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A horrible crime on what used to be Chrysler/Dodge/Ram. Corporate mergers, acquisitions for those acquired typically not good. Prime example.

If you get the chance, read the book "Taken for a Ride", which is a detailed account of the Daimler-Chrysler merger.

Not a merger of equals, but a full blown takeover.

I followed it closely from the Wall Street Journal's perspective when it was happening. It was indeed a takeover. Chrysler at the time had barrels of cash. And, with the SUV Cruze going into full swing, MB did not have credible technology to get into the market quickly. Therefore, Jeep was a way to get into it immediately without years of engineering efforts by Benz.

Benz threw Chrysler some scraps (Crossfire, using old Benz designs and 300, using the old E Class underpinnings).

Got what they needed and shuffled it off to Cerberus, who was not very good in the financial field, and even worse as a car manufacturer.

The rest, as they say, is history.

Shame, really. I liked a lot of. their products over the years. Now, they're all gone.

I’m a fan of the Acadia. If my lease was up now, it would get a hard look

I like all the GM full sizers. I'd probably end up in Enclave if I had to pick. The Traverse has morphed into basically a 3/4 Tahoe... In all reality it probably has nearly as much useable room at this point.

If leasing the Infiniti QX60 has been a deal for quite some time now, but, not class leading by any means. Nice interior though.

I drove a Traverse today and it was a nice ride except for the weird gear shift stalk and the fact I couldn’t find the headlight switch. I’m also not a fan of the big touch screen with so many icons to read that you’re off the road by the time you locate the one you want.