Re: [MBZ] Could be an R-class?

2016-01-11 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
I saw this thing and it looked to me like what an R-class should 
actually be, tarted up of course to wear the star, and with 
fragrance dispensers to cover up the smell of puking chirruns in the 
back.  Now that Fiat owns Chrysler, I guess that won't happen.


Coupla years ago we rented a diesel T meenievayan, badged as a 
Lancia, in Italy, which I guess is a Fiat in disguise too.  I shall 
admit to everyone now that I actually kinda liked it...


http://jalopnik.com/2017-chrysler-town-country-this-is-it-1752175922

--R


When the R came out, there was a dogcrypsler that looked very 
similar.  I suspected both were the same platform.  "Experts" assured 
me they were not.  However after I saw that post-merger dodge vans 
had ATE and other components from das vaterland, I still suspect 
there was some interchangeability between the R and the dodgcrypsler 
products.


I always hoped, during the marriage, for a MB version of the grand 
caravan with an OM engine and MB trans.  The new "Vito" is supposed 
to be here now, but Vito has a bad reputation for reliability, so who 
knows how good/bad it is.  The grand caravan is still the best small 
van option, unless you never haul anything but chirruns, then maybe 
an asian POS might be desirable.


I enjoyed driving the heap SDL on the 1300 mile trip, but I generally 
prefer the van for long trips.


The GC/T gets a bad rap.  It is an excellent vehicle.

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[MBZ] Could be an R-class?

2016-01-11 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
I saw this thing and it looked to me like what an R-class should 
actually be, tarted up of course to wear the star, and with fragrance 
dispensers to cover up the smell of puking chirruns in the back.  Now 
that Fiat owns Chrysler, I guess that won't happen.


Coupla years ago we rented a diesel T meenievayan, badged as a Lancia, 
in Italy, which I guess is a Fiat in disguise too.  I shall admit to 
everyone now that I actually kinda liked it...


http://jalopnik.com/2017-chrysler-town-country-this-is-it-1752175922


--R

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