MOPAR Dead?

Dartswinger70 said

Mom had a 1980 dodge omni what a POS that was. I knew then that that was when Chrysler was going down hill. The stuff that would break on that car,door handle linkage I remember going in through he right rear passenger door as that was the only door left that would open from the outside, and opening the drivers door..the ransmission just went once when I was driving it. keep in mind the car was maybe 5 6 years old when this stuff started going bad...people loved the mini vans and the K cars but...I think chrysler front wheel drive was the down turn...

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When I worked at the C-P-D Dealership in early '86, 90% of the F'd-up noises, dreveability issues, & leaks were all RWD cars & the trucks. The FWD's were better handling & wore tires better, as quick or quicker & way better mpg's, few screwball noises to track down, & rarely leaked anything. True, the early versions needed upgrading, & every guy 30 & under intentionally tried to see "what they could take" it seemed. Full rev neutral-drops w/the wheels cut, etc. etc., Mopar let them find out what the weak spots were....made the fixes as They went. Just as the engineering & design caught up, it seemed like the QC took a sh*t , ....Pass.-side strut tower spot welds on the Omnis popped & the struts ended up in the hood(mostly '88's), yeah.....the pot-metal outside handles & the fold of sheetmetal inside the top of the door making contact w/the release-rod lever is an unforgiveable fail they never fixed.