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Originally Posted by The Champ
That's why I said "comparing the same make and model numbers". Anytime I see a "private" model number, I know it's something built to someone else's specs to fit a price point.
Does Ford, Toyota or GM built different (insert model name here) for the "SUPER" dealers than they do for the small town dealers? No. If you're looking at a Toyota Tundra, Ford F150 or Chevy Silverado it doesn't matter which dealer you look at, they are all built on the same production line to the same specs.
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You are right. Appliance and lawn equipment are two groups that often get special models only for the big box stores. Honda and Toro are two glaring examples in lawn equipment. The box store models bear little resemblance to the quality units sold by independent dealers. Appliances are more difficult to tell because the outer case/cabinet is often the same as the quality unit. It's only under the skin that the cheap/crappy components are discovered. Very difficult to tell what you are buying. Used to be house brands like, Kenmore and Montgomery Ward were easily identified, but now cheap, cut rate appliances are hidden behind old time quality names like Maytag, and GE, sold by box stores to their junk specs. I guess the closest automotive comparison I can think of was the Cadillac Cimarron. Actually a junk Cavalier, but sold as a premium small luxury car to many people who saw the Cadillac name and assumed it was a real Cadillac.