Good point!

Being a hard core Mopar guy for all of my 38 years, I have to say that this whole topic reminds me of how I felt when Diamler and Chrysler merged. I was absolutely amazed and worried for Chrysler's future. All I could think of is WHAT will become of future design, drivetrains and styling? With Plymouth leaving the line up (not related) and an unclear future for Chrysler/ Dodge, I really felt unnerved as this new "partnership" became real. Change can really suck... I never viewed Mercedes as a bad thing, just not for me and my American muscle backround. Two different worlds..

Fortunately, this "shotgun marriage" (that's how I viewed it) produced a car called the Crossfire. A German built car with Mercedes goodies - all packaged together with Chrysler styling. When I first saw the Crossfire, I thought it was an incredibly sexy and unique car but it lacked the perfmance it allueded to. A year after production that was corrected with an SRT6 option that really caught my attention.

My mother fell in love with the car and bought an SRT6 in 05. She made the mistake of letting me drive it once... OMG! That car was AMAZING. I could not believe that this little car was so very capable! Handling, performance and the mileage wasn't too bad either. I got hooked after that little trip. To make a long story short, I bought that Crossfire from my mother who complained it was too hard to get in and out of, she bought a 300C. I got the family discount (no I am not telling you what i paid for it) and have been a happy owner ever since. It now has 44K miles on it has had NO problems other than an IC pump which is to be expected.

My point is that even though change can suck, it can also be a very good thing. I think most of you will agree with that. Now again Chrysler is controlled by another new company ,Fiat. Chrysler is NOW doing better than ever and I can't wait to see what the future holds for this outstanding brand.


Btw, my mother wants me to pick her up in the Crossfire all the time, she misses it and is happy that i am taking excellent care of her old car.
She does not know I race it, alot! lol.