You're a hoot! Pretension and invention. Of course you did this and that, owned everything, been everywhere. As always a good chuckle!
Paul via phone > On Apr 27, 2014, at 5:11 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <godd...@me.com> wrote: > > LOL! My opinions remain, as always, based on my experience of these products. > I owned three Chrysler cars ... Worst crap I ever drove. Every friend of mine > who's had an Audi has had nothing but problems with it, and sold it for > something in a reliable Japanese car within a year or two ... Or a Mercedes. > Not one of those who bought a Lexus, Infiniti, or Mercedes has had any > problems with them. My little yellow lump has proved very sound and reliable > too. > > I really don't care what the opinion of an ad man in the employ of a company > has to say. He's too involved in his work and has to have passion for the > product to succeed. Nothing wrong with that. > > GM is doing some good things today. And Chrysler-FIAT might too. Not that I > care much, I'll never again buy either of their products if I can help it. > I'd rather walk or take the bus. :-) > > Godfrey > > >> On Apr 27, 2014, at 1:55 PM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> Your ignorance is apparent. As always. >> >> >>> On Apr 27, 2014, at 4:52 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <godd...@me.com> wrote: >>> >>> Far as I'm concerned, Paul, Chrysler was always a failure. Even worse crap >>> than GM. I'm glad the Italians control them now. >>> >>> And Audi is a brand-engineered VW. >>> >>> But please, let's not divert from the entertaining Leica bashing. :-) >>> it's somewhat closer to the supposed topic of this forum. >>> >>> Godfrey >>> >>> >>>> On Apr 27, 2014, at 1:40 PM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Oh my! You do invent your own reality, don’t your? I was there when >>>> Daimler and Chrysler “merged," working on the Chrysler ad biz, so I’ll >>>> educate you. Chrysler never owend" Daimler. Eaton and the rest of Chrysler >>>> management sold out to Daimler for a huge amount of cash. Daimler was >>>> calling all the shots. Hell, they sent Dieter Zetsche, who is now Daimler >>>> CEO, here to run the Chrylser group. (Zetsche was a nice guy. We had a >>>> good time at Daytona when Dodge premiered in NASCAR, but his loyalty was >>>> definitely to the motherland.) At the time, Mercedes was not doing well, >>>> but Chrysler had 9 billion dollars in the bank. Daimler emptied Chrysler’s >>>> piggy bank in a matter of years, then left town, leaving a broke and >>>> decimated Chrylser behind. Cerebus dragged the carcass around for -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
