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Re: Why domestic brands are suffering
Posted by Dan-O [Email] (more from Dan-O) on Sat, 14 Oct 2006 09:32:43
In Reply to: Re: Why domestic brands are suffering, Caarma
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, Sat, 14 Oct 2006 07:14:40
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Interesting thoughts On this point:
>>"I think it all comes down to the quality gap which was real and is now diminishing to the point that it is almost insignificant, (i.e. - best to worst difference is < 1 problem per hundred vehicles). But the perception gap remains and the press still chastises GM and Ford for every move they make..." <<
I tend to disagree. I don't think it's about perception. As a consumer I demand more than a car which won't strand me and which will perform well in a crash. To me those are the basics, the fundamentals, that all cars need to meet. US brands do that just fine. No, I want my car to get reasonably good mpg, to have good road feel, and to have interior materials that don't scream "cheap flimsy crap." Sadly, I think the US brands lag far behind the Japansese and the Europeans in all of these areas. Even the Japanse economy cars like the new Fit and Versa feel very substantial for "cheap cars" and are a pleasure to drive. Conversely, I recently drove a Cobalt for 2 days -- it was awful to drive, to be in, and to look at.
My $.02. Apologies to those who love their Cobalts.
--Dan
'03 9-5 Arc wagon, 32k
'93 900s, 131k
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Posts in this Thread:
- Why domestic brands are suffering, J, Sat, 14 Oct 2006 06:32:31
- E46 vs E90....., Mike Lynch
, Sat, 14 Oct 2006 13:49:35 - My experience, and my opinion... (very Very Long), Johnson
, Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:31:38 - Re: Why domestic brands are suffering, Hunter, Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:24:24
- Re: Why domestic brands are suffering, Caarma
, Sat, 14 Oct 2006 07:14:40
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