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> wrote in message ... > Henry Ford put the World on wheels.He also put the Nation on wings. > > http://www.theatlantic.com/business/...ples-car/67435 > cuhulin > He's also responsible, unfortunately, for the formation of unions, which have long overstayed their need, and ironically enough one of the main reasons Ford can't be competitive. Econo-cars |
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I heard/read about those back up cameras a week or so ago.Some people
still wont watch where or what they are backing up to. cuhulin |
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On Mon, 06 Dec 2010 23:23:56 +0000, Tegger wrote:
> wrote in news:9270-4CFD0694-7948@storefull- > 3172.bay.webtv.net: > >> http://www.dailyjobcuts.com >> >> Prices of gasoline is up too. >> cuhulin >> >> > > > The US-market auto of the future is /prohibited/ from being cheap. The > cost of regulations and legislation ensures that. > > And hey, have you heard that Ray LaHood now wants to put backup cameras in > all new cars? It's estimated to cost about $2-billion, and to save about > 100 lives a year. That's only $20,000,000 per life saved. Such a deal! Most politicians/political appointees have a demonstarted lack of brains, and this bunch are the poster children. Ooops...meant to post that in Toyota... |
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m6onz5a > wrote in news:509fa942-86b8-4c50-90bb-
: > On Dec 6, 10:51*am, wrote: >> http://www.dailyjobcuts.com >> >> Prices of gasoline is up too. >> cuhulin > > Yep, the prices keep going up for cars.. Never seen them come down. > Except if you bought something from India or China. Car prices went down like a rock from about 1908 to about 1930, when the technology was very new. This is what happens to ALL new technologies. An automotive magazine back in the '80s (R&T?) did a study to see how prices compared over a period between (I think) 1970 and 1985. Many things were cheaper in '85 than they were in '70, but cars had held steady: when adjusted for inflation, cars cost the same in '85 as they did in '70. The authors attributed this phenomenon to the cost of the many regulations that had been enacted in between those years. I've read that North American regulations and legislation (plus the current fad for multiple airbags) add some $3-4,000 to the price of a new car, and that's the same whether the car is a Kia or a Lexus. -- Tegger |
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Brent > wrote in news:idjhfm$gm3$1
@news.eternal-september.org: > > Deflation (of the prices of goods) is the natural state of free market > enterprise, and this can be seen in products that beat the rate of > inflation. Prices continually decline in constant dollars. Electronics > is a prime example. > Electronics are still a relatively new technology, so there's a lot of low-hanging fruit available. Any new technology will see dramatic price reductions as the technology matures. By 1900, petroleum and steel had dropped to about 10% of their 1870 prices. Plus, electronics have mostly escaped regulation and legislation, so there are few barriers to innovation. Can't say that about cars, anymore. -- Tegger |
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Tegger wrote: > > An automotive magazine back in the '80s (R&T?) did a study to see how > prices compared over a period between (I think) 1970 and 1985. Many things > were cheaper in '85 than they were in '70, but cars had held steady: when > adjusted for inflation, cars cost the same in '85 as they did in '70. The > authors attributed this phenomenon to the cost of the many regulations that > had been enacted in between those years. That statement is so brain dead stupid it must be some feeble attempt at comedy. If cars cost the same in 1985 as they did in 1970 when adjusted for inflation that means the price of cars went up just the same amount as everything else did. |
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"Tegger" > wrote in message ... > Brent > wrote in news:idjhfm$gm3$1 > @news.eternal-september.org: > > >> >> Deflation (of the prices of goods) is the natural state of free market >> enterprise, and this can be seen in products that beat the rate of >> inflation. Prices continually decline in constant dollars. Electronics >> is a prime example. >> > > > > Electronics are still a relatively new technology, so there's a lot of > low-hanging fruit available. > 1958 is relatively new technology? That's when the first Desoto electric fuel injector was used. Econo-cars |
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> wrote in message ... >I heard/read about those back up cameras a week or so ago.Some people > still wont watch where or what they are backing up to. > cuhulin > Several insurance companies are claiming that since backup cameras have become more popular there are more front-end claims. Apparently people are so busy watching the screen they forget to watch their front-end, dinging a wall or vehicle while carefully avoiding the behind object that is being displayed on screen. LOL. Econo-cars |
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