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Some of us can call Daimler names, say that they were a horrible company, etc. The truth is that the Mercedes input that went into the company line up saved Chrysler from going under several years ago.
Go sit in a Pacifica. That is not a updated Plymouth Voyager, its the last generation Mercedes R-Class. Their stability program was a huge reason that Chrysler was able to bring back Rear Wheel drive cars w/ the LX platform. ( Charger, 300, Magnum - Now Challenger ) The Neon is gone along w/ their head gaskets, now replaced w/ a much better car in the caliber. If you buy a Dodge truck, you don't need to replace the transmission @ 70,000 miles, No more Concorde, Intrepid, and your oil passages won't sludge closed at 80-100,000 miles on your 2.7 V6.
It took Chrysler away from Mitisubishi. The new Avenger isn't an Eclipse, the new Sebring is a much better car on so many levels than the old one, and the Company still sells more vans than every other auto maker combined. ( The New VW Routan seems to be doing ok, good thing Chrysler gave them the Short Wheelbase platform for that vehicle)

The American public wasn't ready to spend $40,000 for a Chrysler Coupe. Thats it. I'm glad that they are now gone, and hopefully as the car continues to gain popularity we might start to see values increase.