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Originally Posted by VaSteve
On a related front, who NEEDS a new car? Assuming your car runs, do you NEED a new car? This is an interesting question on a board where we're keeping 25 year old cars alive. But those cars have soul and there's no substitute. So where do new cars go? People that WANT new cars, rental fleets, etc. While there is a glut of stuff out there build because we want it, what number of cars are sold to replace those that rust into the ground or are crashed out of service.
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People who use their vehicles for work "need" new ones for several reasons, the work and tax purposes not withstanding.
The rest of us, I'm not so sure. Maybe we need "new" out of pride, vanity, etc.
The lawyer who lives across the street bought a two-year-old Mercedes E550 with AMG bits and pieces. Cost him around $30K, and the car is practically "new." At least it looks new.
Still - we do have to look past "us," and consider "them;" those who build these cars. If GM does go under, many individuals will be out of work. I couldn't care two damns about the corporate side or even the cars themselves.