top 10 automotive betrayals

"aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe" (emaxxbl) 02/27/2019 at 19:21 • Filed to: None

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E90M3 > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 02/27/2019 at 19:25

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What's wrong with that? It is a small engine, after all.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 02/27/2019 at 19:27

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Chrysler font?

jimz > E90M3 02/27/2019 at 19:28

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the Tritec was basically a Chrysler Neon engine with lower displacement.  it was actually used in Neons in export markets.

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > E90M3 02/27/2019 at 19:32

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More stickers = more parts + BMW prices = more profits

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability 02/27/2019 at 19:39

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The W11 was largely a Chrysler design so ya

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 02/27/2019 at 19:42

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Fun fact: Certain engines used in modern Minis can trace their design back to the Dodge Neon 2.0.

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 02/27/2019 at 19:52

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Yup. There’s are some posts on NAM from one of the designers (supposedly ). Its quite fun! Apparently the head design is very closely based off of the Status super touring car’s head.

Milky > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 02/27/2019 at 19:53

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Speaking of Chryslers and logos falling off, my old Crossfire key:

aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe > Milky 02/27/2019 at 19:55

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doesn’t that make it more upscale?

Milky > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 02/27/2019 at 20:04

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More like uncharged for repairs.  

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 02/27/2019 at 20:22

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Yes, the Tritec engines in the first generation Minis (like the one pictured) are basically downsized Neon 2.0s. In the R50 like mine you can get the Chrysler engine, hooked up to a Peugeot transmission, in a rover designed shell, engineered by BMW. 

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 02/27/2019 at 20:26

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The Chrysler engine in my Rover shell engineered by the Germans is hooked up to a Peugeot transmission!

ItalianJobR53 - now with added 'MERICA and unreliability > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 02/27/2019 at 23:33

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The engine is assembled in Brazil!

kanadanmajava1 > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 02/28/2019 at 02:19

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Internet didn’t take BMW Supra very kindly...

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > aberson Bresident of the FullyAssed Committe 02/28/2019 at 07:04

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This:

Should be somewhere on that list.