Comments on: Toyota increasing stake in Subaru?

By: Wheelnut

Wheelnut — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 08:43:11 +0000

Dingo You say that we are living in the past yet the rest of the world has moved on.

If thats the case how do you explain the popularity of the modern versions of cars like the Mustang the Camaro The Corvette The Charger and The Challenger or even the GT – to name a few

The reason is because of the name. The people who are now able to buy an 08 Mustang for example were kids back when the original Mustang was around. Simply hearing the name Mustang evokes emotions and memories from their childhood

back then they dreamed of owning such a car and now they are able to fulfil a childhood dream

Car companies realise this which is why even though the new models are completely different to the originals in virually all areas apart from looks they continue to use iconic names of the classics

I mean I don;t think the name Corolla or Celica conjures up quite the same emotions or memories as Mustang or Camaro
and Im yet to see a Toytoa from the 60-70s sell for $400K+

By: elyssa

elyssa — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:17:23 +0000

wast up stanley yelatns?

love the slice..?

By: No Name

No Name — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:08:29 +0000

There yah go TP – thats me backing you up. No probs.

By: Anonymous 'blagger'

Anonymous 'blagger' — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:20:34 +0000

Boy oh boy, I bet things get interesting in here tomorrow. What a shame I have more important things to do.

By: Anonymous 'blagger'

Anonymous 'blagger' — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:17:38 +0000

Your right No Name, I apologise TP ; you were asking for it though.

By: No Name

No Name — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:29:56 +0000

Aaaw thats not good blagging someones name.

By: TP

TP — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:57:10 +0000

Stop it Dingo you’re making me totally wet! Lets meet up again, this time I’ll be the catcher.

By: Dr Nic

Dr Nic — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:37:35 +0000

Dingo I fell asleep during that. Just sums up the whole Toyota experience to me Zzzzzzzzzzzz.

By: PoisonEagle

PoisonEagle — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:34:52 +0000

Dingo you seem to think the fact Toyota sells more cars is absolutely devastating to the ENTHUSIAST AUDIENCE of this site aswell as the car brands themselves. Your speeches are riddled with ‘ ouch thats gotta hurt’ which is laughably tacky and speaks volumes about the type of little person you are.
Holden and Ford both make good, WELL ENGINEERED cars (Korean shyte aside) that will actually put a smile on your face- occurance of faults might be higher than Toyota, but alot of people are willing to take that chance because they don’t want the automotive equivalent of snoring. By the way, Toyota’s success goes hand in hand with the fact our population has aged significantly in recent years.
I’m not anti Toyota, the Yaris is a genuinely impressive car that has a unique interior. But you and TP are p*issing into the wind with the frankly sad and pathetic amount of time and effort you put into that utter crap.
I bet less people would buy Toyota’s if they happened upon you two strapping young abortions.

By: COBRA

COBRA — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:26:11 +0000

I say boycott Dingo and TP……………