tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post3496276328951457696..comments2024-01-03T05:23:36.046-08:00Comments on The Citizens: The SUV Controversy - What's in a vehicle category?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-64880743553607675002013-05-26T05:34:04.944-07:002013-05-26T05:34:04.944-07:00I’d like to visit your weblog extra usually but re...I’d like to visit your weblog extra usually but recently it seems to be <br />taking without end to come back up. I visit from work, and our connection there is fairly good.<br />Do you assume the issue might be on your finish?<br /><br /><br />Visit my homepage <a href="http://moodle.presentationhs.org/user/profile.php?id=72329" rel="nofollow">how to increase chances of getting pregnant</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-39308131632840360002013-02-27T06:14:40.964-08:002013-02-27T06:14:40.964-08:00I seriously love your blog.. Pleasant colors &...I seriously love your blog.. Pleasant colors & theme.<br />Did you build this web site yourself? Please reply back as I'm attempting to create my very own site and would like to learn where you got this from or what the theme is named. Thanks!<br /><br />Also visit my web-site :: <a href="http://mycarauction.info/" rel="nofollow">vehicles</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-84707766727549901992009-08-04T15:27:19.605-07:002009-08-04T15:27:19.605-07:00"And when you hit the gas peddle..."
N..."And when you hit the gas peddle..." <br /><br />Now that's a freudian slip. =)The Law Talking Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886791396468512490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-66292652702418992722009-08-04T15:26:21.090-07:002009-08-04T15:26:21.090-07:00I concur about GM, btw. I said laconically when l...I concur about GM, btw. I said laconically when looking at possible new SUVS that I wasn't too proud to drive Ford, but I was too proud to drive a GM.The Law Talking Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886791396468512490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-47641112563129802322009-08-04T15:21:49.081-07:002009-08-04T15:21:49.081-07:00The SUV names dnn't really have this theme, I ...The SUV names dnn't really have this theme, I think. What is the right-wing theme for: Escalade, Navigator, Escape(?), Edge, Forester, CR-V (?), Yukon, Outlander, XTerra, Sportage, Pathfinder, TrailBlazer, Cayenne(?)<br /><br />They're just trying to do what made SUVs so clever: market a masculine-sounding vehicle to middle-aged suburban women. You know, your man may be a tired loser, but at least you've got your powerful, muscular Explorer or Navigator you can rely on. <br /><br />Or you can geek out to this:http://www.igorinternational.com/process/suv-name-taxonomy.phpThe Law Talking Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17886791396468512490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-28206909769685503442009-08-04T13:03:27.830-07:002009-08-04T13:03:27.830-07:00Another party to the SUV idiotocracy, (okay, I mak...Another party to the SUV idiotocracy, (okay, I make up words like Bush too), is the social engineering aspect. The people of this country have been made very angry by it's government for over 40 years, it is no mistake that one way to tap into that anger is by offering an angry mob something that gives them power, or at least it makes them feel powerful. The auto industry just tapped into the psyche of the country. I think it is foolish to call the industry stupid, they knew what they were doing, and they knew their time was limited...make as much money as you can as fast as you can, and take your 100 million plus and go to the beach. The Economist said 8 years ago that the US auto industry would be gone...this is not a surprise...to think that events like selling all of these SUVs at huge profit margins for years and suddenly you are bankrupt...the money went somewhere...by design.<br /><br />And RBR is correct about the names of the SUVs...I guess they think only 'real Americans' are polluters and gas hogs...a swampy old world. WWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-34456665276262127612009-08-04T09:44:49.286-07:002009-08-04T09:44:49.286-07:00When they come out with the "Choose Life!&quo...When they come out with the "Choose Life!" Jeep, then I'll start complaning :-)Dr. Strangelovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14407042105777411150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-9101661956645330292009-08-04T09:43:52.981-07:002009-08-04T09:43:52.981-07:00"...smells like a steak and seats 45! Canyon..."...smells like a steak and seats 45! Canyonero!"Raised By Republicanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461006522141969925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-83279912522873758322009-08-04T09:42:54.462-07:002009-08-04T09:42:54.462-07:00Gosh, yes--I remember now I once rented a Sebring ...Gosh, yes--I remember now I once rented a Sebring too. I think I repressed the experience.Dr. Strangelovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14407042105777411150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-46607559699046955972009-08-04T09:39:45.320-07:002009-08-04T09:39:45.320-07:00While "Compass" obviously was a mistaken...While "Compass" obviously was a mistaken addition to RbR's list, he is right about the others. And why not? If Americans are more likely to buy "Liberty" and "Patriot" Jeeps than "Tiger" or "Concerto" Jeeps (picking fake names at random) then why not pick the more appealing name? Apparently folks like RbR and myself are not the target market for these SUVs.Dr. Strangelovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14407042105777411150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-75153292060506178072009-08-04T08:30:41.631-07:002009-08-04T08:30:41.631-07:00American Auto makers are arrogant enough to think ...American Auto makers are arrogant enough to think that they can create markets where none existed. And it worked for a while. A friend of mine works in retail and he prefers to cater to high end clients. He says that he can spend 20 minutes with a lower end client who will spend $30. He can spend the same 20 minutes with a high end client who will spend $130. In some ways, more expensive vehicles fit the same story.<br /><br />Also, the manufacturers had financing arms that would allow less affluent clients buy $45K worth of vehicle. You'd see these things parked in front of dumpy houses. Can't afford a nice house, but I can have a tripped out car. So it wasn't just the wealthy that RBR describes who bought these. In fact, in CA the wealthy tended to buy smaller cars. <br /><br />And finally, GM had a reputation for building big, heavy cars. They simply put their big engines into larger chaises, thus saving on design and engineering. I once rented a Sebring. It was horrid, like driving a tank or maybe my dad's 1960 Ford Starliner. There was no agility in the handling at all. And when you hit the gas peddle, it sounded like a muscle car from the 1970s. One big seller for several years was the Dodge Neon, a compact. With the exception of one model year, they didn't have a reputation for reliability.<br /><br />The American automakers, with the exception of Ford (thanks largely to the success of its European units), were never very good at building small cars and therefore, made up the story that Americans don't want small cars. They believed their own propaganda. American automakers ignored the lessons of history. There have been three boom-bust cycles in the American auto industry. And on each bust, small, compacts like the Datsun or Volkswagen have entered the American market to mass appeal. What was the definition of insanity? Something about repeating the same thing?USwestnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-78419179577140595382009-08-04T08:25:46.756-07:002009-08-04T08:25:46.756-07:00They're all militaristic or nationalistic them...They're all militaristic or nationalistic themes. Admittedly Compass is the least such of the list. But I think you'll grant me that naming a car "Liberty" or "Commander" is a bit over the top.Raised By Republicanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461006522141969925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-72734306728304379492009-08-04T07:09:11.264-07:002009-08-04T07:09:11.264-07:00compass is right wing?compass is right wing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762928.post-82927626462561737632009-08-04T05:09:52.634-07:002009-08-04T05:09:52.634-07:00A further thought about how the most notorious SUV...A further thought about how the most notorious SUVs aren't in the top ten for sales.... Car execs have been saying for years that given the choice, Americans won't buy smaller, more fuel efficient models. Leaving aside the CFC program which is essentially paying Americans to make that choice, look at the top ten selling SUVs. Most of them are among the smallest and most fuel efficient (and least emitting) vehicles in the class. Auto-makers should have been shifting away from the really big models to compete with that. So why didn't they?<br /><br />I suspect it is because American auto-makers have a business model that emphasizes a diverse and long product list. They want to have a model available for every conceivable taste in car. And the really beastly SUVs are cheap to build relative to the price they can command. <br /><br />But with downsizing in these companies the diversity of the product lines is going away - about 30 years after it should have. The auto-manufacturers will be forced to focus on their most profitable models. CFC is great because it will help convince Detroit that Americans will buy fuel efficient cars if given the chance.Raised By Republicanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461006522141969925noreply@blogger.com