[mustardjohn]

quote "????I'm Baffled"

That is what marketing is all about. That is why people buy pet rocks. "Baffling"

Don't get me wrong marketing can be [is] a winning strategy. ergo "resale value", blah blah and "German engineering = I want an beamer" and "Japan = quality" but it is still BS. A game of how can I make you want this? How can I get you to believe me? How can I make you think this is a reliable product?

Of course you have to be about equal but after that spin goes a long way. The last thing you want is more data.

I work in sales and marketing. One great TV ad among equals can change the landscape for many years.

20 years ago who would have thought you would pay as much for a bottle of water as a cheap beer. Now many have to have bottle water and only drink imported or microbrewed beer.

What happened to Pabst Blue Ribbon or Schlitz?

Ford and GM let the Asians gain equality in small/medium cars after that spin takes over

Thank god for US inventiveness in minivans and SUVs and never allowing equality in trucks or [realtively] cheap mussle cars.

Wonder what the new GTO is is all about? Hope it is not too retro.