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I am careful about these type of threads. You run into quite a bit of herd mentality. There is also the trait to forgive and forget issues with products that you have decided are the "Best" and confirmation bias muddies the water of any objective reason. Even supposedly objective measurements can be skewed in many surveys. How many folks have gone and bought aftermarket transmissions from ATS for one of their Big 3 diesel pickups. The stock unit wouldn't hold up to normal use in many cases and rarely with chipped trucks. Even so, the bias for their preferred brand and the disregard/apathy/hatred of other brands does skew surveys and opinion polls even after spending thousands of dollars on an essentially new truck. I know individuals that are so brand loyal they won't consider their own negative experience even if detrimental to their pocketbook. My Grandpappy, My Daddy and everyone in my family ONLY buys...whatever ,and I have nothing but contempt for anything not my brand.
The "I'll never buy brand X" threads on brand forums are absolutely hilarious. Like they don't realize there is an equal amount of threads on the next forum cutting up their truck.