Oddly, you mean return to how it used to be.

I have to disagree with you on that point. The OEMs have not done anything to make the lower priced product cheaper and easier to purchase, but rather have been steadily adding content to ensure that they are all profit makers instead of decontenting or simplifying.

You’re not wrong, but the issue for the dealers is that they are killing any long term customers. I don’t know if that demographic will ever really exist again like it did in the past. Interestingly, that is what is killing retail, as the customers stopped seeing any service from retailers as worth the extra money, so…

Oh, I know, and it is really sad. Especially when you think about how much some companies make in product that is basically priced as commodity. The money in that is in selling volume. The more you sell, the more you make, as the small margin but high volume still means profit. Oddly, we consider cars, or more…

Consider the source saying demand is up - Ally, the finance arm once owned by GM but now serving a huge chunk of the market.

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No, there is truth in the idea that revenge is best served cold.

I concur. She is a breath of fresh air, and apparently incredibly smart AND media savvy, two things that do not often go together, to the detriment of one having either skill. She would be an incredible choice for Speaker, replacing the moribund and outdated Pelosi. Pelosi may be great at fundraising, and was a great…

Oh, yeah, Bezosabub, Satan incarnate, is just as bad or worse. Probably worse, but at least he doesn’t act like he is doing anything for the good of the world and the foundation Bezos Family Foundation is in the name of his parents. I can at least respect his not trying to look altruistic. While he was married to…

So, the math would then say the Walton Family Foundation, a tax writeoff, paid out about 0.025% (yes, a quarter of one percent) of the family wealth over 2019. If I made $60K last year and gave $150 as charity over the course of the year, you would not call me charitable, or really doing very much. And that $150 of my…

That’s the conundrum of Uber. The taxi services were so bad that anything could have improved upon them and been a success. And simply having taxi companies do something as simple as creating an app for hailing a cab would have done the trick.

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It’s almost as bad as the cosplaying HD riders, all on their practically identical motorcycles that they paid huge amounts to add all kinds of accessories to “individualize” them. But then, a lot of HD riders love Tri-Fives, so it all sort of goes together.

I agree. But mostly, I don’t like them because they are so uniformly built as “customs” as to lack any real individuality. They are like the way tract homes in a subdivision come in 2 different floorplans (one story box, or two story box) with the ability to flip left or right side. And because they are in different…

The thing you don’t take into consideration is the main hurdle to starting any business: access to capital. And in case you didn’t know, a restaurant is very capital intensive. Not only do you have to buy or rent a space, but then you usually have to do improvements to make it work for your specialty. A pizza place…

Logic. Which automatically dooms it to failure.

Yeah, the whole “used” excuse is great in theory, but there are a lot of practical reasons for why there is such a market for new. As you noted, businesses, especially fleets, are going to purchase new and then use depreciation for maximum tax advantages, among other reasons. And one huge issue is financing, either…

GM, post bankruptcy, keeping Buick, Cadillac, and GMC alive. They should have just became GM with the brands becoming model names, like they are doing with the Hummer EV.  I might have let it get a pass if they would have had Cadillac and Chevrolet only, no Buick or GMC, or Chevrolet and GMC, with the former cars and…

So by your logic, the tie rods can be made of taffy, the shocks can be worthless, and brake pads made out of chewing gum, because they’re parts that will likely be replaced before too long. A part, just because it will need replacement under normal wear and tear, should not start out with a version that is so…

Yeah, they seem to become more and more like the whiney Millenials saying shit about them.