Thank you. THAT was the point I wanted to make, you did a better job than I did of saying it. - VB >From: "content22207" <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [DML] Re: DMC's Big Mistake >Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 18:42:29 -0000 > > > > >The DeLo is no Ferrari or Porsche (or Lincoln, thank you very much). >Comparing it to them is ludicrous. That was DMC's big mistake. Had the >company adhered to JZD's original intention of pricing the car at $12K, >which would have pitted it against Datsuns and Toyotas, history might >have turned out very differently. There was an extremely limited >market for the car at $25K, which DMC exhausted within a couple of >months. Ask anyone in high school in the early 80's what was hot all >over the parking lot -- Mustang III's, Mazda RX's, etc. *THAT* should >have been DMC's competition. How many Preludes did Honda sell to young >adults looking for an affordable sports car? *THAT* should have been >the target audience. > >Bill Robertson >#5939 > [moderator snip] To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/