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Timothy

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Re: Brand Loyalty
« Reply #40 on: July 23, 2017, 06:45:12 PM »
Like my pop, I work for my family.  I rue the day I stopped working for one guy and went corporate!  My salary is bigger but the pain of dealing with incompetent management ain't worth the trouble..
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Re: Brand Loyalty
« Reply #41 on: July 23, 2017, 10:28:01 PM »
I think I mentioned before that I like Chevy trucks and some of my friends and ex-coworkers make them for a living. I'm loyal to a brand that's been good to me in the past. The fact it also makes my best friend a good living is a nice bonus.

My older brother bought a made in Mexico Dodge truck when he was working for GM. He said it was the worst POS he ever owned but when it was time to buy a new truck he bought another made in Mexico Dodge. There's brand loyalty and then there's blind stupidity.
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Re: Brand Loyalty
« Reply #42 on: July 24, 2017, 07:37:49 AM »
Brand loyalty.  Blind Stupidity. 

Nice linkage there.  Sort of like being a Democrat and a gun owner all at the same time.

I've had good luck with my Ford's.  My wife has 396k miles on a 2002 7.3L diesel Excursion and I have 197k miles on a 2006 F-250 6.0L truck. 

I'm putting a new stereo in the F-250 this week...or rather having one installed.  Maybe I oughta start a thread and get comments on the components I selected.
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Re: Brand Loyalty
« Reply #43 on: July 24, 2017, 08:09:48 AM »
Or being agains thuman trafficking and in favor of sanctuary cities.
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Re: Brand Loyalty
« Reply #44 on: July 24, 2017, 08:26:02 AM »
Quote from: Rastus on July 24, 2017, 07:37:49 AM
Brand loyalty.  Blind Stupidity. 

Nice linkage there.  Sort of like being a Democrat and a gun owner all at the same time.

I've had good luck with my Ford's.  My wife has 396k miles on a 2002 7.3L diesel Excursion and I have 197k miles on a 2006 F-250 6.0L truck. 

I'm putting a new stereo in the F-250 this week...or rather having one installed.  Maybe I oughta start a thread and get comments on the components I selected.

I am driving an ex-police car (Crown Vic) with 120,000 miles and expect to get 300,000 more. Love the ride, power, etc... It was an unmarked unit. I am over 60 and have owned Ford all my life except for 2 cars. 1 was a Dodge van which had consistent transmission issues (one of the first years they went to electronic control) and the other was a 1966 Plymouth Fury when I was a kid.

There are just certain items that I am very brand loyal too.

Firearms I will lean toward well know brands but will not shy away from any brand if upon exam and references if looks reliable.
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Re: Brand Loyalty
« Reply #45 on: July 24, 2017, 08:29:33 AM »
As far as car and truck brands, I think "brand loyalty" is somewhat ignorant. You can get a "good one", or a "bad one" in any brand. Back in 1979 I bought a Volkswagen Rabbit Diesel. They were very poorly rated by Consumer Reports. All solid black "circles". I took a chance and bought it anyway. It turned out to be one of the best and most dependable vehicles I ever owned.

I sold it in 1991 when we moved to Arizona, only because it didn't have A/C. (It wasn't offered on the Rabbit Diesel until 1980). It had 115,000 miles on it, and the Michelin tires were original, and still had plenty of tread! And I never even rotated them. It got an honest 50 MPG all the while I had it. My current, and probably last new car is a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee that I couldn't be happier with. Not a single problem. The 5.7 HEMI has 360 H.P., and with the 8 speed ZF Automatic Transmission, it's unbelievably fast for a full size SUV. And thus far I'm averaging 17 MPG.

No matter what you buy, or how much you pay, it can go either way. You roll the dice and take your chances with today's durable goods. Regardless of who made them, or where. 
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tombogan03884

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Re: Brand Loyalty
« Reply #46 on: July 24, 2017, 12:44:26 PM »
I'd rather drive a Toyota, or Nissan, made in America than a Ford made in Canada .
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Timothy

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Brand Loyalty
« Reply #47 on: July 24, 2017, 01:23:36 PM »
Ford has one Canadian assembly plant these days.  It assembles four current models, none of which I own.  All of my last five were built in the Midwest where all of Ford assembly plants reside in the US.

They've changed the way they rate "domestic" production, I think the Wrangler is the new number one!  Possibly the least reliable vehicle made today.
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Re: Brand Loyalty
« Reply #48 on: July 24, 2017, 02:22:45 PM »
Best way to pick a vehicle is to get the most stolen. Nissan Centra lead the pack for years.
People must love them if they'll steal them, or have one stolen. 
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Timothy

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Re: Brand Loyalty
« Reply #49 on: July 24, 2017, 02:51:23 PM »
Quote from: tombogan03884 on July 24, 2017, 02:22:45 PM
Best way to pick a vehicle is to get the most stolen. Nissan Centra lead the pack for years.
People must love them if they'll steal them, or have one stolen.

Coincidentally I just read that report last week.  Most cars are stolen for their parts.  Don't remember who led the pack last year.
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