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Re:Investors bought a quarter of US homes sold last year by throwaway0a5e on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @06:25PM (#32572406)
Look at what people actually do, not what they say for cheap virtue points online.

Reliability is way, way down the wish-list. People don't really consider it until all the other key features they want are very solidly satisfied. And even then the take rate is maybe 50%. For every jerk in a 4Runner or Pilot there's an equal and opposite jerk in a Landrover or Tiguan.

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Re:Investors bought a quarter of US homes sold last year by missedthecue on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @08:53PM (#32573676)
The people in Landrovers care less about losing money than the people in Honda Pilots, because they have a lot more of it to spare. I'm not sure they're comparable consumers for this reason.
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Re:Investors bought a quarter of US homes sold last year by gbronner on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @07:58PM (#32573254)
Cars, especially in the first few years, are extremely reliable. So a less reliable new car is still amazing when compared to a 15 year old beater.
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