G. David Felt
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@riviera74 I believe Drew as do I see where you could bring in PSA, get the intellectual property rights and then close and consolidate Opel / PSA to have a strong Engineering division with some profitable auto's that are used across the company. I agree with you that Europe is ready I think for a consolidation in the auto business. China will be the next place for consolidation as right now way to many auto companies there too.
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G. David Felt - Staff Writer Alternative Energy - www.cheersandgears.com Smart Car Gas to end 2017, Pure EV only for 2018! USA Today has stated that Mercedes-Benz has notified their Smart Car sellers that 2017 is the end of the Gas powered auto. Smart Car will live on but only in Pure EV mode with a complete lineup. Mercedes is quoted as saying they have decided that the three-cylinder, 70 HP powered auto that averaged 40 mpg just did not make sense any more in today's age of cheap gas and net battery tech. Smart Car only sold 6,211 autos in the US last year, down 17% from 2015 and Car2go has notified SmartCar that they will no longer be using their car in their program instead moving over to the CLA Sedan and GLA crossover as their customers are asking for. This alone which accounted for the largest amount of Smart Car sales would indicate the days are numbered. As such, Mercedes-Benz will show off a new selection of EV Smart Cars some time this year and only have EV models for sale in 2018. USA Today Story
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So then were would the Buicks and Holdens come from? Does that mean all that work would come back to the good ol USA?
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Sucks when after 233,000 miles your alternator decides to die. Had to finally replace it on my daughters 1999 Durango last night. Plus why go basic alternator for $127 when for $136 you can have the Heavy Duty version? Even with the couple times a year a trailer is pulled with the Durango, just makes sense to have the little higher output unit.
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as no American auto's but then I thought about what is the rare swans of the SUV world in Europe and Boom, I found it. #5 Spyker D8 $280,000 #4 Dartz Prombron Aladeen Edition $500,000 A super Luxury SUV built on the Toyota FJ Cruiser. #3 Paramount Marauder $650,000 weights 4 times that of a Hummer. #2 Conquest Knight XV $629,000 Ultimate fully armored SUV from Canada. #1 Dartz Prombron Red Diamond Edition $1.5 million from Russia. Fully armored against 50 cal bullets and rocket propelled grenades and leather seats from the skin of whales.
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All you can eat!
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I agree that everyone was building less than stellar quality auto's, Fiat just built the worse there was and that led to them tucking tail and running out of the country leaving many people with worthless auto's and a useless warranty. My dad had an auto repair shop. #1 auto for engine replacement was Fiats and the biggest request was to put in something anything that was reasonable price and better quality than the Fiat powertrain. #2 was conversions of American so called Diesel engines, really just a converted gas engine to diesel and terrible. No matter what, I helped my dad do many of these engine swaps and of course he put my two older sister and I through College doing this kind of work. End result is anyone with any real history and experience with FIAT knows they are far below the rest of the auto industry. As such FIAT should have planned for a flawless auto introduction in the US. They Did Not and as such we have the current crap round 2 that I expect will eventually see Fiat / Alfa leaving the US market in the future.
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Is this Toyota's version of the Juke?
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Family Dinner
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What? Not even the Fiat Rebadge Mazda?
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Black Chrome is sexy! That give just the right amount of bling without being overbearing which way to many US auto's are doing right now. Example is the Ford current nose and the past Chevy trucks with the Gladiator chrome helmet nose. Way too much for me. But take your preferred color and add Black Chrome accents like door handles, grill and wheels and it sets it off nicely with out being too way over the top.
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Nope WRONG, I have way to much experiance with the Fiats and Alfas or the 60's - 70's and the garbage they tried to peddle that failed and forced them to withdraw. I have gone out of my way to drive them on my trips overseas and still see no difference. Same with what is being sold here now, still garbage. Sergio should have made sure the quality of Fiat was perfect when he brought it back to the US. Failed, Alfas that are on the floor here now are not much better. My opinion based on past and current experience with them and I have tried to give them the benefit of the doubt but they still fail. Way to many other products from Germany, Asian and especially the US that beats Alfa and Fiat every which way.
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CCAP, I have to think you are probably half my age. I am 49 and I can tell you my fellow pears remember the garbage that Alfa and Fiat tried to peddle in the US and how that garbage caused them to pull out. They are still building garbage and I see it when I travel to Europe and I see it here in the US and their design language is OLD. Just a refresh of what they did in the past. I accept your love of the auto, to me, it is ugly and not worth the money. So many superior products out there in comparison to this wasted billion dollar pet project of Sergios.
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The more I look at this car, the more strongly I feel that the Alfa lineup will never sell well. The design style is just BUTT UGLY! I know some of you here love it, but this product line should have stayed dead, the style is ugly IMO and I still do not see anything that would say this will be a tight quality product line. FCA has so many pain points that need to be fixed, trying to bring back an autoline that the public went away from as it was crappy then and will probably still be crappy now. Sergio's Money Pit is what ALFA is!
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To me, Chrome is an accent, not a dip the whole bloody auto in it especially if it is just chrome covered plastic. Here is what I like about Black Chrome as an accent on a auto. This company does a black chrome mesh grill. Really makes this look awesome. Perfect Example is this: OEM shipping Truck: Aftermarket Black Replacement parts:
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