My thoughts on the local dealers that are going to close...

[89MJComanche]

List Of Targeted Pittsburgh-Area Dealerships

 

 

 

Day’s Baum Blvd. Dodge, Pittsburgh -------- Day Automotive has like five other CJD dealers... No biggy

Beckman Motor Co. Inc, Mt. Oliver------- Where is this dealer at? :???:

Burgunder Motors, Bridgeville------- :huh???: (This is a huge suprise on the list) I would have figured that with Tomsic/Corwin/Century III out that this would have been a great place to move them too.

Century III Dodge, Pleasant Hills--------- To close to next dealer (Ron Lewis will get this franchise up the street)

Golick Chrysler-Jeep, Pitcairn ------ More than one customer has told this guy to GOLICK his own arse.

Kalmar Motor Sales, Leechburg ----------I had no idead that there was even a dealer in Leechburg

Krebs Chrysler-Jeep, Glenshaw ------To close to next dealer

Krebs Motors North, Gibsonia ------ This location has lots of potential because it is on the main drag in a growing area??

Lieberth & Sons Dodge, Oakmont -------To close to next dealer

Verona Jeep, Verona --------------- This guy who owns this place is a hoot. He is stomping mad.... :mad: His entire car lot/building/showroom etc is worth about $35,000. He has less than 10 new vehicles on his lot, and he is complaining because Fiat just took his $35,000 away from him making him worthless. Hello buddy, you have been worthless for years, give up and sell used Jeeps.

Wright Dodge, Wexford ------- To close to next dealer

Corwin Jeep, Hickory--------- Beau and Jimmy Corwin, I was your customer when I was 16 thanks to Tom Frankfurt at your parts counter. You had me for life, but you never could come anywhere close on price so I never bought new from you. When I went through the process with my 2005 that the selling dealer put a bad replacement tranny in, I brought you a $3000 warranty repair job, and since I was mad as hell at DCX you called me and MUTHER F'ed me on the phone. Simply put, you are the worlds oldest Jeep dealer, and you are now out of business because you are stupid and have been ripping people off for years. :yes:

 

 

Graft Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep, Scottdale --------- What a joke this place is, five different buildings stretched out over two city blocks no lot, no show room, no one even lives in Scottdale

Graham Colonial Motors, Ligonier------------------- Poor Fella who owned this place was so sick over the car business that he decided to torch his own car lot and he had a heart attack and died in the process. The car business literally killed him. Such a sad story.

Town & Country Chrysler Dodge, Ligonier --------- To close to Hillview in Greensburg PA

John Howard Motors, Morgantown ------ Sorry John, I've been your customer three times now in the past few years, but your name has been made into Mud with all the crap going on down there. PS Your Waynesburg Dealership remains open as Ron Lewis Waynesburg CJD.

Saylor Motor Company, Somerset------- Tri-Star Motors has already moved into this dealership.

Tomsic Motor Company, Washington ------------- Simply Put These People are a Joke, No Jeeps on the Lot, No Service People Who Know Anything, and They Tried to give me $1000 for a Nissan 240 SX a few years ago that I sold outright for $6500.

 

 

LOOK FOR CHRYSLER TO FORCE OTHER 1 BRAND DEALERS TO MERGE... If you are in the Marriage Council business, go get your sales mans license as dealers like Steve VASKO Dodge and Larry Winter's SOUTH HILLS CHRYLSER are going to probably be forced to get married... What a blood bath that is going to be.

 

 

 

Fiat,

 

Take some consumer advice here.

 

Get rid of Jeep Compass

 

Continue to produce Jeep Patriot in three models

X,

Sport,

Limited

with not one single option avaliable except for tranny choice on X and Sport and color choice. Quit making the 4x2 version as Jeep is 4x4. Make all options dealer install.

 

Scrap Jeep Liberty and Jeep Grand Cherokee and come out with a new vehicle to replace the two of them, that will also replace Jeep XJ Cherokee. Consider using the Wrangler JK platform for this new vehicle, with a real frame. Call it the Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer

 

Wagoneer/Grand Wagoneer (IFS and UpCountry Solid Axle)

X (Base model with wind ups, good vinyl seats) $21,000/$23,000 sticker price

Manual and Auto Tranny Options, and Solid Axle Up Country Option

Sport (Packaged model with fabric, wheels, tires, etc. (still wind ups make power dealer install) Manual and Auto Tranny Options and Solid Axle Up Country Option

Limited (Packaged model, heated seats, leather, power everything, etc)

Manual and Auto Tranny Options, and Solid Axle Up Country Option

 

Wrangler/Wrangler Unlimited

Keep these the same, but reduce the options to four packages.

Wrangler X

Wrangler Sahara/Sport

Wrangler Rubicon

Tranny/Color/Top options

Produce Wrangler FST (Full Steel Top) in X and Rubicon for utility company and cold weather folks.

And Produce the Damn JT Pickup Truck on the 4DR chassi. It only takes a small modification to the current production process to skin the sides and install a different hard top.

DIESEL DIESEL DIESEL DIESEL!!!! BLUE TEC 40MPG and HORSEPOWER GALORE PLEASE!!!

 

Get Rid of Dodge Caliber and bring out a 2WD/Awd Sedan/Wagon to replace NEON and Complete with Civic/Corrolla etc that gets 40MPG, Make it last ten years and 200,000 miles.

 

Get Rid of Journey (Buy a Jeep People)

 

Get Rid of Durango and Aspen (Again Buy a Jeep People)

 

Get Rid of Sebring, Avenger Junk, and produce a car worth buying that will last like Accord and Camry and get 40 MPG. This car needs to sell for sticker $14,000-$18,000 to compete.

 

Charger/300 is your full size car you gotta keep. This is actually the best American Made car in the past ten years IMHO. Make only one Chrysler 300 Model, Fully Loaded with everything plus the kitchen sink. Sell the Dodge Model as the base/fleet version, and an SRT/Performance Version again with NO OPTIONS. Make everything Dealer Install like Honda/Acrua does and let aftermarket producers supply the parts with the MOPAR name on them to the dealer for install.

 

Keep the Challenger, Raise the Price to make it worth while, make is Like Corvette.

 

Get Rid of Dakota (lets face it an F150 and Ram1500 are just a tad bigger) , make Ram 1500 get better mileage possibly by making it smaller and lighter as most half ton trucks never get worked anyhow. Keep 2500 and up as your RAM TOUGH Truck line.

 

Keep the MiniVan lineup as is but cut a model or two and get rid of all of the options... make stuff standard one package deal or dealer install.

[shelbyluvv]

Graft Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep, Scottdale --------- What a joke this place is, five different buildings stretched out over two city blocks no lot, no show room, no one even lives in Scottdale

 

I bought my 87 Shelby Charger from them in Aug 94. The trans went a week after I got it, no warranty.

 

They replaced the trans, clutch, motor mounts, and both front axles with a cost to me of $150!

 

They were small but treated people right.

 

I used to live in Scottdale for a while. 116 Bradley Street, small world.

[BLHTAZ]

The dealership that I got laid-off from back in November has been closed, along with three other dealers in the Orlando/Sanford area.

[whowey]

The first round blood bath here was two small single brand dealers.. one that sold Dodges only and one that sold Chrylsers only. But even that was Chryslers fault.. both of those dealers sold Plymouths....

 

And the first Jeep dealer was a big superstore kinda place. The sold GMs, Volkswagens,Jeeps and Scions. They were VERY supportive of the local Jeep scene. Thats going to be a loss.

[HOrnbrod]

We have lost or are soon to lose 17 Mopar dealers statewide here in 'Bama. Luckily my little home town 80 year old Mom & Pop dealer is alive and well for now, mainly because they also sell Fords. They never have the Jeep parts I need which will only get worse I'm sure, but they always bend over backwards to get them for me at their cost. Thankful they made the cut...........

[dakal]

wow

[Eagle]

They are only closing seven dealerships in Connecticut and, thankfully, my dealer made the cut. Most of the ones nearby that are being closed are Dodge dealerships, so my Chrysler-Jeep dealer may soon be a Dodge-Chrysler-Jeep dealer.

[HOrnbrod]

Yeah, things are already getting weird. Took wifeys 06 Malibu Maxx SS to our local Chevy dealer for some warranty work today, and they had three NEW 08 Dodge Charger R/T Hemis sitting on their lot. They picked them up from a Dodge dealership that went belly-up. Took one for a test drive while I was waiting, dayem, very nice, cheap too. But Mama don't like it....... :nuts: Would make a hell of a grocery getter.