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they did no such thing. It amazes me that ten years hence people are still parroting this horseshit.

At least, you hope not when you turn the key.

Well, CEO’s have always been telling that their thing they’re doing right now is the best and that the would never go the other route. Of course only until they went the other and magically forgot what they said in the past.

This year, the union wants to win wage increases for autoworkers after years of rising sales and profits among U.S. automakers while the manufacturers will want to hold down labor costs so they can remain competitive with Asian and German rivals.

If you can call the Tacoma a “compact” truck with a straight face then you, sir, are a damned liar.

“Compact” is questionable. My ‘79 Toyota truck was a compact.

If they made a car as fun as the Fiesta ST under $15k, Tavarish would still tell you to buy half of a 20 year old S Class instead.

Oh YES YOU CAN!

Ah! You don’t understand rates. Got it.

1) It’s not that they don’t work. It’s that no one wants them. even at 5% take rate, OEMs are having hard time justifying selling manual cars. Now, would even 5 out of every 100 customers actively seek out a stripped out car to the point? And that’s forgetting one thing - the base models are “LOSS LEADERS” there to…

The Official Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) says so. Just download the data and run the numbers yourself, like I did.

“Massive Inflation”. We don’t share the same definition of “massive”. Since 1985, the average inflation has been 2.79%. The high was 5.4%. The low was actually deflation of -.4%.

Compare that to the inflation of 1955 - 1985, which is an average of 4.5%, a high of 13.5%, and a low of the same -.4%. The 30 years before…

No kidding. Even Reagans architect of trickle down economics conceded it doesn't work. Google it.

“purchase the vehicles they need”

“Longer-term loans help consumers keep monthly payments manageable, while allowing them to purchase the vehicles they need WANT without having to break the bank,”

I think the real cause is corporate influence over our government and stagnant wages for entire countries. Cars have pretty much kept in line with inflation. However, income for the entire country has remained flat for decades now. I recall 20-25 years ago, in my area, 30k was “good money” for a job. However, how is…

1) cost of cars have not gone up sharply. Adjusted for inflation, 1985 Accord is within $1000 difference with 2015 Accord. and that’s with Accords growing in size, and packing more content.

2) Safer cars leads to less accidents, or less severe injuries. Which means insurance cost goes down, which can help offset…

“Income inequality”: seems to keep rearing its ugly head, all around the world. The trickle down never trickled down, and now corporations like Walmart, McDonald’s, car manufacturers are scratching their head as to why no one is buying their products. Gee, you guys amassed all of the wealth into a very tiny percentage…

Now, would this be as much of an issue if people bought a car every 10 years? No, not really. But the average buying cycle is 3 - 4 years!