scubastingray
Contributor
You know what the call it when a marketer lies? Another good day at work.If you're paying for the expensive one you really aren't paying for "quality" no matter what the marketing gurus will tell you. If you want to buy the brand name, that's a-okay with me, it's your money. Just don't do it believing that there is any significant quality difference and certainly don't do it thinking there is any safety difference.
A lot of times those features are even available on the lower "brand", making the only difference the stupid badging.As others have said, it's similar to cars. I drive a Honda... it works for me, I like it, and it does the job. My wife drives an Acura. Basically they are the same vehicle and provide the same function. One costs a premium though because of the name (and in cars, at least, a couple of nice features. Regs very rarely have any of those "nice features".)
I know the toyota camry was this way for a while.