why do some car enthusiasts hate other car brands?

[empy]

have noticed this for most of my life, and i just don't get it.

i see this very predominantly in the US, but i think you guys see it in the Philippines too - Ford drivers hate Chevy, Toyota drivers hate Honda hates Nissan...etc. nakita nyo ba yung mga stickers with a cartoon of Calvin (of Calvin & Hobbes) pissing on a Honda/Toyota/GM/Nissan/Ford logo? kakatuwa.

but why is it if you buy a Chevy you're automatically expected to hate the blue oval, and if your car has an "H" you have to go out and beat all cars with a "T" in a street race? :confused:

is it friendly competition?

do some people need to feel good (and superior) about the type of car they bought?

o baka wala lang magawa sa buhay ang ibang tao so they invent some kind of arch-enemy?


i'm sure the automakers love it because they build a cult following of loyal buyers - for example, my coworker has had Mustangs in his family for three generations...he gets really mad when i refer to them as "Rustangs" :bwahaha:

[BlueBimmer]

as for me i like almost all brands, its the car that i dont like especially if its shitty, unreliable, ugly etc. i love honda n toyota, bmw n mercedez at the same time

[kimpOy]

not me...i love cars... love em love em...

just dont show me a picture of pontiac aztek and that subaru baja he..he

[empy]

eto yung sinasabi kong sticker... :bwahaha:

[Psalm136:2]

I guess human nature ang magpatalbugan at magpayabangan, di lang ng sasakyan kundi sa lahat ng bagay, pati pagkatao.

For the car manufacturers and dealers, brand loyalty is a big sales boost. In the advertising world, this is called 'branding strategy'.

[109]

it's not the 'other brands' that i hate, its the people who make annoying comments on my cars like "bakit crv binili mo mas maganda 'daw' yung rav4 at hindi matagtag, hindi matakaw sa gaso, etc.,etc.?" and knowing that they don't have that first-hand experience with the rav4, it totally pisses me off :mad:

[GlennSter]

insecurity at work

[alwayz_yummy]

true...honestly, my father HATES my new-2nd hand lite-ace...because of ITS 2C ENGINE.... knowing him, nadinig lang nya kung sinu-sinong non-owners ng sasakyang may 2C....kaya sinusumpa nya itong van ko....

ako din noon, reluctant ako sa 2C, because ung pagkamausok at underpowered ng FX-diesel dito...ang kilala ko lang brands noon ay mitsubishi(kaya ako nagka-delica) at nissan...until i had this, nagulat pa nga ako may ECU pa to! actually,second to the last choice ko ito, jdm 4wd-diesel spacewagon or vanette sana, pero di kaya ng budget,e....

maarte ako sa car, i want it the way i want it...pero di ako brand concious, concious lang ako sa amenities, comfort and maintenance of a vehicle...

i dont care kung napapangitan sila sa liteace at lugi daw ako dito...bakit, sila ba nagddryb?

[chieffy]

I guess human nature ang magpatalbugan at magpayabangan, di lang ng sasakyan kundi sa lahat ng bagay, pati pagkatao.

For the car manufacturers and dealers, brand loyalty is a big sales boost. In the advertising world, this is called 'branding strategy'.

very true...

[Bry]

109, I know what you mean. Ang dami kong classmates/schoolmates na ganyan. Any car you buy lagi silang may comment. As if they know what they're talking about. I hear them saying random stuff that aren't even true.

Example: "Bakit CR-V kinuha mo eh masmaluwag naman yung Rav 4"

[ozcity]

insecure or kaya inggit..

[an0nim0us]

It could be a " mine's better than your's" attitude. Papogian baga he he

[caloyski5]

ako love ko jap cars but i love mazda the best. .

[theveed]

daming ganito dito, hehe ako i dont "hate" mitsu, but whenever I state facts that their products post mid 90s sucks balls. Dami nagagalit.

Dami lalo ganun sa mga Euro clubs.

[empy]

i get how you would tend to defend the brand that you drive because you don't want to feel bad about your decision on what is probably the second-biggest purchase of your life...but some people have absolutely no objectivity whatsoever.

like my Ford friend...Explorer's transmission failed after 2 weeks, the paint failed after a month...Mustang constantly in the shop...now he has an Escape, let's see how that goes. maybe he just likes to work on cars using his spare time and money :bwahaha:

after all this, he still claims Ford is the best brand out there and my 'riceburner' (talking about my previous Civic) is underpowered crap. in the meantime, my 'underpowered crap' went 200,000 miles without any issues except a distributor replacement (plus timing belt replacement/regular maintenance)

[theveed]

some people have absolutely no objectivity whatsoever

And BINGO was his name oh!!!!

[ILuvDetailing]

Example: "Bakit CR-V kinuha mo eh masmaluwag naman yung Rav 4"

:bwahaha:

[Tacoma_34]

I hate saturn

[theveed]

I hate Lambo, can't afford eh

[MAXBUWAYA]

hate bings the balance in life.

And if we talk about hate

I hate expeditions roaming around our tiny streets

I hate my neighbors CRV bec it looks like ours

I hate mercedez benz bec i cant afford them