IreadLRPD

Post #329,876 by lincoln 7/19/10 10:40:25 AM Reply	IreadLRPD Why do so many car commercials feature stunt drivers performing feats on closed roads? Is there any other product that is sold by showing us how it can do something we're never supposed to do with it once we buy it? "Chicago to my mind was the only place to be. ... I above all liked the city because it was filled with people all a-bustle, and the clatter of hooves and carriages, and with delivery wagons and drays and peddlers and the boom and clank of freight trains. And when those black clouds came sailing in from the west, pouring thunderstorms upon us so that you couldn't hear the cries or curses of humankind, I liked that best of all. Chicago could stand up to the worst God had to offer. I understood why it was built--a place for trade, of course, with railroads and ships and so on, but mostly to give all of us a magnitude of defiance that is not provided by one house on the plains. And the plains is where those storms come from." -- E.L. Doctorow
Post #329,880 by drook 7/19/10 11:57:13 AM Reply	Ref: Will It Blend? -- Drew
Post #329,916 by Ashton 7/19/10 7:09:13 PM Reply	Vibrators? Straight razors? Whipped-cream pies? I could almost see voting for Palin in 2012 on the grounds that this sorry ratfucking excuse for a republic, this savage, smirking, predatory empire deserves her. Bring on the Rapture, motherfuckers! -- via RC
Post #329,918 by static 7/19/10 8:16:07 PM Reply	They're selling dreams. Q:Is it proper to eat cheeseburgers with your fingers? A:No, the fingers should be eaten separately.
Post #329,921 by drook 7/19/10 9:09:14 PM Reply	Read an interesting article today Corporations need to understand the difference between their mission and their business plan. "Mission" is the value you provide. "Business plan" is how you make money. For GM, mission is "Provide vehicles people want to drive", and "Business plan" is (or was) make money on financing. The commercials show what they currently believe their mission is: Make people feel good about themselves by appealing to their egos. -- Drew
Post #329,922 by static 7/19/10 9:44:52 PM Reply	Most illuminating. I wonder about other car ads... Mitsubishi are currently spruiking fixed-price servicing on their new cars which is obviously an appeal to people who think new cars cost too much to maintain. :-/ Great Wall motors are capitalizing on their price point. BMW are selling the quality of the driving experience. So are Mazda. So was Honda, not so long ago. :-) Wade. Q:Is it proper to eat cheeseburgers with your fingers? A:No, the fingers should be eaten separately.
Post #329,925 by folkert 7/20/10 12:27:20 AM Reply	My Mits is the cheapest car... I've ever had the pleasure of maintaining. at 68,000 for my 2002... I've done regular maintenance, a set of front brakes, a set of tires, four bolts for the front sway bar. One ignition spark module ($90) and literally noting else. The A/C is not producing COLD air anymore(only slightly cooler than the outside), as it sits most of the time and I think the seals have been punished due to it. So, an A/C redo is in order. And last oil change the Stealership told me the rear sway bar bushings are going... they quoted $700 to do the work... GACK! I got new set for $70 and a few hours of work. All done. Of course, I didn't dis-assemble the entire rear suspension like they quote in the Standard Manual... I used the cheat like Mits mechanic I know uses. I just have to support the rear suspension properly when down. Truly, this car has cost me less to maintain than ANY other car I've owned. I bought it new.
Post #329,942 by boxley 7/20/10 10:23:57 AM Reply	well you dont hardly drive it anywhere what do you expect my 2005 van is a weekend driver and it has 110k changed plugs and tires and brakes. Thats it except for when the air conditioner scattered into a bazillion bits. That was $1700 for stealership brand new replace everything
Post #329,963 by folkert 7/20/10 1:17:31 PM Reply	For the Mileage I have put on it. Its cheaper than any of the other cars I've ever owned. Currently cheaper than newly acquired Van. In one repair... its flew past the Mits in costs.
Post #329,979 by mhuber 7/20/10 4:41:17 PM Reply	Some of those "stunts" are a bit tame They use that disclaimer even if the car is being driven in the most normal possible way. --------------------------------------- I think it's perfectly clear we're in the wrong band. (Tori Amos)

Welcome to IWETHEY!