Second highest dealer for sales of Coupes is located in Marshall, MO (midwest) and I doubt that a medium sized self-propelled will fade away just because AGCO decided to drop the Coupes.  I doubt that AGCO had a better handle on the market opportunities than did JD.  AGCO seems to have a history of stupid decisions just like this one.

I don't agree with your assesment of the future market likelyhood for Spra Coupes.  Also, I think it would be much more prudent of a company to sell the line than discontinue it if they don't know how to make it meet the goals.  This line has a large market share and a long history.  It's just absolutely STUPID to "discontinue" a successful product like they are doing.  I feel sure that a lot of dedicated dealers would agree with me on that point.

My thought, looking back, is that someone within AGCO seems to like to use the hatchet.  If you are an unsuspecting customer as many have been this past year, and you buy their current product with the belief that it is going to be viable for many more years, then you soon become gunshy of that company.  For me, I doubt I will ever again own an AGCO product due to this one reason.  That is the point I'm trying so hard to make in a very elequant way.  Buying from AGCO is 'risky' business, a fact they have forever proved with this latest decision to kill the Spra Coupe.