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04-03-2020, 11:08 AM | #51 | |
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Now, for Mrs. Cleo to guess my age correctly........
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04-03-2020, 12:40 PM | #52 | |
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I'm expecting at least 3 months. Its going to be 2 for sure. I've lived my whole adult life with enough money in savings to cover a minimum of a year expenses. Everyone should have been doing that in the first place, but of course people are stupid so nope. Hopefully now a lot of folks will learn to be better prepared, cause stuff like this can happen any time. |
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04-03-2020, 12:55 PM | #53 |
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Agree. My wife had some health issues 2 years ago that ate into our safety net. We have been working to build it back up and have 5-6 months net right now.
To hear people are destitute after 2 weeks is crazy. I am amazed at the people that don’t have a saving account and plan on the government taking care of them. Peace, Greg |
04-03-2020, 01:45 PM | #54 |
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There's a direct correspondence between not being able to miss a paycheck and the average cost of a new car.
I make good money, really good even, and the average new ****box is more than I'd like to spend on a daily driver. |
04-03-2020, 04:16 PM | #55 |
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What if the boogeyman comes into your domicile and snatches your ass tonight?
People are just watching the news 24/7 and need to take a break. We can't shut the country down for 6 months, or even 3. It will completely tank. Your money will be gone and there will be no jobs. It'll be anarchy. Do you even realize how many people are out of work already? 6 million. Big gubmint is gonna give them $1200, yeah that will last a long time. That won't even pay many people's apartment rent for a single month. People are going to have to smarten up, change very bad habits, and soldier on. It's not about having a year's salary in the bank. It's about having work, job, career, country, life after. Even if we resume carefully in June, buddy, your life is forever changed. I don't think people can even grasp what this will do the country, the economy. SIP is the correct thing to do right now but this sucker will only hold so long. That little Dutch boy has his finger in the dam and can only hold it so long. Our only hope is warm/hot weather and hope along with SIP that gets over the hump, the curve, meds come out. And then people can proceed with extreme caution and resume. Dude this deal could go on for 2 years reinfesting the country no matter what we do. |
04-03-2020, 06:58 PM | #56 |
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The southeast has had record breaking temps for march and it was still spreading. We just need robot avatars like the movie surrogates then everyone can just stay in there house and work can continue.
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04-03-2020, 07:54 PM | #57 | |
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Mankind has existed thousands of years prior to the modern "economy" and will continue to do so long after this. Companies come and go, countries come and go, markets come and go, but people will live on. What it sounds like is you want people and nations to behave more like South Korea and Japan. Maintain social distancing, good hygiene, and wear protective gear on a daily basis... But also have a government that maintains proper precautionary measures along with having a centralized non profit healthcare system that is able to respond when needed. That sounds like a plan, but first thing you need to do is vote out all the Republicans holding office and rewrite the constitution to prevent this from happening again. Good luck with that. |
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04-04-2020, 02:36 AM | #58 |
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Aren't the places hardest hit by this blue states? Weren't the Democrats the ones telling people to go out and live life normally, that this was just the flu? Weren't Democrat governors banning promising treatment and then reversing their decision? Sounds like you've got your sights set on the wrong lot to vote out.
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04-04-2020, 06:29 AM | #59 | |
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The year's hottest new cars just got cold as ice
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04-04-2020, 12:25 PM | #60 |
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Sucks that at the end of the day, if you're not healthy nothing matters even if you had all the toys in the world.
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04-04-2020, 01:43 PM | #61 | |
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Lousiana was hit hard because of mardi gras. Churches are also being hit hard, with 30% of the cases in California linked directly to churches. As for the flu arguement, that was a conservative tag line. The daily show put out a nice video showing just quotes of conservative politicians and media downplaying it as the flu. I don't know what treatment you are talking about though, but this should probably be taken to PP and get back on topic for car sales. |
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04-04-2020, 03:44 PM | #62 | |
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In fact as I type this, the 8 states that haven't taken any significant measures are all Republican held. |
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04-04-2020, 07:55 PM | #63 | |
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04-04-2020, 09:53 PM | #64 |
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04-05-2020, 02:06 AM | #65 | |
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All eight of those states are unmitigated disasters eh? |
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04-05-2020, 05:25 AM | #66 |
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04-05-2020, 06:37 AM | #67 |
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Pro tip: I don't answer to you, stop telling people what to do and practice what you preach. We're only on this road because YOU went down it.
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04-05-2020, 10:44 AM | #68 |
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Thank god for the ignore/block list.
Someone has a complete lack of understanding about a novel virus spreading in a globalized world. |
04-05-2020, 11:22 AM | #69 | |
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Look at the county (mine) where the first case in the US is reported. Look halfway down the page. https://www.snohd.org/499/COVID-19-Case-Count-Info The curve is flattening here. But we've been shuttered for a while. My son's school was closed over a month ago. We started more serious closures starting like 2 weeks ago or so. We need to keep this under control until a viable vaccine comes out. I think that's the only game worth playing right now... What does that look like? Probably somewhere between total freedom and a SIP. Some things, like crowded dance clubs, gyms, etc may not be able to reopen until a vaccine comes out. Restaurants opening with only 50% capacity to keep things distanced. It might bounce back and forth if little infection cells pop up. This is likely something we're stuck with forever. After this year, you're going to get hounded to get a flu and corona shot. It's going to take some time for the economy to repair from this, for sure... It'll be like the last recession, and will take a few years to rebound to full strength. Looping back on topic, that recovery time is going to hurt not only new car sales, but also sales of more expensive mid tiered cars. I don't think premium cars will take a big hit, because rich people will remain rich... But I'd expect the truck and suv market might experience a hiccup. |
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04-05-2020, 11:48 AM | #70 |
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Maybe this will push the new truck and SUV market back to something approaching reasonable.
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07-09-2021, 07:07 AM | #71 |
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I knew this and understood it even before society started talking about it. Car sales have really become an actual chase for the cheaper option. Few people realize that you can't have a more affordable option in this business if it's a higher quality car. You have to pay for everything in this life. It is for this reason that I have come to realize the importance of platforms like https://www.moneyexpert.com/car-insurance/instant-car-insurance/. It was really a discovery for me that I had been waiting for so long. Whether you find it an interesting observation or not, I don't know, but for sure, it's a valuable tool for every car owner
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07-10-2021, 10:15 AM | #72 |
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Used cars bring crazy money now. Just sold 2020 MDX for $1500 more than I paid for it. Although I did get a great deal when I bought it some like Kia Teluride and others can get same as new price 1yr old. I think this will all end when stimulus money ends and reality hits.Wait till next year to buy when it goes to overproduction.
But I do expect a carbon tax be thrown on ICE motors and given to incentivize EVs in a big way to push them hard. But you know I'm kinda cAzy and they would not do that |
07-10-2021, 10:54 AM | #73 |
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The used market is bananas right now. Looking at me from the past, the new truck market has gotten worse. Stealerships in Alaska are asking mid 50's for XLT F150's, seen too many "call for price" listed on things for comfort.
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