Bankrupt Car Company Offers Luxury SUV

June 12, 2009 at 1:42 PM | by egw | Comments (0)

Hey, you know, this economic downturn, we can beat this! All we need is a smile and a $45,000 luxury car for our next road trip! Such must be the thinking behind Chrysler's decision to debut a luxury Grand Jeep Cherokee for its 2011 line, despite being bankrupt two years before its debut.

Built on Mercedes M-Class bones, the 2011 Grand Cherokee is a gas guzzler of the classic model with heated rear seats, auto-dimming headlights and a built-in back-seat tray so your upholstery doesn't get dirty. Since we know gas prices will never go up again, it's an SUV bargain! At least when R. Kelly sings "You remind me of my Jeep" from here on out, you can insist on a particular model.

Chrysler filed for a quickie bankruptcy in April; a proposed merger with Fiat is currently being fought by dealers nationwide who face forced closings under the new agreement.

In other news that must bode well for the world's wallets, Herm�s has admitted that so many people want its crocodile-leather bags that it has to farm its own crocs in Australia to keep up with demand. The UK's Times Online reports that the saltwater crocs live for up to four years in farm-fresh comfort before being killed and skinned, just so we can have a fancy suitcase or handbag to covet. That means someone must be able to afford this frippery, which will certainly trickle down, and suddenly—yay! We're all rich!

[Photo: Stoth.com]

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