Misconceptions

[Tommy]

I haven't added to my original post before now because I was satisfied with the way I said it the first time. But I realize now that in my attempt to not offend anyone, I was not as direct as I might have been. So I'm going to restate my opinion in a slightly different way.

If a guy wants to tell me that he thinks Car A is better than Car B because he likes the color better, or he prefers a big block engine, or he doesn't like 17" wheels, or the resale on Car A is better, or any of a thousand other specific reasons, I will be happy to listen and consider his opinion. But if he knows so little about cars that his only reason for thinking Car A is better than Car B is because of their brands, then I don't think his opinion is worth hearing. If you chose a big brand Cobra replica because you didn't feel competent to evaluate the components and quality of construction of individual cars, then why should your opinion about which car is better carry any weight? .... Now I'm not saying or implying that everyone who bought a big name Cobra replica did so because they were uninformed. I am confident that is not the case. I'm just saying that claiming Brand A is universally better than Brand B is no way to make your case to me whether those brands are Superformance, Kirkham, FFR, BDR, ERA, Ford, Chevy, Buick, Dodge or Kia.