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The people buying $35K USD cars aren't likely thinking about selflessness, true. But the question remains, if everyone who bought new cars kept them for 20 yea
by ansible 8y ago
The people buying $35K USD cars aren't likely thinking about selflessness, true.
But the question remains, if everyone who bought new cars kept them for 20 years and drove them a lot, what would the used car market look like?
- athenot 8y agoThe example of the Subaru Outback comes to mind: these are relatively harder to find used because most owners hang on to them.
- kurtisc 8y agoSimilar the rental market, I'd guess. Mostly done by those who couldn't afford to buy new but at a greater long-term cost. I've seen people commenting that the money you save on buying new just goes on repairs instead: I don't agree. There's a fashion and entertainment value to driving something that works just as well as a new car but is newer, so the market gets pushed down.
- shakestheclown 8y ago~30% of cars are leased, so those would still be available