CEO of Fiat Says HEMI V-8's Are Not Needed

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  1. Kevan

    Kevan SRT-10 Owner

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  2. 1fastsedan

    1fastsedan Destroyer of Warranties

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    Maybe he should have said that they're just not needed in ITALY.
     
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    Bud GG EVO IX MR

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    Hey, "I've got mine". I guess I better hold on to her and when the motor takes a crap I'll just have to buy a crate motor! We went from Mercedes to Fiat....WTF?
     
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    1fastsedan Destroyer of Warranties

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    The more I hear about the auto industry the more I think my next car will be a used SRT8...
     
  5. The "Reverend" CoolFlo

    The "Reverend" CoolFlo 300C - C = Classy!!

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    The more I hear about it .. the more I'm glad I didnt sell the car like I was going to last summer ...

    I'm gonna pay the car off soon and hold onto her!! Whatever Fiat does from here, they can kiss my ass!
     
  6. ChargerGirl

    ChargerGirl Mama / DB Geek / Driver

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    Not surprising. It sucks but the majority of car buyers look at cars like they are appliances, easy chairs or accessories. They don't actually like cars or know how to properly drive one which is why they're sacrificing safety and handling for a few less dollars spent at the gas pump. Fine, everybody get expensive-to-maintain higher insurance premium deathmobiles. I've already decided to buy large gas guzzling used Dodges until they're outlawed or something.
     
  7. Quick

    Quick Mgmt. - I can't help you

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    I wonder if the bell bottoms come with the car?
     
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    rwalshphoto Supporting Vendor

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    This guy has obviously never driven in California...
     
  9. StevoSRT

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    i HOPE he means in Italy. Has he ever BEEN to America? lol
     
  10. The Max

    The Max Full Access Member

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    I am Ok if he uses a Ferrari engine but get rid of the HEMI.

    WTF. The Tree huggers are winning.

    Sad because was thinking if they made the 392 6.4 maybe trading my Charger but now. Oh well nobody can beat me to the gas station!
     
  11. Kevan

    Kevan SRT-10 Owner

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    I think there's some sort of secret competition amongst automaker CEO's to see who can come up with the dumbest ideas and still maintain a salary.
    Winner gets $1.

    I DO NOT have a degree in business.
    I DO NOT run a multi-million/billion dollar company.

    I DO, however, have a brain.
    The re-birth of the HEMI is one of the smartest things Chrysler has done in the three decades.
    But don't believe me. Take a look at the numbers. NO, you tools. Not the books that have been cooked into oblivion. I'm talking about the REAL LIFE numbers.

    Go to YouTube and search for "HEMI". That commercial campaign was INSANELY successful. It spawned a couple of careers for the actors, created a metric fu*kton of merchandise, and brought back brand recognition to a maker that was surviving on minivans.
    On that site you will see your original commercials with views in the EIGHT FIGURE RANGE!!! Yeah...that number might not mean much to your accountants, but it does in the real world. Here's a hint: Madonna would throat Osama Bin Laden live on CNN prime time for 10,000,000 views of her latest video.

    You would be removing the transplanted heart of the company.
    I'm no doctor, but I think you need a heart to survive.
    And buy cars and trucks.
     
  12. StevoSRT

    StevoSRT Moderator

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    F the ferrari engine...ill stick with the HEMI :)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhghT689veA

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyrcP5utXt4
     
  13. loxmith

    loxmith Recovering Post Whore...

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    Sigh...this doesn't sound good.
     
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    Obviously I'm a Chrysler guy... but tell ya what, freakin' Ford is the only one standing after all this crap and isn't yet run by Obama or some foreign euro-kook-trash.

    My next car may be a Ford, if/when that occurs. Kudos to Ford for keepin' it real (and American-capitalist).
     
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    X2 - The deals on these are almost too good to pass up now.
     
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  18. StevoSRT

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    YEAH TAM!!!!!!!!!!!! :flowers:
     
  19. NOTPAID4

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    Kinda figured THAT was coming!!!! Guess he is NO dummer than the Chrysler/Dodge guys that discontinued the MAGNUMS!!!