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A HERETIC I AM

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26. This in no way supports what you said above.

Sat May 30, 2020, 01:12 AM

May 2020

Your post #1 says;

"There are new car parks with millions of cars on them...They make them and don’t sell them and park them for 2-3 years, then send them to recycle, to make newer cars..."

Nothing in the information you posted above supports this.

I Googled the title of the blurb since you didn't provide a link;

https://www.statista.com/statistics/200002/international-car-sales-since-1990/

So why do you think that manufacturers "park them for 2-3 years"? Where is your evidence for this?

Sorry, but it simply does not happen. Sure, the Coronavirus has put a damper on the international car market, but that just means production will slow until the current unsold inventory is purchased. It is possible that could take up to 2 years, but it will happen.

The only thing that comes close to what you are suggesting was the short lived "Cash for Clunkers" program back in 2009, but that was a government stimulus and it expired.

The idea that auto makers just build cars, store them and "recycle" them is absurd. It doesn't happen.

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Rental cars may be about to flood the used-car market [View all] yortsed snacilbuper May 2020 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author pbmus May 2020 #1

Not true. A HERETIC I AM May 2020 #17

....70 - 59.5 equals 10.5 million parked in lots all over the world....just this year pbmus May 2020 #23

This in no way supports what you said above. A HERETIC I AM May 2020 #26

So building more than you sell by millions of cars every year... pbmus May 2020 #27

It is NOT DONE EVERY YEAR! A HERETIC I AM May 2020 #28

Ok, I will delete my original opinion...it was wrong pbmus May 2020 #31

Cheers. A HERETIC I AM May 2020 #32

No problemo...and you as well pbmus May 2020 #33

I was thinking of picking up a used short bus from the local bus company... TreasonousBastard May 2020 #2

Republicans already bought up all the short busses. Throck May 2020 #4

Great minds think alike... PCIntern May 2020 #20

Rental companies have lots of sub compacts, bring on the clown cars Amishman May 2020 #24

Actually shanti May 2020 #29

It's also a great time to get a deal on a used airliner. lagomorph777 May 2020 #11

That's how Donald got his. TreasonousBastard May 2020 #12

But then there were the upgrades: brass-plated handcuffs on the bed, etc lagomorph777 May 2020 #14

I'm not afraid of used rental cars especially, but a problem for me is selection/features ... mr_lebowski May 2020 #3

Years ago I bought a used rental Buick Century with 26K miles Captain Zero May 2020 #34

That makes sense.. there are at least a thousand Cha May 2020 #5

I bought a used Nissan Altima from Hertz mnhtnbb May 2020 #6

I suppose it's not that bad for car makers.. In my area the prices haven't really gone down... mitch96 May 2020 #7

I was driving a 15 year old car and decided to take advantage of this credit situation. ooky May 2020 #10

"I never had to step foot into the dealership." mitch96 May 2020 #16

I hear you. ooky May 2020 #19

Which brokerage do you go with? shanti May 2020 #30

Make sure you ask for a manual and an extra set of keys. milestogo May 2020 #8

They Were Dumping Exotics In April & May ProfessorGAC May 2020 #9

If you plan on a purchase beware of the air bag issues... Hugin May 2020 #13

Before buying a used rental car, check to make sure MineralMan May 2020 #15

Advantage Rent A Car filed Ch. 11 right after Hertz Amishman May 2020 #18

Not onlt that, some car companies are trying to get leasers to keep their cars longer. TheBlackAdder May 2020 #21

I bought a 2015 Nissan Altima in 2017 from Hertz Pompoy May 2020 #22

I will believe this when I see it. MicaelS May 2020 #25