For those of you that don't know, a Chrysler LeBaron convertible was the ride of choice for Miss Bell in the first season of Veronica Mars.

Came for number one, leaving satisfied. There is a way to make them a little more exciting though... Stick a Kristen Bell in one!

Yeah, in Germany, for example, pretty much everybody I talk to thinks both Fiats and Alfas are unreliable pieces of shit. Chrysler has gotten better since the DCX days but still has room for improvement. It'll be interesting to see how the new Italian family members will affect the quality.

Yeah, as tonyola said, indirectly the first Alfa in about 10 years. I'm really hoping that between this and the Avenger replacement that Dodge actually makes cars that can actually do stuff like, you know, turn. The Alfa connection gives me some hope, and the newest Charger is an improvement... We'll see what…

I dunno the last time I was excited for a compact. Maybe because this one is, indirectly, the first Alfa in the US in about 10 years? Can that be exciting?

SOON.

Coming from one of the finalists from the competition that put Joslin in this job...

I definitely agree with the unibody vs body-on-frame bit. Are you really going to argue that vehicles like the XJ, Comanche, Grand Cherokee, and hell even the Liberty aren't trucks just because they're unibody? Seems stupid, considering they're more capable than many "real" trucks.

1st - Eat shit, China. We should do exactly as what was said and ramp up the imports on Chinese automotive parts. Too bad we have too many bought and paid for lawmakers to ever get that accomplished.

And they also (should) be aware of the current situation you're in, and will stop chatting if there are sudden movements or anything of the sort. People on phones don't do that, because they don't know what's going on.

Good news, sir. The Giulietta is actually coming to America.

Thank you. That's what I thought, that uConnect didn't integrate HVAC controls and there were still some real buttons for the radio, but I didn't have the picture to prove it XD.

I know they were planning on that many variants at one point, but I think most of that was even pre-Fiat. There was also a 4.0L version in the works at one point.

Back in the day (like 60's and early 70's) V8's and I6's were much more common. Today I believe it's the V6, but I'd imagine the I4 is going to overtake it very soon as we start to see more crossovers with them.

She does. A very common trick is to pull the head and fuel injection goodies out of a 4.0L in a newer Wrangler or Cherokee and slap them on older AMC's with the I6

Are you kidding? Nice price all day. It's an Eagle. It's a RARE Eagle. Stick shift. AMC I6.

I don't see how any of these cars are similar. :P

As long as we get the original Alfa suspension tuning I'm not too upset about it.

And here I thought Japanese packages were always a little smaller than others.

I think you're right, while a couple of year old vehicles are cheaper in the United States, once you seem to get over the older than 10 years hump, used vehicles are cheaper in Germany. Anyway, let's compare: