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Automotive News & Views Does America Even Need Its Own Automakers?
1788 messages, Last post on Mar 03, 2009 at 2:18 PM
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Replying to: nippononly (Nov 14, 2008 11:18 am) it's rather too large to post in full here. |
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Replying to: fezo (Nov 14, 2008 11:25 am) Ah, the sunk-cost fallacy. Often used to justify unpopular wars, irresponsible construction projects after problems are pointed out (see Tellico Dam), or putting one more nickel in the slot machine. Unfortunately it works all too often. |
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Replying to: steve_ (Nov 14, 2008 12:02 pm) We had a crazy one in Jersey years back called the Tocks Island dam. Would have created a 37 mile long lake between NJ and Pennsylvania in the Delaware River. They started the idea in 1955 and I don't think it was officially dead until the early90s but by then they had emptied out almost whole townships (one of them last i looked had 5 people left). The good thing that came out of it was the area became the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area which is quite beautiful. You would not believe you're maybe an hour from New York City. |
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Replying to: fezo (Nov 14, 2008 12:20 pm) Filed under unintended consequences? |
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Replying to: nippononly (Nov 14, 2008 9:05 am) That experience rung a bell with me, too. A few weeks ago, I went to a Cadillac-LaSalle show at a local Caddy/Buick/GMC/Et Al dealership. Okay, this is the 2009 model year, right? Well, they had a new 2007 GMC Canyon pickup sitting in their showroom that they were trying to unload. I forget how much they wanted for it...they knocked something like $6K off but IMO that was still too much for something that's two model years old.
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Replying to: andre1969 (Nov 14, 2008 12:40 pm)
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Replying to: fezo (Nov 14, 2008 12:20 pm) Have seen it and would agree. There are many beautiful parts of New Jersey away from Newark area. Jersey gets a bad rap from comedians who probably never venture beyond the NY/Newark area. Just like GM today, Jersey "Gets no respect".
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Replying to: xrunner2 (Nov 14, 2008 12:43 pm) |
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Replying to: fezo (Nov 14, 2008 12:42 pm) ROTFLMAO! Good one, fezo!  I have seen new cars up to 3 model years past their expiry date at GM dealer lots, still unsold for the first time. I think GM dealers are unique in that regard. |
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| ...there's a Chrysler dealer near me that has a loaded brand-new never-titled 1979 Chrysler New Yorker Fifth Avenue with the 360 V-8 with three miles on it that's hermetically sealed in a climate controlled facility and they're asking $6K off the original 1979 selling price. Any takers? | |
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