trymee submitted on 9/4/2012 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:28:01 PM
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Just 974 units of the new Dodge Dart were sold after two months have passed since it was first offered in the market. A factor cited for the low sales is the manual transmission. Dealers received the first batch of the Dart along with aRead Article
— trymee (View Profile)
Another knell for the manual transmission. On the bright side, there are at least 974 people who know how to row their own gears.— AlleVier (View Profile)
Another knell for the manual transmission. On the bright side, there are at least 974 people who know how to row their own gears.
— AlleVier (View Profile)
Posted on 9/4/2012 4:55:23 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2
The competition is tough and the new Dart is relatively unknown. Don't think it is just the manual trannie.— vdiv (View Profile)
The competition is tough and the new Dart is relatively unknown. Don't think it is just the manual trannie.
— vdiv (View Profile)
Posted on 9/4/2012 7:12:15 PM | | Votes: 2
@ vdivExactly. I remember seeing one Dodge Dart commercial during the last few weeks in comparison to four different Focus commercials.You have to spend money to make money, and in this case, Chrysler has dropped the ball on advertising this model.— MorePower (View Profile)
@ vdivExactly. I remember seeing one Dodge Dart commercial during the last few weeks in comparison to four different Focus commercials.You have to spend money to make money, and in this case, Chrysler has dropped the ball on advertising this model.
— MorePower (View Profile)
Posted on 9/4/2012 9:47:24 PM | | Votes: 1
In part its the name. Dodge Dart? C'mon, the marketing weenies could not come up with anything better than that?Oh, and for the manual, more proof that Americans are automotive retards - they want sedans (not hatches), slushboxes (not manuals) and gas engines (not diesels). Morons.Oh, and before you jump my case - I am an American.— Patronus (View Profile)
In part its the name. Dodge Dart? C'mon, the marketing weenies could not come up with anything better than that?Oh, and for the manual, more proof that Americans are automotive retards - they want sedans (not hatches), slushboxes (not manuals) and gas engines (not diesels). Morons.Oh, and before you jump my case - I am an American.
— Patronus (View Profile)
Posted on 9/4/2012 10:33:19 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2
Oh, your case should be jumped on precisely because you are an American and you should know better about cars. Of course naming a car something that is hard to distinguish from Dirt and then trying to sell it to the American kind is a tough proposition.— vdiv (View Profile)
Oh, your case should be jumped on precisely because you are an American and you should know better about cars. Of course naming a car something that is hard to distinguish from Dirt and then trying to sell it to the American kind is a tough proposition.
Posted on 9/5/2012 5:03:36 PM | | Votes: 1
Another factor cited for the low sales is that it's a Dodge Dart.— 800over (View Profile)
Another factor cited for the low sales is that it's a Dodge Dart.
— 800over (View Profile)
Posted on 9/5/2012 11:42:40 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0
Manual or automatic, this car just like its other siblings will only see the light of day in the rentals, plain and simple.— Designer1 (View Profile)
Manual or automatic, this car just like its other siblings will only see the light of day in the rentals, plain and simple.
— Designer1 (View Profile)
Posted on 9/5/2012 11:56:16 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0
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