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| Where The World's Unsold Cars Go To Die |
| 2014-05-18 |
| Posted by:Grunter |
| #10 the article makes numerous incorrect or illogical statements according to this opinion |
| Posted by: lord garth 2014-05-18 21:37 |
| #9 F-150? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2014-05-18 11:00 |
| #8 Sort of reminds me of the science fiction story The Midas Plague. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2014-05-18 10:47 |
| #7 I couldn't help thinking.. they wouldn't notice a few missing. Papers and windshield serial number from a junkyard... but it falls apart at the EPA mandated emission test where the car computer would report a different serial number.. oh well |
| Posted by: 3dc 2014-05-18 10:08 |
| #6 ^^ drink up! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-05-18 08:59 |
| #5 2010 F-150 short box. Had 17k miles on her when I finally found her. Painted bumper, crank windows, factory wheels, rubber mat. Other than hitch and bedliner, all factory stock. No decals, no BS. 18.5mpg around the village, over 21mpg on the highway. Could well be my last vehicle. I'm betting she'll outlive me. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-05-18 07:50 |
| #4 This article reflects a few poor business practices coming together. The auto industry is one of the few that refuse to allow their models to ever be less expensive because they do not want to pis off last years owners and appear to stop growing to investors. Couple that with high unemployment, flat wages, increased taxes, increased healthcare costs.... And you have a bunch of unsold new cars. Personally I drive a 2003 ford f-150 and have wanted a new one since 2009. Just cannot seem to get the courage and confidence to pull the trigger on a new one. |
| Posted by: Airandee 2014-05-18 07:28 |
| #3 Engines hate sitting. Diesel worse than gas, but all engines hate sitting. If these aren't old pics from 2009, and this is current, and these cars are sitting 2 or more years before sale, the engines will have significantly shorter working lives. |
| Posted by: no mo uro 2014-05-18 05:36 |
| #2 Bottom line: Unemployment numbers and people on the dole are tracked and have political consequences. Numbers of cars rolling off the assembly line.... not so much. While Soviet style make-work projects keep everyone busy, unfortunately excess production solutions will probably not work. Automobiles will likely not be packed in cosmoline and stored in sturdy wooden crates to be sold to western collectors 50-70 years hence. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2014-05-18 03:29 |
| #1 Love it! |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2014-05-18 01:34 |