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From: AMuzi <am@yellowjersey.org>
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Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2025 12:25:44 -0600
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On 1/3/2025 11:21 AM, Catrike Rider wrote:
> On Fri, 3 Jan 2025 11:39:50 -0500, Frank Krygowski
> <frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
>> On 1/3/2025 9:12 AM, AMuzi wrote:
>>>   
>>> I suspect that individual expectation and taste affect other purchases.
>>> For another example, I bought my first Corvair impulsively. I wasn't
>>> looking for a car and the seller was short of cash. I took to the
>>> handling and road feel right away, before I knew much of the Corvair
>>> platform's features and foibles.
>> My purchase of my Corsa went the opposite way. As an engineering student
>> interested in cars, I was very happy that American automotive industry
>> had finally done something more interesting and creative than "engine in
>> front, solid axle rear." And I liked the looks of the 2nd generation
>> Corvairs.
>>
>> When I could finally afford to buy a car, I actually looked for some
>> used European sports car, but I couldn't find one that was not rusted
>> out or otherwise in bad shape. I did find a good Corvair, and was very
>> happy with my choice.
>>
>> But regarding "feel," the Corsa was as different from other Detroit
>> offerings as your Pogliaghi was from a Schwinn single speed cruiser. As
>> I've tried (and tried!) to make clear, most of my remarks have been
>> about people judging between two products that are quite similar.
> 
> I bought a new new '66' Corvair Monza coup. A friend let me drive his
> Porche 911. I was very impressed, but I couldn't afford a 911, and
> frankly, the Corvair was better looking than the early 911s.
> 
> I traded it when I decided I needed a pickup truck. I don't know how
> anyone gets along without a pickup truck or a van.

Good point.

I'm unimpressed with the genre (I owned a $100 pickup for 
four years as a winter vehicle and had no complaints, but I 
didn't love it either).

Conversely, Ford and GM pickups trade #1 and #2 for most 
popular vehicle in USA and have led that list for decades so 
someone besides you sees value in them. And of that value, 
the manufacturers clearly and openly admit their margins are 
higher on pickups than other vehicles.

p.s. to Mr Krygowski: They aren't all black.

-- 
Andrew Muzi
am@yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971