My W211 for a Dodge!
08-18-2004, 07:02 PM
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My W211 for a Dodge!
LOL - How far will MB's cross-platform, component sharing strategy go? Well, I received correspondence on MB letterhead - in an envelope marked with the Dodge logo. Maybe this is subliminal marketing? 
08-18-2004, 07:24 PM
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Whoa, that's pretty cool.
I had a pretty bad dealer experience with a Dodge I owned before I standardized on Mercedes... their current crop of cars, with engineering I appreciate, and price points that are hard to ignore, are really starting to sway me. The technologies they are using in Dodge/Chrysler cars are really familiar to me having worked on Mercedes cars... if I can just swap the ugly steering wheels...
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I had a pretty bad dealer experience with a Dodge I owned before I standardized on Mercedes... their current crop of cars, with engineering I appreciate, and price points that are hard to ignore, are really starting to sway me. The technologies they are using in Dodge/Chrysler cars are really familiar to me having worked on Mercedes cars... if I can just swap the ugly steering wheels...
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08-19-2004, 12:00 AM
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Dodge dealers have a way to go yet. I recently went to test drive a Dakota, and the kid that was working the lot greeted me with" What`s up boss?" Real professional. I think that " Welcome to (insert name of dealership here), sir, how may I help you?" is more like it. I drove the truck, grabbed the brochure and crossed that store off the list.
08-19-2004, 12:59 AM
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They can call me whatever they want, as long as they've got the best price in the showroom & great service personnel...but you are right, there ARE dealerships that I get the vibe from that you can "shop" there but would never be able to nail down a good deal at.
It's just hard to tell which is which.
It's just hard to tell which is which.
08-19-2004, 01:40 AM
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I got that vibe there. You start with the 20 yr old greeter and if they think you`re at all serious you`ll get handed off to the high pressure guy.Seemed like the kind of place where they "lose" the keys to your trade in.
