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Re: TLG investigation 1st answers
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lugnet.general
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Mon, 22 Feb 1999 23:21:20 GMT
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Amen, Larry!
Scott Sanburn
Larry Pieniazek wrote:
>
> Jim Wissner wrote:
> > For example,
> > a 63 Corvette is much nicer than a '90s Corvette, in my opinion. But does this
> > mean that Chevrolet should keep cranking out old cars?
>
> Right. BUT, to work the car analogy a bit more: Both Chrysler and Ford
> are bringing out new models that recapture some of what the older models
> had. The Prowler is a huge flashback to the hotrods of the 50s. The PT
> Cruiser harks back to prewar cars. And Ford is bringing out a new T-Bird
> that is a throwback to the original T-Bird, portholes on the side of the
> roof and all. None of these are cheap, either. They will be high profit
> models for the makers.
>
> The lesson here is that many Baby Boomers want what they had as kids, at
> any cost. This is true for LEGO as well. We want the great sets we could
> not afford then rather than the stuff TLG is putting out now. So TLG
> could make a bit on well designed sets in the older style without
> reissuing stuff per se.
>
> --
> Larry Pieniazek http://my.voyager.net/lar
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> For me: No voyager e-mail please. All snail-mail to Ada, please.
> - Posting Binaries to RTL causes flamage... Don't do it, please.
> - Stick to the facts when posting about others, please.
> - This is a family newsgroup, thanks.
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| (...) Right. BUT, to work the car analogy a bit more: Both Chrysler and Ford are bringing out new models that recapture some of what the older models had. The Prowler is a huge flashback to the hotrods of the 50s. The PT Cruiser harks back to prewar (...) (25 years ago, 22-Feb-99, to lugnet.general)
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