Dave Milne

Front Lights remind me of the latest Land Rover Discovery:
http://tinyurl.com/r65xd

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"QX" <nomail@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Current Liberty styling will undergo a major change for '08.
> There will be similarities with the current Dodge Nitro (being built
> at the same factory as current Liberty's).
> The Nitro will be the "on-road" version, giving Dodge customers a
> choice of a smaller option to the Durango.
>
> The Liberty is to retain its "off-road" capabilities.
>
> Advance photos at:
> http://www.wkjeeps.com/wk_updates.htm
> Articles:
> http://www.allpar.com/model/upcoming.html
>
>
> IMHO, isn't this "common platform" concept what got
> the US carmakers in trouble a few years ago when virtually all the
> cars from a manufacturer were basically the same with only restyled
> trim, grills & interiors? I understand the need to reduce costs, but
> when you have to see the name plate to tell the difference between
> models, they get boring.
>
>

Dave Milne

Front Lights remind me of the latest Land Rover Discovery:
http://tinyurl.com/r65xd

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"QX" <nomail@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:tlmge2lq24u1n6j8jn4ukp05h0q3ombo17@4ax.com...
> Current Liberty styling will undergo a major change for '08.
> There will be similarities with the current Dodge Nitro (being built
> at the same factory as current Liberty's).
> The Nitro will be the "on-road" version, giving Dodge customers a
> choice of a smaller option to the Durango.
>
> The Liberty is to retain its "off-road" capabilities.
>
> Advance photos at:
> http://www.wkjeeps.com/wk_updates.htm
> Articles:
> http://www.allpar.com/model/upcoming.html
>
>
> IMHO, isn't this "common platform" concept what got
> the US carmakers in trouble a few years ago when virtually all the
> cars from a manufacturer were basically the same with only restyled
> trim, grills & interiors? I understand the need to reduce costs, but
> when you have to see the name plate to tell the difference between
> models, they get boring.
>
>

Dave Milne

Front Lights remind me of the latest Land Rover Discovery:
http://tinyurl.com/r65xd

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"QX" <nomail@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:tlmge2lq24u1n6j8jn4ukp05h0q3ombo17@4ax.com...
> Current Liberty styling will undergo a major change for '08.
> There will be similarities with the current Dodge Nitro (being built
> at the same factory as current Liberty's).
> The Nitro will be the "on-road" version, giving Dodge customers a
> choice of a smaller option to the Durango.
>
> The Liberty is to retain its "off-road" capabilities.
>
> Advance photos at:
> http://www.wkjeeps.com/wk_updates.htm
> Articles:
> http://www.allpar.com/model/upcoming.html
>
>
> IMHO, isn't this "common platform" concept what got
> the US carmakers in trouble a few years ago when virtually all the
> cars from a manufacturer were basically the same with only restyled
> trim, grills & interiors? I understand the need to reduce costs, but
> when you have to see the name plate to tell the difference between
> models, they get boring.
>
>

Kate

"Retiredff" <lbatter@bogfeet.net> wrote in message
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> Kate wrote:
>> "Retiredff" <lbatter@bogfeet.net> wrote in message
>> news:337Gg.6603$Sn3.6181@newsread3.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
>>> Kate wrote:
>>>> What!!?? No 7 slots?
>>>
>>> They are there. Enlarge the pics, and look under the screen.
>>
>> So... the giant (plus) + sign is a facade that hides them then...??
>> Kate
>
> Not hides, but disguises them. Remember, it is an '08 model. They don't
> want you to know what it looks like.
>
> Manufacturers will go to great lengths to change (hide, disguise, etc) the
> look of new vehicles when they are out testing them. It keeps people
> guessing.


Well, then maybe there IS hope.
I thought that the vinly bra was all the camo it had and saw the other as
the grille. Pretty high on the yuck factor.

Not that I'm planning on buying another one, but still...

Kate

Kate

"Retiredff" <lbatter@bogfeet.net> wrote in message
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> Kate wrote:
>> "Retiredff" <lbatter@bogfeet.net> wrote in message
>> news:337Gg.6603$Sn3.6181@newsread3.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
>>> Kate wrote:
>>>> What!!?? No 7 slots?
>>>
>>> They are there. Enlarge the pics, and look under the screen.
>>
>> So... the giant (plus) + sign is a facade that hides them then...??
>> Kate
>
> Not hides, but disguises them. Remember, it is an '08 model. They don't
> want you to know what it looks like.
>
> Manufacturers will go to great lengths to change (hide, disguise, etc) the
> look of new vehicles when they are out testing them. It keeps people
> guessing.


Well, then maybe there IS hope.
I thought that the vinly bra was all the camo it had and saw the other as
the grille. Pretty high on the yuck factor.

Not that I'm planning on buying another one, but still...

Kate

Kate

"Retiredff" <lbatter@bogfeet.net> wrote in message
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> Kate wrote:
>> "Retiredff" <lbatter@bogfeet.net> wrote in message
>> news:337Gg.6603$Sn3.6181@newsread3.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
>>> Kate wrote:
>>>> What!!?? No 7 slots?
>>>
>>> They are there. Enlarge the pics, and look under the screen.
>>
>> So... the giant (plus) + sign is a facade that hides them then...??
>> Kate
>
> Not hides, but disguises them. Remember, it is an '08 model. They don't
> want you to know what it looks like.
>
> Manufacturers will go to great lengths to change (hide, disguise, etc) the
> look of new vehicles when they are out testing them. It keeps people
> guessing.


Well, then maybe there IS hope.
I thought that the vinly bra was all the camo it had and saw the other as
the grille. Pretty high on the yuck factor.

Not that I'm planning on buying another one, but still...

Kate

Kate

"Retiredff" <lbatter@bogfeet.net> wrote in message
news:_lmGg.12200$xp2.563@newsread1.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
> Kate wrote:
>> "Retiredff" <lbatter@bogfeet.net> wrote in message
>> news:337Gg.6603$Sn3.6181@newsread3.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
>>> Kate wrote:
>>>> What!!?? No 7 slots?
>>>
>>> They are there. Enlarge the pics, and look under the screen.
>>
>> So... the giant (plus) + sign is a facade that hides them then...??
>> Kate
>
> Not hides, but disguises them. Remember, it is an '08 model. They don't
> want you to know what it looks like.
>
> Manufacturers will go to great lengths to change (hide, disguise, etc) the
> look of new vehicles when they are out testing them. It keeps people
> guessing.


Well, then maybe there IS hope.
I thought that the vinly bra was all the camo it had and saw the other as
the grille. Pretty high on the yuck factor.

Not that I'm planning on buying another one, but still...

Kate

Matt Macchiarolo

Those living in Southeast Michigan get to see this all the time. BTW a
couple weeks ago a KJ Rubicon Unlimited was sitting in my parking lot. I
went out with our eBay camera and got some pics but I can't find the damn
disk now. I never got to talk to the driver, who was shopping in my store,
by the time I had a chance to look for him (s)he had left. It did have
Michigan manufacturer plates on it.

"Kate" <svtkate@spam.filter.selby.ws> wrote in message
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>
> "Retiredff" <lbatter@bogfeet.net> wrote in message
> news:_lmGg.12200$xp2.563@newsread1.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
>> Kate wrote:
>>> "Retiredff" <lbatter@bogfeet.net> wrote in message
>>> news:337Gg.6603$Sn3.6181@newsread3.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
>>>> Kate wrote:
>>>>> What!!?? No 7 slots?
>>>>
>>>> They are there. Enlarge the pics, and look under the screen.
>>>
>>> So... the giant (plus) + sign is a facade that hides them then...??
>>> Kate
>>
>> Not hides, but disguises them. Remember, it is an '08 model. They don't
>> want you to know what it looks like.
>>
>> Manufacturers will go to great lengths to change (hide, disguise, etc)
>> the look of new vehicles when they are out testing them. It keeps people
>> guessing.
>
>
> Well, then maybe there IS hope.
> I thought that the vinly bra was all the camo it had and saw the other as
> the grille. Pretty high on the yuck factor.
>
> Not that I'm planning on buying another one, but still...
>
> Kate
>
>

Matt Macchiarolo

Those living in Southeast Michigan get to see this all the time. BTW a
couple weeks ago a KJ Rubicon Unlimited was sitting in my parking lot. I
went out with our eBay camera and got some pics but I can't find the damn
disk now. I never got to talk to the driver, who was shopping in my store,
by the time I had a chance to look for him (s)he had left. It did have
Michigan manufacturer plates on it.

"Kate" <svtkate@spam.filter.selby.ws> wrote in message
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>
> "Retiredff" <lbatter@bogfeet.net> wrote in message
> news:_lmGg.12200$xp2.563@newsread1.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
>> Kate wrote:
>>> "Retiredff" <lbatter@bogfeet.net> wrote in message
>>> news:337Gg.6603$Sn3.6181@newsread3.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
>>>> Kate wrote:
>>>>> What!!?? No 7 slots?
>>>>
>>>> They are there. Enlarge the pics, and look under the screen.
>>>
>>> So... the giant (plus) + sign is a facade that hides them then...??
>>> Kate
>>
>> Not hides, but disguises them. Remember, it is an '08 model. They don't
>> want you to know what it looks like.
>>
>> Manufacturers will go to great lengths to change (hide, disguise, etc)
>> the look of new vehicles when they are out testing them. It keeps people
>> guessing.
>
>
> Well, then maybe there IS hope.
> I thought that the vinly bra was all the camo it had and saw the other as
> the grille. Pretty high on the yuck factor.
>
> Not that I'm planning on buying another one, but still...
>
> Kate
>
>

Matt Macchiarolo

Those living in Southeast Michigan get to see this all the time. BTW a
couple weeks ago a KJ Rubicon Unlimited was sitting in my parking lot. I
went out with our eBay camera and got some pics but I can't find the damn
disk now. I never got to talk to the driver, who was shopping in my store,
by the time I had a chance to look for him (s)he had left. It did have
Michigan manufacturer plates on it.

"Kate" <svtkate@spam.filter.selby.ws> wrote in message
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>
> "Retiredff" <lbatter@bogfeet.net> wrote in message
> news:_lmGg.12200$xp2.563@newsread1.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
>> Kate wrote:
>>> "Retiredff" <lbatter@bogfeet.net> wrote in message
>>> news:337Gg.6603$Sn3.6181@newsread3.news.pas.earthl ink.net...
>>>> Kate wrote:
>>>>> What!!?? No 7 slots?
>>>>
>>>> They are there. Enlarge the pics, and look under the screen.
>>>
>>> So... the giant (plus) + sign is a facade that hides them then...??
>>> Kate
>>
>> Not hides, but disguises them. Remember, it is an '08 model. They don't
>> want you to know what it looks like.
>>
>> Manufacturers will go to great lengths to change (hide, disguise, etc)
>> the look of new vehicles when they are out testing them. It keeps people
>> guessing.
>
>
> Well, then maybe there IS hope.
> I thought that the vinly bra was all the camo it had and saw the other as
> the grille. Pretty high on the yuck factor.
>
> Not that I'm planning on buying another one, but still...
>
> Kate
>
>