You should sell a lot of Dodge Nitros and Jeep Patriots too. Patriot should get all those Cherokee lover that hate the Liberty back and the Nirto just looks bad ***. Nirto for men, Liberty for Women, it's like your selling razors

 

I haven't seen the Nitro in person yet, but a friend of mine who really wanted a Nitro went to NYIAS and saw it in person... :hurl: At least, that was his take of it.

We sell tons and tons of Libertys, and I honestly never considered them a "girly truck" until I started selling them...holy ****!!! I haven't sold one to a man yet, and we've sold 8-9 new and used in the 6 weeks I've been sales manager. I sold a new Sport model to my aunt, and drove a new one for a weekend...while the interior is in desparate need of updating (a Torrent feels like a VW compared to a Liberty), the ergonomics are pretty good and the driving feel is very comfortable. I really liked it. I have a Jeep Green M6 Renegade coming in that I could actually see myself in if I needed a car...but I don't...and even the Renegades are deemed girly

As for the Patriot, it is WAY, WAY better looking than the Compass, but its still a FWD, car-based cute-ute that will go over well with women, and be ignored by men. Here's to hoping the Liberty replacement is as "manly" as the old Cherokee (I've always had a soft spot in my heart for a 2 door, M5 Cherokee Sport), and they rename it the Cherokee.

As for my buying habits, now that it is against my career advancement to pursue a new GM purchase (those GM points will have to wait for the F5, if I get one), I do admit to eyeing a gorgeous, done-up dark grey, 5.3 Z71 '04 Sierra SLE reg cab I just took in on trade....

I might sell DCX, but every person in that dealership knows what I bleed And it isn't Hemi orange...

 

What was the extent of that refresh?

I suppose I used a bad choice of words. I meant that 2002 was the last time they completely revamped the platform. I am not mistaken in thinking this, right? Toyota/Honda haven't been sitting still in the minivan segment, so Chrylser's gotta keep up, and frequent product refreshes/revamps would help.

 

Pretty ugly, I coudl never get behind the wheel of a minivan, those tail lights are ugly, adn I dont think the slope of the roof helps it any.

 

Quote: "Nobody is buying minivans these days..."

Sales may be declining, but the numbers are still very high. Minivans will be with us for a looong time to come.

Finn

 

In the paper today they reviews a Mazda 5 minivan, looks very similar to the spy pics of the chrysler.

 

Darth,

Its pretty minor, the refresh for '05...but it seems to be enough that the Chrysler faithful all want the '05+ style with the Stow N Go...hence why I have a ton of used '04s