[CR]Re: Classicrendezvous digest, Vol 1 #1792 - 18 msgs

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From: "Dennis Young" <mail@woodworkingboy.com>
To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: <20021024212000.91258.79801.Mailman@phred.org>
Subject: [CR]Re: Classicrendezvous digest, Vol 1 #1792 - 18 msgs
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 17:29:44 -0700

Years ago Harley decided to have their engines made in Japan and guess what? They stopped leaking oil!! Brand origin loyalty is great thing, but going into the garage for a screwdriver and slipping and breaking your neck is another.

Dennis Young Hotaka, Japan


>> Would people buy Harley-Davidsons if they were made in Taiwan? Or a
>> Porsche/Audi/BMW if they were made in Taiwan? I doubt it. Brand loyalty is
>> an unbeatable thing, but part of the "brand" itself is the country and
>> culture that produces the object.(cut)