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To: 2ndDivisionVet
I’m guessing record income and spending power.
2 posted on
08/07/2013 3:51:59 AM PDT by
Artie
(We are surrounded by MORONS)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Because they can’t afford the grotesquely overpriced newer models and its just cheaper to have older cars and trucks repaired?
3 posted on
08/07/2013 3:57:22 AM PDT by
Timber Rattler
(Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Because the increase in value? /sarc
4 posted on
08/07/2013 3:57:50 AM PDT by
Cowboy Bob
(Democrats: Robbing Peter to buy Paul's vote.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
DEPRESSION... AND ONE DAY THE TRUTH WILL BE TOLD.
6 posted on
08/07/2013 3:59:21 AM PDT by
LibLieSlayer
(FROM MY COLD, DEAD HANDS!)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Gee, our old LaSalle ran great
Those were the days.
My 2001 Corolla is a nearly ideal commuter car.
7 posted on
08/07/2013 3:59:34 AM PDT by
Lonesome in Massachussets
(Doing the same thing and expecting different results is called software engineering.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Well, its also that the more late model cars seem to last longer. Back in the eighties, my Chevy Cavalier’s body literally fell apart after 8 years. However, I’m still driving my current car after 10 years with ‘nary a problem. I guess I’m an optimist because I just bought a new set of 70K mile tires for it.
8 posted on
08/07/2013 4:01:29 AM PDT by
rbg81
To: 2ndDivisionVet
11 years old? Crikey, none of mine are that new.
one is 20, one is 35 and one is 72.
9 posted on
08/07/2013 4:01:34 AM PDT by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
I have a used truck. Great truck, paid $29,000 for it. A new one is $40K.
My wife has an older Buick. No so good. But a new vehicle of that type is $35K.
So we keep driving hoping that they both keep going. Don’t have the money for a new car, and few people do.
10 posted on
08/07/2013 4:01:49 AM PDT by
redgolum
("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
It is just a fact that we get more car per dollar today then we ever did before, even including inflation. New technology built on old technology gives us more efficient engines and systems, including longer lasting systems. Detroit made many cars in the past but also cars that did not last as long. The foreign cars capitalized on the this weakness of market. Otherwise its the Obama depression.
12 posted on
08/07/2013 4:03:43 AM PDT by
VRW Conspirator
(The Lefties can drink Kool-Aid; I will drink Tea.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Mine’s 19! Almost out of it’s teenage years, I can’t wait.
To: 2ndDivisionVet
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cause MILLIONS of cars were destroyed a couple years ago because of 0bammy that would have been bought as used cars???
16 posted on
08/07/2013 4:04:37 AM PDT by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Because people avoid new large expenses and new debt for as long as they can when they may be laid off at any time and know they won't be able to find a new job anytime soon.
The Prez may have his rose-colored glasses on, we in the trenches don't.
17 posted on
08/07/2013 4:04:42 AM PDT by
BitWielder1
(Corporate Profits are better than Government Waste)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Hell .. it's a whole slew of reasons;
We like the one we got,
We've learned there is pleasure in keeping a good thing going
We KNOW the damned thing and can repair it relatively quickly and/or inexpensively
The mileage is acceptable
The ride is relatively comfortable
Less bells and whistles to go wrong.
The insurance is cheaper.
18 posted on
08/07/2013 4:04:44 AM PDT by
knarf
(I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Two reasons:
1) Most Americans cannot afford a replacement car, and
2) The few that can will not buy a car that can be hacked, remotely controlled (with possible fatal results), and that pinpoints your location at all times to the Federal government.
21 posted on
08/07/2013 4:06:32 AM PDT by
Lazamataz
(Early 2009 to 7/21/2013 - RIP my little girl Cathy. You were the best cat ever. You will be missed.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Lousy trade -in value, cars last longer now, new ones cost too much, they all look alike now.
We used to want a pretty car one that caught the eye.
They all look alike now.
The guy is wrong about people wrenching their own cars. The average driver now is about done after changing the oil. Everything else has to be done by a mechanic with a computer.
22 posted on
08/07/2013 4:06:39 AM PDT by
Venturer
( cowardice posturing as tolerance =political correctness)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Because they don’t have GPS tracking systems in them, like the government has installed in new cars?
23 posted on
08/07/2013 4:06:41 AM PDT by
jespasinthru
(Proud member of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Chrysler stopped making PT Cruisers. Since the PT Cruiser is the most attractive car ever made, I’m holding on to mine for as long as I can.
And no, there is nothing opinionated about the above statement at all.
26 posted on
08/07/2013 4:09:45 AM PDT by
exDemMom
(Now that I've finally accepted that I'm living a bad hair life, I'm more at peace with the world.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Because we’re waiting on the new wind-powered models...
27 posted on
08/07/2013 4:09:48 AM PDT by
Izzy Dunne
(Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
‘99 tahoe - 150k runs like a watch - of course most of the parts are new now.
30 posted on
08/07/2013 4:12:46 AM PDT by
Revelation 911
(hump scratching n'er do well.....all strung out on chicken wings and venison jerky)
To: 2ndDivisionVet
Because new cars are ugly and have a high belt-lines and windows like a slit trench?
32 posted on
08/07/2013 4:14:45 AM PDT by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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