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FrankMA


Location: Merrimack Valley/Northeastern Mass
Joined: Jul 1, 2010
Points: 587

Stanley Snowblower???
Original Message   Feb 19, 2012 5:31 pm
Who do you think makes this one??? Never heard of a "Stanley" snowblower before. I saw this on my local CL just now - the ad posted by the seller is from the Sears website. Probably a B/S model with black and yellow "Stanley" colors...

Stanley 36 In. Commercial 420 cc Electric Start 2-Stage Gas Snow Blower $ 1,899.99



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Bill_H


Location: Maine
Joined: Jan 12, 2008
Points: 354

Re: Stanley Snowblower???
Reply #8   Feb 22, 2012 12:50 pm
"How many domestic brand can make this claim?" F-150. Still outsells it, too.

Who the hell let all the morning people run things?
RedOctobyr


Location: Lowell area, MA
Joined: Nov 5, 2011
Points: 282

Re: Stanley Snowblower???
Reply #9   Feb 22, 2012 1:02 pm
I'm not trying to inject in the middle of that discussion. But when Ford says that the F-series is the best-selling truck, again, always strikes me kind of odd. Not that it's cheating, but the F-series includes a rather wide range.

Everything from a $20k (?) "stripped" 2WD F-150 to a, I don't know, much more expensive ($50k?) diesel dualie F-350, or whatever (I don't know the prices, and am not trying to start a discussion of whether a big one is really $47k or anything). Mind you, I'd expect the F-150 outsells the larger versions, and presumably (I have no idea) accounts for much of the sales volume by quantity. Thus lending more credibility to the "meat" of the claim.

But it feels a bit like Toyota renaming the Matrix, Corolla, Camry, Avalon into the C-100, C-200, C-300, and C-400, and then saying that the C-series is the best-selling car on the market. Well, sure, if you group it like that....

I'm not trying to knock Ford or anything like that. It's not directed at anyone here, the brand, the type of vehicle, or the country of origin. It's more a comment on marketing.
aa335


Joined: Nov 29, 2008
Points: 2434

Re: Stanley Snowblower???
Reply #10   Feb 22, 2012 1:04 pm
Bill_H wrote:
"How many domestic brand can make this claim?" F-150. Still outsells it, too.

Hmm...don't know the exact number, but the Toyota Corolla might take away that outsell title.

I like the F-150, now comes with turbo charged engine.    But I don't mind the naturally aspirated V8 on the Raptor either.

OK, the SVT Lightning were supercharged, but that was a specialty vehicle.  It was specially made for the road, not offroad.     Can' it tow?  Don't know.
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aa335


Joined: Nov 29, 2008
Points: 2434

Re: Stanley Snowblower???
Reply #11   Feb 22, 2012 1:12 pm
RedOctobyr wrote:
But it feels a bit like Toyota renaming the Matrix, Corolla, Camry, Avalon into the C-100, C-200, C-300, and C-400, and then saying that the C-series is the best-selling car on the market. Well, sure, if you group it like that....

I'm not trying to knock Ford or anything like that. It's not directed at anyone here, the brand, the type of vehicle, or the country of origin. It's more a comment on marketing.

Sales figures sometimes are fudged with include fleet sales, which were predominantly domestic brands, until now.
longboat


Joined: Feb 11, 2009
Points: 103

Re: Stanley Snowblower???
Reply #12   Mar 8, 2012 9:56 am
Seems I read somewhere that if you combined GMC and Chevrolet, then there were years that that combination outsold Ford, so it's all a numbers game.   Personally, I think Ford currently builds a slightly better truck than Chevy, but the Dodge is right up there too (which should pi** off plenty of people  ).  I think it would be difficult to buy a "bad" truck these days.  It will likely boil down to local dealer support and relationships, more than anything.

OTOH, no truck seems perfect.  Ford has had issues with their diesel engines, Chevy caught up late in the game with their Duramax (which is a good engine, but a bit touchy), and Dodge has the best diesel, but had problems with their trannys (apparently fixed now).  If money were no object, I'd prolly get a F-450/550, as I am told those can be had with the $#%*mins engine and Allison tranny - that would be an absolutely bulletproof combination.  Since money is an object and my garage space is limited, my sights are set on a Tacoma...

longboat


Joined: Feb 11, 2009
Points: 103

Re: Stanley Snowblower???
Reply #13   Mar 8, 2012 9:59 am
longboat wrote:
...If money were no object, I'd prolly get a F-450/550, as I am told those can be had with the $#%*mins engine and Allison tranny...

LOL - that is funny!  The censors didn't like the name of that great diesel engine that is used in the Dodge!!!
aa335


Joined: Nov 29, 2008
Points: 2434

Re: Stanley Snowblower???
Reply #14   Mar 8, 2012 10:16 am
longboat wrote:
LOL - that is funny!  The censors didn't like the name of that great diesel engine that is used in the Dodge!!!

Yes, the censor is automatic.  Just like any computer program, it is only as smart as the programmer, no more.  It doesn't know if you're talking about $#%*mins diesel engines, $#%*ulonimbus clouds, or magna $#%* laude.  See what I mean?  Anything with "c u m" next to each other will get censored.
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royster


" It is the use of power tools that separates man from animals"

Location: New Brunswick, Canada
Joined: Feb 11, 2011
Points: 284

Re: Stanley Snowblower???
Reply #15   Mar 8, 2012 6:00 pm
The last  8 replies  do not refer to the Stanley snowblower,   Was that not the original subject of discussion.?

Dr_Woof


Don't blow into the wind, and don't eat yellow snow. WOOF!

Location: Saskatchewan
Joined: Dec 13, 2010
Points: 253

Re: Stanley Snowblower???
Reply #16   Mar 8, 2012 9:43 pm
well....Stanley makes screwdrivers - same color too!
This message was modified Mar 8, 2012 by Dr_Woof


Bill_H


Location: Maine
Joined: Jan 12, 2008
Points: 354

Re: Stanley Snowblower???
Reply #17   Mar 8, 2012 9:54 pm
Dr_Woof wrote:
well....Stanley makes screwdrivers - same color too!


Now I got it, you can screw but you can't $#%*!

Who the hell let all the morning people run things?
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