You hit the nail on the head with a little twist. Good dealer support made or broke a brand in different areas except when in small farm areas. Then price point was the clincher.
When I was 17 we moved onto a farm in MN from the burbs in NJ in 72. The area was mostely IH by about 60% followed by AC around 15% and JD around 10% with the others picking up the rest. Great IH support, good AC support and fair JD support. In 78 after returing from a tour of duty in Germany I could not believe the number of guys with JD. New dealer in town who had great service and the samller IH dealers had been closed so now IH was 25 miles away. About 20% loss of market share by IH. Then when stationed inother areas of the US I learned about the smaller guys who still wanted new but were unable or unwilling to pay for some brands or those brands didn't really cater to the small guys.
As others have stated....you have to do whats best for you.....don't try wagging the dog by keeping up with what others have.
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