to Reply #11 |
17. Sure is. |
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tinanator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 10:19 AM Response to Reply #17 |
23. you aint kiddin |
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A Simple Game (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 10:40 AM Response to Reply #23 |
26. I loved the old Pontiacs. |
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tinanator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 10:48 AM Response to Reply #26 |
32. oh yeah the one Poncho muscle car I really would like to have |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
18. Few middle class folks give a damn about rear wheel drive. |
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midnight armadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 10:39 AM Response to Reply #18 |
25. The average car buyer |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 11:02 AM Response to Reply #25 |
39. This is the Charger they killed (pix) |
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muriel_volestrangler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 12:13 PM Response to Reply #39 |
46. Wow - they turned down a sports car look |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 11:23 AM Response to Reply #39 |
51. The new Charger is not a "me too" product like the G6 fake Audi |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 02:05 PM Response to Reply #51 |
55. The new Charger is pointless, like this thread. |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 03:22 PM Response to Reply #55 |
61. Chrysler has had 12 consecutive months of sales growth led by new 300 |
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Gold Metal Flake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 03:56 PM Response to Reply #61 |
65. |
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gauguin57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 10:00 AM Response to Original message |
22. Screw the Charger ... bring back my old Dodge Dart! |
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kcwayne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
34. People that think rear wheel cars driver better don't drive on snow or ice |
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billbuckhead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 01:15 PM Response to Reply #34 |
48. New rear wheel drive cars have traction control |
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kcwayne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 06:50 PM Response to Reply #48 |
50. I have a BMW with traction control |
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chicagiana (993 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 02:48 PM Response to Reply #48 |
58. Traction control != Traction ... |
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LiberallyInclined (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 10:53 AM Response to Original message |
36. I Learned how to drive in the old Dodge Charger(SE)... |
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youspeakmylanguage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 10:54 AM Response to Original message |
37. When will the American auto conglomerates figure out... |
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chicagiana (993 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 02:49 PM Response to Reply #37 |
59. Government help ... |
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newportdadde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
38. Rear wheel drive... lol |
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Ron Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 11:04 AM Response to Original message |
40. As long as the industry is holding on to the myth of the car as more than |
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frictionlessO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 11:14 AM Response to Original message |
44. Is there a site or list online for all hybrid vehicles? n/t |
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Tactical Progressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 12:00 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Try here |
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frictionlessO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Apr-19-05 12:29 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. Gods, I am soooooooo slow today... thanks! n/t |
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gorgan (98 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
53. RWD not always a good idea |
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chicagiana (993 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 02:55 PM Response to Reply #53 |
60. FWD and efficiency ... |
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lectrobyte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 04:24 PM Response to Reply #60 |
69. AWD with electric motors driving one end of the car. I'm kind of |
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wuushew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 04:38 PM Response to Reply #69 |
70. why not electric drive on all the wheels? |
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chicagiana (993 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 04:40 PM Response to Reply #69 |
71. Good idea ... |
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enki23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-20-05 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
54. they must be counting on global warming kicking in awfully fast |
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