Jeeps moving to Fiat platforms

[WorkingOnIt]

http://www.autoweek.com/article/2009110 ... /911059998

Well, nobody's going to miss the Patriot or Compass, but Cherokee successor Liberty is also going Fiat (and "major modification" to 2011 Wrangler sounds like trouble).

[DarthChicken]

The Wrangler has been a piece of junk for quite a while.  Fit and finish that would be considered worse than something coming out of a 3rd world country has been overlooked on that vehicle too long, because "its a jeep".  No wonder they're total yearly sales is so low.

[benyeats]

[quote="DarthChicken"]
The Wrangler has been a piece of junk for quite a while.  Fit and finish that would be considered worse than something coming out of a 3rd world country has been overlooked on that vehicle too long, because "its a jeep".  No wonder they're total yearly sales is so low.


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you could substitute Land Rover Defender for Jeep word for word in the above.

[WorkingOnIt]

[quote="DarthChicken"]
The Wrangler has been a piece of junk for quite a while.  Fit and finish that would be considered worse than something coming out of a 3rd world country has been overlooked on that vehicle too long, because "its a jeep".  No wonder they're total yearly sales is so low.
[/quote]

New evidence of the depth of desperation.

Chrysler summons the golden Jeep Wrangler tiki gods

"On April 1, five contestants who correctly answered a Jeep trivia question on Twitter will dig in a giant sandbox in Camp Jeep outside the Jacob K. Javits Center, site of the New York International Auto Show, looking for the golden Jeep tiki."

[Heywood-Yablowme]

"He who digs in giant public sand box usually finds golden cat sh1t."