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Post by ayatollah on Oct 30, 2022 18:30:11 GMT
Don't you think a brand new car is a bad investment considering they depreciate in value so fast? I heard that one that's at least three years old is a better investment. Yes. That's why I drove the car my dad bought me in high school for ten years, then in 2015 I bought a Honda Civic. I put my money toward my house, which is now paid off, and investment property. Hopefully it'll pay off one day.
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Post by ayatollah on Oct 30, 2022 18:32:31 GMT
When people buy more of them as a result of the bans on the others, they'll become less expensive. Henry Ford, your hero of the gas engine, started selling his cars at $850. Two years later, they were selling for $400 and a few years after that, for $300. I saw this on a programme I had on yesterday afternoon. Great Inventions, or something. It's like iPhone. Once enough good old ones are traded for the new ones, the older models become cheaper. In ten years, an EV shouldn't be any more expensive than any other used car. Lower income folks could get some govt rebate assistance toward purchasing a new one too. Maybe get something back on the taxes. Making a new type of car that to be phased in over times is a great for jobs. Planned obsolescence is good for creating jobs, but bad for people having to shell out money every few years for a new car. Of course this encourages renting/leasing cars, which is what our elites and their stooges want. Own nothing and be happy (or pretend like you're happy or there'll be consequences) .
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Oct 30, 2022 19:39:07 GMT
When people buy more of them as a result of the bans on the others, they'll become less expensive. Henry Ford, your hero of the gas engine, started selling his cars at $850. Two years later, they were selling for $400 and a few years after that, for $300. I saw this on a programme I had on yesterday afternoon. Great Inventions, or something. Nobody had to pass a law to force people to buy a model T though. When you present people with a better option people will buy electric cars without being forced. We don't know what is going to happen in 10 or 15 years, what if the technology isn't good enough to replace gas cars? You guys won't agree to push back the date. Catch up, old man. Ae you still faxing people?
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Post by ayatollah on Oct 30, 2022 19:41:39 GMT
Nobody had to pass a law to force people to buy a model T though. When you present people with a better option people will buy electric cars without being forced. We don't know what is going to happen in 10 or 15 years, what if the technology isn't good enough to replace gas cars? You guys won't agree to push back the date. Catch up, old man. Ae you still faxing people? The track record isn't good. California, Germany, these areas have seen trouble because of people pushing for green energy too fast, before the technology was ready to fully supply what was needed.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2022 10:30:09 GMT
Hmm never thought about it being a manufactured shortage. Interesting Damn, you're an easy mark. Relax, I just thought it was interesting. Look at the major US car companies in the past colluding to delay the release of the catalytic converter...
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Post by PaulsLaugh on Oct 31, 2022 10:52:32 GMT
Damn, you're an easy mark. Relax, I just thought it was interesting. Look at the major US car companies in the past colluding to delay the release of the catalytic converter... But everything gets framed as conspiracy theory that some sinister group, usually labeled as leftist, is pulling all the leavers somewhere in order to keep people down or fuck them over. This is the complicated, impatient answer and usually demonizes someone, while the simple answer is it's a manufacturing shortage. I don't know why folks almost always go for the complicated answer first.
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