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Re:Why almost everyone was wrong about Tesla’s cash flow sit... by kurtisc on Friday October 26, 2018 @10:42AM (#18309636)
How selfless.
Re:Why almost everyone was wrong about Tesla’s cash flow sit... by ansible on Friday October 26, 2018 @11:03AM (#18309850)
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 (#18310297)
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 (#18310122)
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 (#18311304)
~30% of cars are leased, so those would still be available