Re:Why almost everyone was wrong about Tesla’s cash flow sit...
by kurtisc on Friday October 26, 2018 @10:42AM
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How selfless.
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Re:Why almost everyone was wrong about Tesla’s cash flow sit...
by ansible on Friday October 26, 2018 @11:03AM
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The people buying $35K USD cars aren't likely thinking about selflessness, true.
But the question remains, if everyone who bought new cars kept them for 20 years and drove them a lot, what would the used car market look like?
Re:Why almost everyone was wrong about Tesla’s cash flow sit...
by kurtisc on Friday October 26, 2018 @11:43AM
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Similar the rental market, I'd guess. Mostly done by those who couldn't afford to buy new but at a greater long-term cost.
I've seen people commenting that the money you save on buying new just goes on repairs instead: I don't agree. There's a fashion and entertainment value to driving something that works just as well as a new car but is newer, so the market gets pushed down.
Re:Why almost everyone was wrong about Tesla’s cash flow sit...
by athenot on Friday October 26, 2018 @11:27AM
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The example of the Subaru Outback comes to mind: these are relatively harder to find used because most owners hang on to them.
Re:Why almost everyone was wrong about Tesla’s cash flow sit...
by shakestheclown on Friday October 26, 2018 @01:34PM
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~30% of cars are leased, so those would still be available