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> If this keeps up, some used cars will have a higher value than new ones. That's already the case with construction equipment and farm equipment[0]. Right no
by Syonyk 5y ago
> If this keeps up, some used cars will have a higher value than new ones.
That's already the case with construction equipment and farm equipment[0].
Right now, used cars often have a higher or near-new value because you can get one today - a new car, at MSRP, may be 6+ months wait, which doesn't help if your car just got totaled.
But, yes, everything is doubling down on toxic dystopian surveillance systems, subscription systems, and it's damned near the only option left anymore. I'm not sure what I'm going to do when the current fleet of vehicles needs rotating, because in 10 years when I plan to buy something newer, I'm not sure if anything won't be simply toxic. My car doesn't need a cell connection, sorry...
[0]: https://www.thedrive.com/news/31761/enormous-costs-of-new-tractors-drive-demand-of-40-year-old-equipment-to-all-time-highs https://www.thedrive.com/news/31761/enormous-costs-of-new-tr...
- MeinBlutIstBlau 5y agoI had to wait 2 months before my car was available that I just bought. The difference between a 2022 and a 2018, was $3k. So to prove your point, the used market is doing so well, they can sell them for basically MSRP if they aren't too old padded with a warranty you'll likely never use.
- themaninthedark 5y ago“The Encyclopedia Galactica defines a robot as a mechanical apparatus designed to do the work of a man. The marketing division of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation defines a robot as "Your Plastic Pal Who's Fun to Be With. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy defines the marketing devision of the Sirius Cybernetic Corporation as "a bunch of mindless jerks who'll be the first against the wall when the revolution comes,” Sometimes I wonder if anyone in the meetings that decide these things ever have the moment of realization that "We are the baddies"