On Fri, 6 Aug 1999, Denton Taylor wrote:
>>
>>"On Leicas and other fancy jewelry"
>>To add to Doris' lines: Vinyl is just as good as leather in car interiors.
>> Seriously folks, this is a pretty lame argument all the way around.
>>Aren't we kinda oddballs just because of our strict adherence to the
>>'OM-Way'? Liecas are quality cameras and the price is representative of
>>that. I've been casually looking at vehicles lately as we are planning on
>>replacing the Suburban with something newer, more reliable and comfy. Has
>>anybody looked at the price of a Toyata LandCruiser lately? Is a Toyota
>>worth THAT MUCH more than a Chevy Tahoe? Well, what is build quality,
>>safety and reliability worth? The fact that a LandCruiser is a "status
>>symbol" is terciary in our vehicle search. >>
>
>Hmmm, a Toyota is a status symbol? If you would have said a Range Rover...
Yes, indeed, the $40k+ LC is status. it matters not one whit that it sucks
at what the Jones' ask it to do: ferry ONE soccer mom, an occasional
pooch or spoiled brat, pick up groceries, and other mundane chores better
and more efficiently done with a sedan. Hell, you can get a Mercedes C220
or BMW 323i for that money, and still have spare change. But SUVs have
become a way to flaunt wealth/disposable income. After all, if you can
spend that much on car that guzzles dead dinosaurs, you MUST have too much
money on your hand. Sad. Oh, and get this: a Ford Explorer is relatively
cheap, so Ford rebadges it as a Mercury and makes another large profit.
Toyota does the same with the Lexus LX 470, as so many others.
Point your browser to http://poseur.4x4.org
/Acer Victoria
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