Penguin Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 What's wrong with Scion? I see all 3 models all over the place here I thought they were doing well. Considering that dealers still can't hardly keep the little cars in stock tends to tell me they have been fairly successful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLegacy99 Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Seems like a poor PR move for GM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShrinerMonkey Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Point is that Scion was a marketing disaster and did nothing to get younger buyers into the showroom. A brand needs a clear focus and Scion missed the mark by about 30 years in their demograhic numbers, that is pretty bad. Most Scion buyers would have been happy in a Toyota branded alternative so the Scion brand itself is a huge waste of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipsterDoofus Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Point is that Scion was a marketing disaster and did nothing to get younger buyers into the showroom. A brand needs a clear focus and Scion missed the mark by about 30 years in their demograhic numbers, that is pretty bad. Most Scion buyers would have been happy in a Toyota branded alternative so the Scion brand itself is a huge waste of money. Your logic contradicts what is actually seen here.....maybe its just me though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShrinerMonkey Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Around here Scion buyers are typically the AARP crowd... same with the Honda Element. I almost never see Scion TCs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipsterDoofus Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Around here Scion buyers are typically the AARP crowd... same with the Honda Element. I almost never see Scion TCs. Around here its quite the opposite and the reality panders to the advertisement. but...you also live in Iowa i mean, cmon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05GT Guru Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 I see the TC 20 times a day atleast, there are 5 in my work parking lot right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest heightsgtltd Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 The scion, esp. the TC but also other models are almost exclusively for younger crowd. Sounds like this is like when Shrinermonkey told everyone that he had insider info that Trueblood was cancelled before the first season was over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShrinerMonkey Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 The scion, esp. the TC but also other models are almost exclusively for younger crowd. Sounds like this is like when Shrinermonkey told everyone that he had insider info that Trueblood was cancelled before the first season was over I never said that. I said the director quit and then the head writer (who I know personally) quit after the first few episodes. Yeah Scions are supposedly "for" the younger crowd, but are sold in huge numbers to older crowds. That is a branding failure. There is plenty of evidence out there that shows Scion buyers are getting older but I am not going to hold your hand. You are all big boys and can google it yourselves. http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-10005873-48.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest heightsgtltd Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Hold our hands Oh goody an article from 2008 :unamused: and PS, when did Alan Ball leave trueblood? A friend of mine WAS the executive story editor for True Blood. WAS is the key word... the show is a mess and he left when Alan Ball did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueWhiteBoy Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 The vast majority of Scion owners down here seem to be well under 30. I'd guess most are in the 22 year old range Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShrinerMonkey Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Alan Ball left as director... he is still creator/producer. Do you seriously think you know more about this than I do? I know the executive story editor. He has since moved on to Weeds... a much better show inho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest heightsgtltd Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 No I don't know as much as you oh great one, but I do know that Alan Ball didn't leave the show which is what you stated as evidenced by the post above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegGTLT Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 True Blood rocks! Please PM joeleodee For All Site Questions. He is the acting Admin and can resolve anything related to LegacyGT.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipsterDoofus Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 so does Buffy, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegGTLT Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Only the porn versions of Buffy. That's the only one I could watch. Please PM joeleodee For All Site Questions. He is the acting Admin and can resolve anything related to LegacyGT.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipsterDoofus Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Only the porn versions of Buffy. That's the only one I could watch. so they call her Stuffy then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegGTLT Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Penis Buffer actually. Please PM joeleodee For All Site Questions. He is the acting Admin and can resolve anything related to LegacyGT.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipsterDoofus Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Penis Buffer actually. if youre messing with me, im gonna be super pissed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxx Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Look at the disaster Toyota had when they created the third brand of Scion. Uh, what? It was a cheap car to make that sold amazingly well and still continues to sell well. Maybe not toward the intended target but another target group loves them. ^^this :lol::lol: That's like saying that blackberrys were a tremendous failure "Barack Obama, mothaf#%@a! Barack Obama! I'm the president...of hittin' the ass!" -this is not a political view it's merely a quote from a hilarious tv show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest heightsgtltd Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 I heard that Alan Ball drives a scion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxx Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 I heard that Alan Ball drives a scion :lol: oh man he's just a disaster waiting to happen then huh/ "Barack Obama, mothaf#%@a! Barack Obama! I'm the president...of hittin' the ass!" -this is not a political view it's merely a quote from a hilarious tv show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegGTLT Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 I heard that Alan Ball drives a scion I heard he quit driving his Scion and now drives an xD. Wait... what just happened? Please PM joeleodee For All Site Questions. He is the acting Admin and can resolve anything related to LegacyGT.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolksey85 Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 Scion missed it's targeted audience yes but it hit hard on another demographic. Marketing failure, yes. Sales failure, far from it. And in the end, which one matters more? Would you rather sell 2 Xb's a month to 19 year old's or 25 a month to 50+ year olds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxx Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 your bicycle goes in reverse pretty often huh? :lol::lol: "Barack Obama, mothaf#%@a! Barack Obama! I'm the president...of hittin' the ass!" -this is not a political view it's merely a quote from a hilarious tv show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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