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Glad it was helpful! Thanks for being a new subscriber. It was great seeing you today!

Thank you Angela.

I agree.

I hate to hear that happened to you. Toyotas are one of the most reliable vehicles on the road. But do your research, as they’re starting to see problems as well. I’m asked all the time what vehicles I recommend and I don’t have a good answer. We see a variety of issues from multiple manufacturers in our shop on a weekly basis. Nothing seems to be build well anymore. I wish you the best on your situation and thanks for your comments.

Very well said.

That’s an interesting take.

@@randyjustus Thanks. Fact is more interesting than fiction.

Thanks for sharing!

Everyone I talk to from anywhere near our southern border says the same thing. It’s a real shame what we have let happen to this country because we bow down to a small part of the population who have no idea what reality is.

Wendy, it’s good to hear from you. I’m looking forward to getting some weather to chase. I hope all is well.

That sucks. I hate to hear that.

@@randyjustus Sucks for the customer, indeed. I blame stretch bolts.

That’s an interesting perspective. Thanks for your input.

I don’t believe it just corporate greed. It’s also abandoning traditional values.

Yes they did.

Would you take your own meat to a steakhouse and ask them to cook it for you?

@randyjustus I get the jist, but that question gets really old. I'm not someone who compares auto parts to food, so it's apples to oranges imho. Also, I understand fully if my part fails, it's not warrantied by the shop. Unlike some cheapskates, I make sure my part is meant specically for my vehicle. So save your crocodile tears for someone else.

@@Kingswood7189 It's not apples to oranges. You are looking at the wrong angle. It's not about the product being sold. It is about the service being provided and the business side of things. The only people that have a problem with that analogy are laymen standing on the outside looking in like they have a clue.

@Charlie-dv7ev educate me, cause last I checked, that's what the hourly labor rate was for. It doesn't make any reasonable sense to upcharge a part for reason of service beyond the labor rate youre already being charged, especially if you could have bought the part yourself from the same supplier. That said, if it's a specialty item or something that's out of the customers reach, I'd probably consider it the price of convenience. I can't just buy a new keyfob and program it myself, so if there's an upcharge on that keyfob, it's not something necessarily readily available to me (and yes i paid $4xx for a new keyfob, cause i didnt have the capabilities to do it).

@@Kingswood7189 Last I checked, you don't own a shop. The labor rate alone will not cover overhead. Shops get their necessary profits from labor AND parts sales. It cost a ton of money to operate a full scale repair shop with top talent the demands top pay.

I’m all about supporting independent shops and small businesses.

I agree with you. It was great to see you today.

It’s happening more everyday.

I'm impressed by Harley Davidson's clever but simple marketing. Since its inception, Harley Davidson has marketed an image that targets the insecurities and vulnerabilities of some men by presenting a product that gives those men the illusion of personal power, strength, toughness, coolness, masculinity, virility, and rebellion. These are primal traits that some men want more of, and Harley Davidson knows how to provide illusions that convince those men to buy Harley Davidson products. Loud pipes, black leather, chains, "interesting" costumes and accessories, tattoos, boots, beards, and beer don't embody greater power, but they give some men the hallucination of it. You will read what real power is later in this post. Harley riders are rolling advertisements to the men whom Harley Davidson marketers want to target, and those marketers have engineered this brilliantly, as explained below. Some Harley riders might believe that the riders, themselves, created the lifestyle, the attitude, and the identity that make up the image, but the image was actually engineered by Harley Davidson, the company that sells the products. Want someone to fall for an idea? Then make them think they came up with the idea themselves. Any sense of individuality or rebellion that Harley riders have is actually conformance to Harley Davidson's marketing plan. Harley Davidson has put its customers exactly where they want them. Riders reactions to Harley products and the engineered image and are what Harley Davidson wants to know, because the marketing team plays off of those reactions to adapt their marketing strategy. "Go Woke, Go Broke?" Remember, Harley Davidson isn't a person, even though the business might have been named after real people. It's a company, and executives at Harley won't be harmed if they are fired or resign or if Harley goes broke. Not only have they already banked their salaries and bonuses, they'll just move to another company. Their success (yes, success) with Harley will still stand in their favor. When a company goes broke, it doesn't mean the executives lose their shirts. When a single person, a board of directors, or other C-suite executives at a company can elicit such a dramatic response from thousands of customers via a decision, action, or other flick of a pen, that's not only success, that's power. When they can cause an uproar without breaking a sweat, that's power. Whom do they have power over? The followers. Genuine strength, power, and identity aren't dependent on an external business or product, and genuine strength, power, and identity stand independently on their own and don't need to be displayed for validation. Have you figured out yet who is really being played here, guys?

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Thanks for your feedback.

I'm impressed by Harley Davidson's clever but simple marketing. Since its inception, Harley Davidson has marketed an image that targets the insecurities and vulnerabilities of some men by presenting a product that gives those men the illusion of personal power, strength, toughness, coolness, masculinity, virility, and rebellion. These are primal traits that some men want more of, and Harley Davidson knows how to provide illusions that convince those men to buy Harley Davidson products. Loud pipes, black leather, chains, "interesting" costumes and accessories, tattoos, boots, beards, and beer don't embody greater power, but they give some men the hallucination of it. You will read what real power is later in this post. Harley riders are rolling advertisements to the men whom Harley Davidson marketers want to target, and those marketers have engineered this brilliantly, as explained below. Some Harley riders might believe that the riders, themselves, created the lifestyle, the attitude, and the identity that make up the image, but the image was actually engineered by Harley Davidson, the company that sells the products. Want someone to fall for an idea? Then make them think they came up with the idea themselves. Any sense of individuality or rebellion that Harley riders have is actually conformance to Harley Davidson's marketing plan. Harley Davidson has put its customers exactly where they want them. Riders reactions to Harley products and the engineered image and are what Harley Davidson wants to know, because the marketing team plays off of those reactions to adapt their marketing strategy. "Go Woke, Go Broke?" Remember, Harley Davidson isn't a person, even though the business might have been named after real people. It's a company, and executives at Harley won't be harmed if they are fired or resign or if Harley goes broke. Not only have they already banked their salaries and bonuses, they'll just move to another company. Their success (yes, success) with Harley will still stand in their favor. When a company goes broke, it doesn't mean the executives lose their shirts. When a single person, a board of directors, or other C-suite executives at a company can elicit such a dramatic response from thousands of customers via a decision, action, or other flick of a pen, that's not only success, that's power. When they can cause an uproar without breaking a sweat, that's power. Whom do they have power over? The followers. Genuine strength, power, and identity aren't dependent on an external business or product, and genuine strength, power, and identity stand independently on their own and don't need to be displayed for validation. Have you figured out yet who is really being played here, guys?

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I’m like Indian.

A lot of people feel the same way.

Most of the time that is true.

It’s always about the money.

Well said!

You’re not the only person that feels like that.

I agree.

I just feel the tolerance and love.

@@randyjustus Man on an anti-woke crusade talking about tolerance and love? That's rich. I would have thought that it was obvious to you by now that I don't countenance pretense.

You’re 100% correct.

I agree.

It’s not about being thin skinned. It’s about all the companies that are going against traditional American values and morals.

Very true.

Speaking of reality, I'm impressed by Harley Davidson's clever but simple marketing. Since its inception, Harley Davidson has marketed an image that targets the insecurities and vulnerabilities of some men by presenting a product that gives those men the illusion of personal power, strength, toughness, coolness, masculinity, virility, and rebellion. These are primal traits that some men want more of, and Harley Davidson knows how to provide illusions that convince those men to buy Harley Davidson products. Loud pipes, black leather, chains, "interesting" costumes and accessories, tattoos, boots, beards, and beer don't embody greater power, but they give some men the hallucination of it. You will read what real power is later in this post. Harley riders are rolling advertisements to the men whom Harley Davidson marketers want to target, and those marketers have engineered this brilliantly, as explained below. Some Harley riders might believe that the riders, themselves, created the lifestyle, the attitude, and the identity that make up the image, but the image was actually engineered by Harley Davidson, the company that sells the products. Want someone to fall for an idea? Then make them think they came up with the idea themselves. Any sense of individuality or rebellion that Harley riders have is actually conformance to Harley Davidson's marketing plan. Harley Davidson has put its customers exactly where they want them. Riders reactions to Harley products and the engineered image and are what Harley Davidson wants to know, because the marketing team plays off of those reactions to adapt their marketing strategy. "Go Woke, Go Broke?" Remember, Harley Davidson isn't a person, even though the business might have been named after real people. It's a company, and executives at Harley won't be harmed if they are fired or resign or if Harley goes broke. Not only have they already banked their salaries and bonuses, they'll just move to another company. Their success (yes, success) with Harley will still stand in their favor. When a company goes broke, it doesn't mean the executives lose their shirts. When a single person, a board of directors, or other C-suite executives at a company can elicit such a dramatic response from thousands of customers via a decision, action, or other flick of a pen, that's not only success, that's power. When they can cause an uproar without breaking a sweat, that's power. Whom do they have power over? The followers. Genuine strength, power, and identity aren't dependent on an external business or product, and genuine strength, power, and identity stand independently on their own and don't need to be displayed for validation. Have you figured out yet who is really being played here, guys?

This is what I think is happening too. Its a familiar business model. They have been trying it with Jeep for years. Used to be Jeep as a brand made cheap affordable suv and jeeps. Now they want us to think of them as a luxury brand like Mercedes. The wagoneer is over 110k! They make a much bigger margin on these overpriced"luxury" vehicles. Problem is, they arent a luxury company, and neither is Harley. Both companies have priced themselves out of middle class budgets, where most of there buying audience is. They dont want us anymore, but thats an issue they will fix or they wont, sink or swim. Well said man.

Wow! I feel the tolerance and love.

I agree.

I'm impressed by Harley Davidson's clever but simple marketing. Since its inception, Harley Davidson has marketed an image that targets the insecurities and vulnerabilities of some men by presenting a product that gives those men the illusion of personal power, strength, toughness, coolness, masculinity, virility, and rebellion. These are primal traits that some men want more of, and Harley Davidson knows how to provide illusions that convince those men to buy Harley Davidson products. Loud pipes, black leather, chains, "interesting" costumes and accessories, tattoos, boots, beards, and beer don't embody greater power, but they give some men the hallucination of it. You will read what real power is later in this post. Harley riders are rolling advertisements to the men whom Harley Davidson marketers want to target, and those marketers have engineered this brilliantly, as explained below. Some Harley riders might believe that the riders, themselves, created the lifestyle, the attitude, and the identity that make up the image, but the image was actually engineered by Harley Davidson, the company that sells the products. Want someone to fall for an idea? Then make them think they came up with the idea themselves. Any sense of individuality or rebellion that Harley riders have is actually conformance to Harley Davidson's marketing plan. Harley Davidson has put its customers exactly where they want them. Riders reactions to Harley products and the engineered image and are what Harley Davidson wants to know, because the marketing team plays off of those reactions to adapt their marketing strategy. "Go Woke, Go Broke?" Remember, Harley Davidson isn't a person, even though the business might have been named after real people. It's a company, and executives at Harley won't be harmed if they are fired or resign or if Harley goes broke. Not only have they already banked their salaries and bonuses, they'll just move to another company. Their success (yes, success) with Harley will still stand in their favor. When a company goes broke, it doesn't mean the executives lose their shirts. When a single person, a board of directors, or other C-suite executives at a company can elicit such a dramatic response from thousands of customers via a decision, action, or other flick of a pen, that's not only success, that's power. When they can cause an uproar without breaking a sweat, that's power. Whom do they have power over? The followers. Genuine strength, power, and identity aren't dependent on an external business or product, and genuine strength, power, and identity stand independently on their own and don't need to be displayed for validation. Have you figured out yet who is really being played here, guys?

That's a good point.

I'm impressed by Harley Davidson's clever but simple marketing. Since its inception, Harley Davidson has marketed an image that targets the insecurities and vulnerabilities of some men by presenting a product that gives those men the illusion of personal power, strength, toughness, coolness, masculinity, virility, and rebellion. These are primal traits that some men want more of, and Harley Davidson knows how to provide illusions that convince those men to buy Harley Davidson products. Loud pipes, black leather, chains, "interesting" costumes and accessories, tattoos, boots, beards, and beer don't embody greater power, but they give some men the hallucination of it. You will read what real power is later in this post. Harley riders are rolling advertisements to the men whom Harley Davidson marketers want to target, and those marketers have engineered this brilliantly, as explained below. Some Harley riders might believe that the riders, themselves, created the lifestyle, the attitude, and the identity that make up the image, but the image was actually engineered by Harley Davidson, the company that sells the products. Want someone to fall for an idea? Then make them think they came up with the idea themselves. Any sense of individuality or rebellion that Harley riders have is actually conformance to Harley Davidson's marketing plan. Harley Davidson has put its customers exactly where they want them. Riders reactions to Harley products and the engineered image and are what Harley Davidson wants to know, because the marketing team plays off of those reactions to adapt their marketing strategy. "Go Woke, Go Broke?" Remember, Harley Davidson isn't a person, even though the business might have been named after real people. It's a company, and executives at Harley won't be harmed if they are fired or resign or if Harley goes broke. Not only have they already banked their salaries and bonuses, they'll just move to another company. Their success (yes, success) with Harley will still stand in their favor. When a company goes broke, it doesn't mean the executives lose their shirts. When a single person, a board of directors, or other C-suite executives at a company can elicit such a dramatic response from thousands of customers via a decision, action, or other flick of a pen, that's not only success, that's power. When they can cause an uproar without breaking a sweat, that's power. Whom do they have power over? The followers. Genuine strength, power, and identity aren't dependent on an external business or product, and genuine strength, power, and identity stand independently on their own and don't need to be displayed for validation. Have you figured out yet who is really being played here, guys?

I disagree. But, you're welcome to your opinion.

I totally agree but the mechanic will tell you otherwise. Educate yourself is the most important thing.

It's called profit. News flash! Businesses need to be profitable to stay open.

I understand why.

@randyjustus loved my Harleys, but I don't miss them...

I’d said phuk off 20 years ago when the twinky motor was coming out never looked back😂

Not sure what that has to do with the video. But, ok.

@@randyjustus They censored my post about di-yikes on bikes.