Comment Re:Toyota and Honda? (Score 1) 731
I think he is. That's why I scanned down into the comments to see if anyone else noticed. I was quite enjoying the article right up until this point. The author has made two important decisions here:
1) Choosing Japanese automakers for the "cheap" version of the metaphor.
2) Not choosing the base models from either line (Corolla or Civic or Echo or Fit?).
He's either displaying a complete ignorance of cars or is trying to imply that domestic cars are so good that the mid-to-low range foreign cars are more cheaply made, and Wal-Mart-esque than, say, a Cavalier. He does somewhat redeem himself in the Snapper version of the auto world, but why stop there? Why not Bentley or Rolls-Royce? If you're looking for build quality, why not one of the many hand-made Italian sports cars (which are now mostly U.S.-owned)? Perhaps a weak metaphor did not warrant this big of a post, but it's my first time, go easy.
1) Choosing Japanese automakers for the "cheap" version of the metaphor.
2) Not choosing the base models from either line (Corolla or Civic or Echo or Fit?).
He's either displaying a complete ignorance of cars or is trying to imply that domestic cars are so good that the mid-to-low range foreign cars are more cheaply made, and Wal-Mart-esque than, say, a Cavalier. He does somewhat redeem himself in the Snapper version of the auto world, but why stop there? Why not Bentley or Rolls-Royce? If you're looking for build quality, why not one of the many hand-made Italian sports cars (which are now mostly U.S.-owned)? Perhaps a weak metaphor did not warrant this big of a post, but it's my first time, go easy.
