Oh no

[chrisga]

http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/...

Please god no....

I cant think of anything worse than owning a chrysler!

[RicksAlfas]

chrisga said:

http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/AllCars/...
Please god no....
I cant think of anything worse than owning a chrysler!

Not sure what the problem is. Fiat own a substantial proportion of Chrysler and is effectively "in charge" so really you'd be getting a Fiat chassis - and a RWD one at that.

[chrisga]

Ive been in a couple of chryslers and they were horribly plastic, and looked really cheap.
However, yes if it was a decent rwd chassis then fair enough. Please say it wont look like a pt loser.

[jamieboy]

RicksAlfas said:

Not sure what the problem is.

It won't be a "real Alfa" though Rick. Not like a 156.

edit - OP, I just checked your profile, and I posted the 156 thing before I saw that you had one.

No offence meant, it's just that a lot of 156 owners were in uproar about the 159 platform being a joint venture (even though only Alfa ever used it, IIRC), apparently ignoring the origins of the 156 platform.

Edited by jamieboy on Thursday 3rd December 08:49

[chrisga]

I'm well aware of the origins of the 156, and that many manufacturers share platforms. My point was more that unless fiat have worked wonders with chrysler already and their latest vehicles are a significant improvement over what they have produced in the past, i'm not sure a car produced by chrysler albeit badged as an alfa would improve sales for the marque/group. Hopefully, and we'd all hope that it would be great, and obviously i'd reserve final judgement until i saw/drove one in the flesh, but the statement worried me thats all Jamie.

[jamieboy]

chrisga said:

My point was more that unless fiat have worked wonders with chrysler already and their latest vehicles are a significant improvement over what they have produced in the past, i'm not sure a car produced by chrysler albeit badged as an alfa would improve sales for the marque/group.

I didn't read it as "a car produced by Chrysler albeit badged as an Alfa" - I read it as "an existing* Chrysler floorpan being modified for use in an Alfa"

*and by 'existing', I took it to mean the ones in development at the moment

Your car, my old GTV V6, and my 147s were all based on the same floorpan as the Fiat Punto without being recognisable as the same car, so I'd be fairly hopeful they can do the same thing again.

chrisga said:

the statement worried me thats all Jamie.

He previously said "We would lose a lot of the appeal of Alfa Romeo if we try to Americanize it" so I don't think we need to worry unduly, just yet. Glass half-full, or something.

Edited by jamieboy on Thursday 3rd December 09:23

[sclayto2]

My concern is more around the timing of the announcement.

Why when you're about to launch a new car, do you tell the press you're directionless. Seems rather poor timing.