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Originally Posted by rockandroller
"Planned obsolescence and consumerism (marketing) are the twin evils that have worked towards the simultaneous time-wasting enslavement of ‘living to work’, and have built globalization based on global assembly and global mono-culture."
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Then, consider this...
Vehicle ownership may be the second largest expense in anyone's life, requiring hundreds of hours of mind-numbing work, each year.
I've often wondered why people buy "new" cars.
Is their current model so "worn-out" that it can't be repaired.
Or, do people just get tired of what they are driving? |
I've only bought one "new" car. The others were all used. The new one ended up with the transmission on the pavement when I was coming up an entrance ramp to the highway. One class action suit and warranty later, I was driving a different car - and this time it was used again.
I prefer used cars. If I could afford it I'd have a pair of Jags Fully restored 1988 XJ6 vanden plas. I could drive either one while the other was in the shop (such is the way of that model). Or I'd get a fully restored VW Bus, a model from somewhere in the 1970's.