Hey Sean,
Glad you jumped in the conversation. You certainly have a right to your opinion and a right to defend it here. I have read your magazine on several occasions and will say that I've enjoyed its content. Just for what it's worth, be forewarned that this forum is not like most. We don't typically reign our members in and we definitely don't want to censor what they say... so as this thread moves forward, please keep in mind that the staff mentality here is more of a all-is-fair-in-love-and-war than most forums. I'm sure you also know that you're speaking to an incredibly biased room, after all, you said it yourself: we've already made our decisions with our pocketbooks. Nevertheless, the debate you bring is welcome here. While our bias may sway some of us toward considering our purchases to be unrivaled, I truly don't see the harm or foul in someone offering up a comparative perspective that results in a major difference of opinion. The fact that you compare vehicles like this for a living does certainly give you a unique perspective in this scenario, but like most American vehicle owners, you will find the majority of our members here are pretty brand-loyal. That loyalty may even prevent some from being able to properly consider your argument, but in your line of work I'm willing to bet you run into this line of thinking regularly when going about a comparative voyage. Like most/all of the guys here, the Raptor appeals to me much more than the Power Wagon, but I'm more than willing to hear your argument.
Anyway, I'm glad SOCOMech invited you over, please feel free to either continue the debate or tell us what you do like about the Raptor. Either way, your contributions are welcome as food for the forum.
-Bo
p.s. And I don't care who's side of the argument you're on, statements like:
....are pretty hilarious for all to read. You are more than welcome to fire back if you'd like. As I said, this is a very open forum and we play it fast and loose here.
Glad you jumped in the conversation. You certainly have a right to your opinion and a right to defend it here. I have read your magazine on several occasions and will say that I've enjoyed its content. Just for what it's worth, be forewarned that this forum is not like most. We don't typically reign our members in and we definitely don't want to censor what they say... so as this thread moves forward, please keep in mind that the staff mentality here is more of a all-is-fair-in-love-and-war than most forums. I'm sure you also know that you're speaking to an incredibly biased room, after all, you said it yourself: we've already made our decisions with our pocketbooks. Nevertheless, the debate you bring is welcome here. While our bias may sway some of us toward considering our purchases to be unrivaled, I truly don't see the harm or foul in someone offering up a comparative perspective that results in a major difference of opinion. The fact that you compare vehicles like this for a living does certainly give you a unique perspective in this scenario, but like most American vehicle owners, you will find the majority of our members here are pretty brand-loyal. That loyalty may even prevent some from being able to properly consider your argument, but in your line of work I'm willing to bet you run into this line of thinking regularly when going about a comparative voyage. Like most/all of the guys here, the Raptor appeals to me much more than the Power Wagon, but I'm more than willing to hear your argument.
Anyway, I'm glad SOCOMech invited you over, please feel free to either continue the debate or tell us what you do like about the Raptor. Either way, your contributions are welcome as food for the forum.
-Bo
p.s. And I don't care who's side of the argument you're on, statements like:
pirate air said:
....are pretty hilarious for all to read. You are more than welcome to fire back if you'd like. As I said, this is a very open forum and we play it fast and loose here.
I completely agree.
