QOTD - Brand Loyalty to the Extreme

"No, I don't thank you for the fish at all" (notindetroit) 01/12/2014 at 13:59 • Filed to: QOTD, Brand Loyalty

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Is there a brand that provides everything - road, waterway and snow travel - that you would buy solely from? Would you load up your Hondas on your Honda like the picture above? Do you put away your Yamaha at the end of summer in favor of your Yamaha when snow hits the slopes? Do you take your Kawasaki for a nice ride to the marina where your Kawasaki awaits?

Corey CC97, MAZDA DPI IS STILL BAE JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV JOESTACTIV VISIT FLORIDA RACING LIVES FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS > No, I don't thank you for the fish at all 01/12/2014 at 14:01

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Jonathan Harper > No, I don't thank you for the fish at all 01/12/2014 at 14:04

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How many companies can you get all those from? Can't be many more than the three you listed...

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > No, I don't thank you for the fish at all 01/12/2014 at 14:07

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KTM.

Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment > No, I don't thank you for the fish at all 01/12/2014 at 14:19

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Well...I will say this...I drive a BMW now, if I had room for (and could afford) a bike, I'd love an S1000...but other than that, I try to always use the best tool for the job.

wizkashifa > No, I don't thank you for the fish at all 01/12/2014 at 14:23

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Suzuki.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > No, I don't thank you for the fish at all 01/12/2014 at 14:23

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Replace the Dirtbike with a CB1300 and you're there.

M54B30 > No, I don't thank you for the fish at all 01/12/2014 at 14:24

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I don't understand brand loyalty. Get the best that you can afford (or justify spending) in every category. I wanted a safe, fast, fun mid size luxury sedan so I bought a BMW. I wanted a capable 4WD beater so I bought a Mitsubishi with the SuperSelect 4WD (aka ActivTrak in places like, I dunno, the Dakar Rally...).

Meanwhile, are Honda generators maybe the best? Possible. But if I buy some cheap-o brand on ebay for $250 (4500 watts!) is it better than no generator at all? You bet. It's great that some companies have their hands in everything (Honda, Yamaha, et al) but I always balance needs, cost, performance, and reliability.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > No, I don't thank you for the fish at all 01/12/2014 at 14:26

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BMW for me.
I have my M3, to get me to the mountain, where I get on my K1300GT, ride through the mountains, and then get in my X5 to do some offroading

wizkashifa > No, I don't thank you for the fish at all 01/12/2014 at 14:27

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Mhmm loopholes.

wizkashifa > No, I don't thank you for the fish at all 01/12/2014 at 14:27

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BMW.

CPT Speedbump > No, I don't thank you for the fish at all 01/12/2014 at 14:31

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I like cars... I've got my Nissan Z, now all it needs is a big GM ls engine, I want a ford truck to tow it/for snow, maybe old volvo or someting for snow hooning, I have a 65' beetle atm for snow and ..for classic car shows, for offroading..maybe a Polairis? I'm not super brand loyal, I like things with engines...

DollaMoneyAve > wizkashifa 01/12/2014 at 14:57

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This, this, and a little more of this. The S1000RR is arguably the best supersports bike, and we already know how good they can build cars. I'll take a 760Li because who cares about speed when you have the S1000RR, along with an X5 to tow it to the track.

DollaMoneyAve > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 01/12/2014 at 14:58

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We don't get that bike in the states. Only the CB1100.

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > DollaMoneyAve 01/12/2014 at 15:02

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I'm still sitting here in a corner....

JCAlan > No, I don't thank you for the fish at all 01/12/2014 at 15:02

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Hyundai's name is on everything from microwaves to giant shipping barges. I think they've got you covered as far as variety under one brand.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > wizkashifa 01/12/2014 at 15:06

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And boy oh boy is that a good loophole.

SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > No, I don't thank you for the fish at all 01/12/2014 at 15:09

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Honda....definitely

I don't need a picture... Here's a video

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > No, I don't thank you for the fish at all 01/12/2014 at 15:16

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Well I can take my Volvo

to my Volvo powered boat

which can take me to the island where they are doing construction so I can use my Volvo excavator

And when that's done I can put it on the trailer and use my Volvo truck to drive it home

And if you wanted to play the loophole card; the XC90 V8 is made by Yamaha. So I can take my motorcycle

And then get home and play my keyboard

Once that song is finished, I can go off-roading on my ATV

And finish the day on my jet ski

wizkashifa > DollaMoneyAve 01/12/2014 at 15:19

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I get more giddy when hauling ass in a big car like a 760 than say a 335.

Gimmi-Sagan-Om-Draken > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/12/2014 at 15:50

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The SUV has an Yamaha engine. Oh I see you have that...

Stupidru > No, I don't thank you for the fish at all 01/12/2014 at 15:53

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Although this may be waning a little bit with my recent spell of bad luck with Subaru products

Gimmi-Sagan-Om-Draken > No, I don't thank you for the fish at all 01/12/2014 at 15:59

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I don't know much about that Ridgeline, it looks like a comfortable truck, an accord with a bed, not sure how tough it is. Hondas can be tough though.

Bed storage is nice

Ha it has a back up camera

Its kind of cool because it looks like a movie prop car

Dusty Ventures > No, I don't thank you for the fish at all 01/12/2014 at 16:16

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Well, we've got a Ford race truck, a Ford tow rig, a Lincoln hearse, a Lincoln flagship car, a Ford Taurus business car, and my brother's dd is a new Ford Focus, so it seems FoMoCo is what we tend to consider the best tool for the job. That said we're also on our third Dodge Caravan (for flowers during funerals, transportation of things like cremation cases and air trays, moving large heavy objects that don't require the Super Duty, and trips to home depot. Fun fact, the back of the Grand Caravan was designed to perfectly fit a 4x8 sheet of plywood), and our second Subaru wagon (well technically firs, the second was rolled), so we don't constantly bleed blue oval.

nermal > No, I don't thank you for the fish at all 01/12/2014 at 17:34

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I'm going Kawasaki. That way I can get a submarine:

A helicopter:

And a ZX-10:

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 01/13/2014 at 14:51

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Winner.