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daniel
Location: NY
Joined: Oct 21, 2010
Points: 48
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Re: Why are Honda snowblowers so expensive?
Reply #186 Dec 28, 2010 5:05 pm |
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I was trying to figure out why "enuchs" are your choice for this kind of job. Is there a harem of concubines on the property? Enuchs are more aptly suited for serving concubines as opposed to grooming driveways. If money is of no consequence, a harem goes without saying :)
Toro 826 OXE Snowblower, Echo PB-500 backpack blower, Toro 22" high wheel recycler mower, Jeep Wrangler JK Unlimited 6 spd :)
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aa335
Joined: Nov 29, 2008
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Re: Why are Honda snowblowers so expensive?
Reply #187 Dec 28, 2010 5:09 pm |
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As long as we have choices, these kind of bickering will never end. Pull up a chair, crack open a cold drink, and let the show begin. :)
Why does Mercedes, BMW, Rolls, Bentley, Ferrari, Lamborghini still sells expensive cars? It's because people have money and can't wait for Consumer Reports to review them. :)
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borat
Joined: Nov 10, 2007
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Re: Why are Honda snowblowers so expensive?
Reply #190 Dec 28, 2010 5:35 pm |
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Borat, Those are incredible pictures and they are worth more than thousand posts. Very majestic and beautiful. Your pictures remind me of Seattle where I grew up sans the snow. You are a lucky man! Thank you. I'm lucky alright. I found that the longer and harder I worked, the luckier I got.
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starwarrior
Joined: Oct 27, 2010
Points: 91
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Re: Why are Honda snowblowers so expensive?
Reply #191 Dec 28, 2010 9:41 pm |
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The beauty of market share is that they only have to stay slightly ahead of the competition. As long as market share drives sales, twice the price means they only need to sell half the amount to make the same profit. Where market share really benefits the manufacturer is they only have to incur half the shipping and manufacturing costs. As a consumer, for twice the service I whould expect twice the price, for better service I figure somewhere in the middle, and for samo samo, I would expect a competitive price. Choices Choices Choices, but no Rice-a-Roni's for me, thats my choice. What really lights a fire under me is when sales pitches and marketing drive the sale and the product itself stinks. I look at what the Pros are using. When price doesn't drive quality does. That is why these blogs and product reviews can be so helpfull to a consumer before making a purchase. Sounds easy but beware, paralysis from analysis can ruin your day. Starwarrior P.S. I chose an Ariens Pro
This message was modified Dec 28, 2010 by starwarrior
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New_Yorker
Preach the Gospel always, use words when necessary
Location: Long Island, NY
Joined: Nov 26, 2010
Points: 219
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Re: Why are Honda snowblowers so expensive?
Reply #194 Dec 28, 2010 10:43 pm |
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Hi New_Yorker, If you can please show us the video of your HS928 blowing that monster snow. I have seen HS1132 blowing monster snow but not too mcuh on HS928. I have no one to record me using the machine at present, and the Eastcoast Blizzard wasn't a monster storm, by any means, just monster hype. Last February we had a Monster storm, it had 3 times what we got this time. The true test is the heavy wet snow, not the light powder. Most people only show the machine blowing a long high arc of light powder, that's not the kind of snow that separates the men from the boys. I'll see if I can get a video next time of the towns' HS 928 TAS at work, they've had a few of them and a few of the HS 1132 TAS machines as well. They recently bought another 1132 as well.
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Bill_H
Location: Maine
Joined: Jan 12, 2008
Points: 354
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Re: Why are Honda snowblowers so expensive?
Reply #195 Dec 28, 2010 11:26 pm |
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Honda's are The Best. Do not use the word "best". They might make the top 3 in homeowner grade blowers, but they would not make the top 10 overall. Many commercial grade blowers will beat it, and it doesn't stand a chance against any industrial grade blower. As you said: "you usually only get what you pay for." Yamaha has already been mentioned. Compare your 9HP Honda against (in no particular order): Berco Deere Ingersoll Contant R.P.M. Tech Pronovost Sicard Normand Lorenz Blanchet Larue McKee International/Case New Holland Meteor Smyth Kubota etc. etc. etc.
Who the hell let all the morning people run things?
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