Re: D-C might become just D and C.
 

Bri'ish ca's don'' do tha' well in the states. Su'e you can ge' CEOs to buy
Jagua's, bu' the off road crowd and wannabes still wan' a Jeep.

Then there's the service problem. Sure most of our Jeep Dealer Service
Departments are abysmal in this regard, but they have been doing it a while
and the shade tree techs are familiar with Jeeps. Think about the Jeep
service and knowledge that is available to you in the typical UK shop.

Earle

"Dave Milne" <jeep@_removethisbit_milne.info> wrote in message
news:_VDBh.327630$Kh7.214473@fe2.news.blueyonder.c o.uk...
> Can't see why Ford would want to now that they have bought LandRover. The
> Defender 90 is a fairly close match for the Wrangler, the 110 for the TJL
> and they do a 130 1 ton pickup as well. The Discovery is probably more
aimed
> at the ZJ but is more capable off road, and the Range Rover for those who
> are buying the SRT-8 or whatever.
>
> Dave Milne, Scotland
>
> "Nathan In Montana" <MontanaJeeper@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:teCdnd9g-M0Cq0jYnZ2dnUVZ_u6rnZ2d@bresnan.com...
> > .....since this will never happen and a parent company is inevitable, id
> > like to see ford acquire it. ford has more invested in the original
jeep
> > heritage than the current day jeep. at least the ford motor company is
> the
> > same company it was back when they were building jeeps. jeep went from
> > willys to kaiser to amc to chrysler and now to who knows.
>
>

Re: D-C might become just D and C.
 

"Earle Horton" <gracioso@usa.com> wrote in message
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> "Nathan In Montana" <MontanaJeeper@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:E6SdnWmhUODqqkjYnZ2dnUVZ_tKjnZ2d@bresnan.com. ..
>> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
>> news:CJKdnQCkYLlGRk7YnZ2dnUVZ_tKjnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>> > But Ford is having its own problems. GM, too.
>>
>> is there any wonder why? i was planning to purchase another 1 ton
>> 4x4 dually for a service truck. both the f350 and the comparable
>> chevy were over $45,000. absolutely ridiculous. im going to get
>> the wifey a new yuppie-ride instead, and just take her '04.5 dodge.
>>
> If she's learned to stop, look and listen so she doesn't get T-boned
> again,
> this might be alright.

um, she was driving down the road when she was hit by somone else who failed
to stop before exiting a parking lot.

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Re: D-C might become just D and C.
 

"Earle Horton" <gracioso@usa.com> wrote in message
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> "Nathan In Montana" <MontanaJeeper@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:E6SdnWmhUODqqkjYnZ2dnUVZ_tKjnZ2d@bresnan.com. ..
>> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
>> news:CJKdnQCkYLlGRk7YnZ2dnUVZ_tKjnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>> > But Ford is having its own problems. GM, too.
>>
>> is there any wonder why? i was planning to purchase another 1 ton
>> 4x4 dually for a service truck. both the f350 and the comparable
>> chevy were over $45,000. absolutely ridiculous. im going to get
>> the wifey a new yuppie-ride instead, and just take her '04.5 dodge.
>>
> If she's learned to stop, look and listen so she doesn't get T-boned
> again,
> this might be alright.

um, she was driving down the road when she was hit by somone else who failed
to stop before exiting a parking lot.

--
Nathan in Montana
http://ConcealedCarryForum.com
http://1911Talk.com
http://GlockCarry.com

Re: D-C might become just D and C.
 

"Earle Horton" <gracioso@usa.com> wrote in message
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> "Nathan In Montana" <MontanaJeeper@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:E6SdnWmhUODqqkjYnZ2dnUVZ_tKjnZ2d@bresnan.com. ..
>> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
>> news:CJKdnQCkYLlGRk7YnZ2dnUVZ_tKjnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
>> > But Ford is having its own problems. GM, too.
>>
>> is there any wonder why? i was planning to purchase another 1 ton
>> 4x4 dually for a service truck. both the f350 and the comparable
>> chevy were over $45,000. absolutely ridiculous. im going to get
>> the wifey a new yuppie-ride instead, and just take her '04.5 dodge.
>>
> If she's learned to stop, look and listen so she doesn't get T-boned
> again,
> this might be alright.

um, she was driving down the road when she was hit by somone else who failed
to stop before exiting a parking lot.

--
Nathan in Montana
http://ConcealedCarryForum.com
http://1911Talk.com
http://GlockCarry.com

Re: D-C might become just D and C.
 

"Nathan In Montana" <MontanaJeeper@aol.com> wrote in message
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> "Earle Horton" <gracioso@usa.com> wrote in message
> news:45d68782$0$2169$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.co m...
> > "Nathan In Montana" <MontanaJeeper@aol.com> wrote in message
> > news:E6SdnWmhUODqqkjYnZ2dnUVZ_tKjnZ2d@bresnan.com. ..
> >> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
> >> news:CJKdnQCkYLlGRk7YnZ2dnUVZ_tKjnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> >> > But Ford is having its own problems. GM, too.
> >>
> >> is there any wonder why? i was planning to purchase another 1 ton
> >> 4x4 dually for a service truck. both the f350 and the comparable
> >> chevy were over $45,000. absolutely ridiculous. im going to get
> >> the wifey a new yuppie-ride instead, and just take her '04.5 dodge.
> >>
> > If she's learned to stop, look and listen so she doesn't get T-boned
> > again,
> > this might be alright.
>
> um, she was driving down the road when she was hit by somone else
> who failed to stop before exiting a parking lot.
>
Yeah, I knew that. I just couldn't resist. Anyway, people buy these huge
monster trucks and Suburbans (I have a Suburban myself) not just for their
looks and cargo capacity, but for the belief that they are protected in case
of an accident. And I have to agree with this reasoning somewhat, although
the price of fuel skews things. You think there is a "yuppie-ride" that
measures up now?

Earle

Re: D-C might become just D and C.
 

"Nathan In Montana" <MontanaJeeper@aol.com> wrote in message
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> "Earle Horton" <gracioso@usa.com> wrote in message
> news:45d68782$0$2169$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.co m...
> > "Nathan In Montana" <MontanaJeeper@aol.com> wrote in message
> > news:E6SdnWmhUODqqkjYnZ2dnUVZ_tKjnZ2d@bresnan.com. ..
> >> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
> >> news:CJKdnQCkYLlGRk7YnZ2dnUVZ_tKjnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> >> > But Ford is having its own problems. GM, too.
> >>
> >> is there any wonder why? i was planning to purchase another 1 ton
> >> 4x4 dually for a service truck. both the f350 and the comparable
> >> chevy were over $45,000. absolutely ridiculous. im going to get
> >> the wifey a new yuppie-ride instead, and just take her '04.5 dodge.
> >>
> > If she's learned to stop, look and listen so she doesn't get T-boned
> > again,
> > this might be alright.
>
> um, she was driving down the road when she was hit by somone else
> who failed to stop before exiting a parking lot.
>
Yeah, I knew that. I just couldn't resist. Anyway, people buy these huge
monster trucks and Suburbans (I have a Suburban myself) not just for their
looks and cargo capacity, but for the belief that they are protected in case
of an accident. And I have to agree with this reasoning somewhat, although
the price of fuel skews things. You think there is a "yuppie-ride" that
measures up now?

Earle

Re: D-C might become just D and C.
 

"Nathan In Montana" <MontanaJeeper@aol.com> wrote in message
news:HIqdncJuvOJIqUrYnZ2dnUVZ_o2vnZ2d@bresnan.com. ..
> "Earle Horton" <gracioso@usa.com> wrote in message
> news:45d68782$0$2169$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.co m...
> > "Nathan In Montana" <MontanaJeeper@aol.com> wrote in message
> > news:E6SdnWmhUODqqkjYnZ2dnUVZ_tKjnZ2d@bresnan.com. ..
> >> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
> >> news:CJKdnQCkYLlGRk7YnZ2dnUVZ_tKjnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> >> > But Ford is having its own problems. GM, too.
> >>
> >> is there any wonder why? i was planning to purchase another 1 ton
> >> 4x4 dually for a service truck. both the f350 and the comparable
> >> chevy were over $45,000. absolutely ridiculous. im going to get
> >> the wifey a new yuppie-ride instead, and just take her '04.5 dodge.
> >>
> > If she's learned to stop, look and listen so she doesn't get T-boned
> > again,
> > this might be alright.
>
> um, she was driving down the road when she was hit by somone else
> who failed to stop before exiting a parking lot.
>
Yeah, I knew that. I just couldn't resist. Anyway, people buy these huge
monster trucks and Suburbans (I have a Suburban myself) not just for their
looks and cargo capacity, but for the belief that they are protected in case
of an accident. And I have to agree with this reasoning somewhat, although
the price of fuel skews things. You think there is a "yuppie-ride" that
measures up now?

Earle

Re: D-C might become just D and C.
 

> when they water down their name by using it to sell
> soft-roaders they also water down their heritage.

That's just sentimental --------. If they stop selling actual off-roader
then there'd be a problem of "heritage". But meanwhile they're selling
units to keep revenues up so they can also make the off-roaders. Can't have
one without the other and this has been true for quite a while.

Re: D-C might become just D and C.
 

> when they water down their name by using it to sell
> soft-roaders they also water down their heritage.

That's just sentimental --------. If they stop selling actual off-roader
then there'd be a problem of "heritage". But meanwhile they're selling
units to keep revenues up so they can also make the off-roaders. Can't have
one without the other and this has been true for quite a while.

Re: D-C might become just D and C.
 

> when they water down their name by using it to sell
> soft-roaders they also water down their heritage.

That's just sentimental --------. If they stop selling actual off-roader
then there'd be a problem of "heritage". But meanwhile they're selling
units to keep revenues up so they can also make the off-roaders. Can't have
one without the other and this has been true for quite a while.