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Old Aug 20, 2004 | 01:01 PM
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Jeep to double lineup. Includes Neon based Compass

Jeep will get the entry level Compass, a new Wrangler that includes a 4 door, and the Jeep Commander.

ALSO: The Neon is DEAD!!
It's going to be renamed when it's replaced.

http://www.detnews.com/2004/autosins...d01-248299.htm
Old Aug 20, 2004 | 01:05 PM
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Re: Jeep to double lineup. Includes Neon based Compass

I knew I heard that the Neon was going to be dying from somewhere...everyone raised the on me

That Jeep SUV thing is looking pretty badass! Almost like a Dune Buggy or something.

The four-door Wrangler-like model is expected to begin production in 2006, at Chrysler’s Toledo South Assembly Plant in Ohio, which will undergo a $900 million renovation starting this fall. A totally redesigned version of the Wrangler will also be made there
I thought the Wrangler was going to stay the same forever.

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Old Aug 20, 2004 | 01:20 PM
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Re: Jeep to double lineup. Includes Neon based Compass

Originally Posted by guionM
The Neon is DEAD!!

Bye.
Old Aug 20, 2004 | 01:31 PM
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Re: Jeep to double lineup. Includes Neon based Compass

Originally Posted by JEDCamino
Bye.
LMAO! (If that was a clever throwback to the "Hi." campaign. If you were just giving it the cold shoulder, as in who cares if it is gone, then never mind the LaughingMAO.)

As for the Jeep news, well, yippee. More Suvs...
Old Aug 20, 2004 | 01:44 PM
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The back looks really cool...then I found a pic of the FRONT of the Compass. Maybe it's the color, but the front looks ugly compared to the cool looking rear.

At least the INTERIOR looks cool
Old Aug 20, 2004 | 01:46 PM
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Re: Jeep to double lineup. Includes Neon based Compass

I think they should call the replacement of the Neon the "Slingshot" like one of the concepts.
Old Aug 20, 2004 | 01:49 PM
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The Neon name is already dead in Canada. When the car received it's last freshening the name was jettisoned in favour of SX 2.0 - I kid you not.
Old Aug 20, 2004 | 01:51 PM
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Re: Jeep to double lineup. Includes Neon based Compass

Interesting.

I'd have to see a 4-door Wrangler before passing judgement, but my initial reaction is

The Compass sounds like a cute little car for recent graduate tree-huggers. My oldest boy should love it!
Old Aug 20, 2004 | 03:45 PM
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Wow, one of the first Jeeps not to have the ability to have 4wd or AWD drive. Way to live up to the "Jeep" name. Nothing says Jeep like FWD 4 bangers.
Old Aug 20, 2004 | 06:06 PM
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Re: Jeep to double lineup. Includes Neon based Compass

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Wow, one of the first Jeeps not to have the ability to have 4wd or AWD drive. Way to live up to the "Jeep" name. Nothing says Jeep like FWD 4 bangers.
Who's to say the production won't have AWD? Isn't this the same platform as the next gen Evo?
Old Aug 20, 2004 | 06:41 PM
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Re: Jeep to double lineup. Includes Neon based Compass

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Who's to say the production won't have AWD? Isn't this the same platform as the next gen Evo?
According to what I have read, Yes.
Old Aug 20, 2004 | 07:45 PM
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Re: Jeep to double lineup. Includes Neon based Compass

Originally Posted by 96_Camaro_B4C
LMAO! (If that was a clever throwback to the "Hi." campaign. If you were just giving it the cold shoulder, as in who cares if it is gone, then never mind the LaughingMAO.)

As for the Jeep news, well, yippee. More Suvs...
LOL, i remember those "HI" campaign ads. I couldn't take a 1-mile trip without seeing a Neon billboard that said "HI!". Those stupid ads made me hate the Neon before it ever had a chance.
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