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Re:Chip shortage leads carmaker Opel to shut German plant un... by yardie on Thursday September 30, 2021 @02:46PM (#28709690)
You can still get a stripped down, plain white F-150 for under $27k through fleet sales. But buyers don’t want that. They want the 4-door people hauler that happens to have a pick-up bed and leather seats.

They’ll imagine the $10k from memories but forget the vinyl seats, no AC, and manual windows. But they won’t buy that one n

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Re:Chip shortage leads carmaker Opel to shut German plant un... by pickle-wizard on Thursday September 30, 2021 @04:34PM (#28710997)
They are also thinking of that $10K in todays dollars. Adjusted for inflation, that $10K truck that could could buy back in the mid-80s costs the same as a new one today. You just get a heck of a lot more features.
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