[opendtv] Re: Barriers eroding to LCD TV adoption
- From: "John Willkie" <johnwillkie@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 09:08:18 +0100
So, it had nothing to do with consumers available to pay the price delta,
and consumers weren't really interested in the safety issues and were
responding to the pretty pictures on TV? "Fuel economy" is a pure canard in
this context, since there is no fuel economy with SUVs. You can measure the
MPG, but nobody calls it economical.
John Willkie
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[mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Tom Barry
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 2:18 AM
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Subject: [opendtv] Re: Barriers eroding to LCD TV adoption
I think I read that the SUV craze was being driven by the auto industry
which likes making vehicles less subject to safety and fuel economy
regulations than regular cars.
- Tom
Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
> Craig Birkmaier wrote:
>
>
>>The SUV craze has largely been driven by safety issues, with a
>>generous dose of "following the crowd."
>
>
> And here I thought it was caused by a large number of males
> feeling they needed to boost the size of their "member," sort
> of as an adjunct to their daily intake of Viagra. How else do
> you explain the overly aggressive looking, massive, vertical
> grilles? Or maybe it's to ensure the maximum possible wind
> resistance, to make ourselves more dependent on Arab oil?
>
> It's women who use "safety" as their excuse. If they're so "safe,"
> how come they keep flipping over? Saw one getting T-boned right
> in front of my face, at a stop light, only a couple of weeks ago.
> Someone in a small compact car ran into its side. The SUV would
> have flipped in no time except that it was saved by hitting a pole.
> A few months prior, at the same intersection, a similar beached
> whale was lying on its side. Amazing pieces of junk.
>
> Bert
>
>
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