No God No! Say it Ain’t So!

@mfili35

Volkswagen is also making the new Scout, and missing the boat altogether. They bought the brand to compete in the "rugged off road SUV" market which currently consists of Jeep, Bronco, Defender, 4-runner and similar. The Iconic versions of this category have removable tops, as the Scout always had. None of the mock-ups I've seen include a removable top, it just looks like they kept to some of the original styling of the rear side windows and some nod to the original front end. Otherwise it looks and feels like a suburban mom's soccer vehicle. 

I have my fingers crossed they have an epiphany and realize this version of the Scout needs to fully understand it's heritage of being a beast off road with some tree climbing abilities.

So my opinion of Bose buying McIntosh and SF? I do not drink Dogfish Head beer anymore since Samuel Adam's white powdered wig shed into their boiling brew. If I find some pints that were brewed before the takeover, and they were stored and cared for properly, yes, I would be interested Same for McIntosh, except I'm a little more open to trying the Bose version than the Samuel Adams Version.

Can't wait to see the new SF docking station to go with my 15 year old Ipod Classic.  Which is still operating flawlessly.  🤣

@mfili35 + 1

No real need to change Mc already a reasonably priced mid+ level product. SF…who cares, many other brands out there in pretty cases that sound as good and better ! 

We all need to "take a deep breath" and relax for a bit.  The Bose acquisition is probably not going the way of the Clarion years.  Bose will probably assume the HR and accounting duties, but if they cheapened up the McIntosh product, they would be reducing the value of their investment in McIntosh.  The PE firm that last owned them were "hands off" with the company; I suspect that they wanted to retain or increase the value of their holding, which they probably did in selling to Bose.