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- From: rjwade@rainbow.ecn.purdue.edu (Robert J. Wade)
- Subject: Re: G20 vs. Altima, Fast vs. Slow
- Message-ID: <1992Nov16.162520.9935@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>
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- Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
- References: <1992Nov14.212021.5422@leland.Stanford.EDU>
- Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 16:25:20 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov14.212021.5422@leland.Stanford.EDU> underdog@leland.Stanford.EDU (Dwight Joe) writes:
- >In article <1e2afgINNghh@agate.berkeley.edu> shyguy@ocf.berkeley.edu
- >(David S. Shy) writes:
- >>In article <1992Nov14.053235.16877@leland.Stanford.EDU>
- >>underdog@leland.Stanford.EDU (Dwight Joe) writes:
- >>>Why would someone want to buy the Altima when he/she could buy the
- >>>G20 for about the same price?
- >>I wouldn't know...
- >
- >
- >One of the reasons for Nissan's smaller slice of the American
- >auto market is that it's marketing and advertising are really very
- >bad. Anyone see the "Bob's Sales Event" ad run by Nissan? Yuck.
- >On top of that the dealerships are chock full of unprofessional looking
- >sales people. Just look in a Toyota dealership. You'll see everyone
- >wearing a suit and tie, well almost everyone.
- >
- come on now....are people such morons that they would only buy a car from
- someone in a suit? sales_scum=sales_scum no matter what they wear. i buy
- a car based on it's qualities and the dealership bit is just a necessary
- evil. this professionalism=suit crap is just plain wrong. personally i think
- car dealers should just hire young college kids and pay them flat hourly fee
- they know as much or more than the typical worthless sales-creature. i mean
- what skill does it take to be able to put a dealer plate on a car or match
- the keyring number with the number on the car or point someone to the brochure
- rack?????
- >If Nissan made me sales manager of the North American division, I
- >bet that I could increase Nissan sales past Honda within 2 years ....
- >
- >>>Why does a car like the Sentra have a speed meter that goes up to 130
- >>>while a Geo Prizm has a speed meter that only goes up to 80? Isn't it
- >>>pointless when the absolute maximum speed limit is 70 among all states
- >>>of the USA?
- >>well, you see, not everyone follows the speed limit and drive at 70 mph...
- >>trying going south on I-5 and you'll see what i mean... everyone (well,
- >>most people anyways...) travel at about +80 mph. plus, it's nice to
- >>know that there's that extra poofff there in case you need to pass some
- >>semi which is going at a speed just slightly below your preference...
- >
- >Yes, but why do some cars read 80 max on their speedometer while others
- >read 130 max on theirs?
- >
- >>btw: you coming to the big game?
- >
- >No. Been too occupied with life's hurdles lately. Maybe next year, if
- >I'm still around....
- >
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