Smart Center Dealership "T"-Shirts

[LorbeerTLC]

Anyone owning a Harley-Davidson knows that the H-D dealerships carry their own "T"-Shirts with their name/logo, city, and state. I know as I use to own a Harley and my wife and I would ride to different places and seek out the local H-D dealers to purchase a couple of shirts as souvenirs (and we would wear them when attending club meetings).

I think if all the smart centers in the U.S. could adopt this idea and also carry "T"-Shirts with their smart center name/logo, city, and state on them, it would not only advertise the fortwo, but their own dealership as well.

Now I know... the fortwo is a city/urban car not meant for touring the countryside. And any thought of a annual "smart coming home" event to Bloomfield, Michigan, is simply folly. The thought of a club that mirrors H-D "HOGS" for the smart car is foolish.

Hmmmm...

And yet...
If every smart center DID have their own shirts... it could be incentive (for me), to do a little traveling and meet new friends along the way...

Just a thought.

-Tom L.

[Karl Roth]

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[angel]

Originally Posted by LorbeerTLC

And any thought of a annual "smart coming home" event to Bloomfield, Michigan, is simply folly

....

And yet...
If every smart center DID have their own shirts... it could be incentive (for me), to do a little traveling and meet new friends along the way...

Just a thought.

-Tom L.

I have a t-shirt for smart center Dallas. Not sure if others have received such.

Bloomfield Michigan? It's manufactured in France. I ride a Harley and yet don't seem to be making the same correlation that you have come up with. And I only have all the HD dealership t-shirts because there's usually one where I'm visiting or near there and some on the way. With only 70 across the US and many states not having one at all? I don't feel the need to collect dealership t-shirts for smart centers.

[LorbeerTLC]

Angel, I can see your point.
Harley-Davidson is an American Icon and the Sturgis run, HOGS, and the "Coming Home" to Milwaukee underscores the pride people have in the Harley-Davidson motorcycles.

However, smart (I believe), symbolizes a change in cultural thinking that’s more on a global scale. The UK has smart car events and so does other places in Europe. The smart fortwo is unique and seems to deliver a statement about it’s owner.

A past example is the early Volkswagen Beetle. It was of course manufactured in Germany, yet during the 1960’s when it became the #1 import car in the US, it became a positive change in paradigm thinking. Instead of “Bigger, Stronger, More Powerful�, it’s motto was “think small� and it forever changed the automotive world.

I believe smart is like the early VW. With more people concerned about our planet, the smart fortwo is a statement about our ecology. It represents another paradigm shift. The drive to Bloomfield, Michigan is just a possible idea for a national gathering in the U.S. to bring people together and spread awareness.

So while I agree Harley-Davidson represents the United States, my thinking is smart (and it's owners), represents global thinking and the ecology for the planet.

-Tom L.

[angel]

Thank you for a further explanation. I can understand your point of view now.

Angel

[KingNine]

Having ridden Harley Davidsons since 1967, I always get a chuckle out of the dealer T-shirt thing. It's a RUB thing (rich urban biker, you know, those people who think a tool kit is a cell phone and a Gold Card).

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