Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:11:10 +1300 From: Richard Sutherland-Smith <richard.ssnospamr.net.nz> Subject: Re: "Latest Saab 9-3 retains distinctive personality, performance"
> Eeyore wrote: >> >> johannes wrote: >> >>> Eeyore wrote: >>>> johannes wrote: >>>>> Eeyore wrote: >>>>>> Adrian wrote: >>>>>>> Eeyore (rabbitsfriendsandrelationsnospamail.com) gurgled happily, >>>>>>> sounding much like they were saying : >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Would it have done better as a Chevrolet maybe ? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Since Chevrolet is "GM's global value brand" - value being used in the >>>>>>> same >>>>>>> sense as "Tesco stripy" - and is the badge now stuck onto Daewoos, I >>>>>>> doubt >>>>>>> it's quite what they're aiming for with the BLT... >>>>>> >>>>>> At least it's not associated with white haired Floridians and a >>>>>> reputation for >>>>>> building barges. >>>>>> >>>>>> I doubt many in the UK know it's a 'value brand' anyway (aside from >>>>>> Daewoo >>>>>> having being renamed Chevrolet). They're more likely to look at the >>>>>> Corvette and >>>>>> think 'Ooohh' ! >>>>> >>>>> Or they're are usually trucks? Chevy trucks have this very prominent >>>>> Chevy cross on the front. >>>> >>>> Not something you'd see in the UK. There's no real market for 'trucks' >>>> here. >>> >>> >>> Yes, a strange difference to the US market where trucks are the thing to >>> have, apparently. But trucks have high fuel consumption due to drag, and >>> we pay over twice as much for fuel. >> >> Is it strange ? Why would the average person even want a 'truck' ? >> >> Graham > Dunno, ask the US citizens here why they wanna pick-up truck, many of > them have one. To clear the snow in the NE! I remember seeing new ones for sale with snowploughs attached. -- Richard Sutherland-Smith 19 Webb Road, Wanganui 4500, NZ
