The American Car Companies Finally Enter the Ring

I'd made mention before that in my search for the ultimate Ol' Blue replacement, the Asian car manufacturers were coming out waaaay ahead of the American companies that are in so much trouble. Well, Chrysler appears to finally be getting message that they better do something to compete. I just caught wind that they're willing to offer ANOTHER $4,500 in cash allowances to people buying Chrysler products. Simply put, this means I could get a $9,000 trade in value for a truck that is worth barely $1,500 on the street. God Bless America!

I called my local Chrysler/Dodge dealer and asked which cars they have that qualify for the C4C program and he rattled off a list that included the Dodge Caliber, Dodge Avenger, Chrysler Sebring, and something called the "Patriot". Of these, I'm probably most interested in the Caliber as it's the most cheaply priced and has some legit cargo space being a hatchback type vehicle. It's tough to say whether or not buying a lower rated vehicle will be worth it in the long run, but we'll see.