[Turk]

CobraEd,

You said
SAI replica value now: $70K - $120K
SAI replica value after: $35K

If I was an FFR owner I would take it to mean somehow that FFR name is going to cheapen other makes. I don't agree.

I am willing to bet, if the deal goes through (which will be a good thing by the way) the value of my car will be higher in two years from the day the deal was inked than it is the day before the deal is signed.

Carroll is in his 80's. How long did he, or anyone else think he was going to do this? What better way to keep the legend alive than to hand it over, sell it to a company that is NOt old and tired and have a future?

Who in here (regardless of what they think of the FFRs as a product) can question the viability and the future of Smith Boys?

Why not them? They have the marketing skills , they have demonstrated that. They have the tenacity, they have shown that at the courts, they have the following. Why not?

There are many companies out there who market high end and low end of similar products. It happens in Liquor industry, it happens in electronics, and it certainly happens in the auto industry.

When you buy a Passat or a M5, you don't mistake it for a Silver Shadow. Vice Versa.

Future looks good.

Let's stop using the rumors going on (which may turn out NOT to be rumors after all) as an excuse to get out personal licks in.
One model will not cheapen the other any more than the other one will elevate the lower priced one to something it wasn't.
They all have their unique places in our world. They are as different and fun as their individual owners.

Try to Unite, rather than divide. It may come in handy later on with legislation, lobbying, insurance, registrations etc.

TURK