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Originally Posted by oldtamiyaphile
That's why I feel you need to use the true cost of a vehicle not 'what you pay', that's why 1st Gens don't make sense.
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Except 'true' is very subjective thing... far to 'subjective' to be very useful in any kind of fair , scientific , or unbiased sense.
What is the 'true' price of fuel ... including military wars (and human lives lost in them) ... Including health care from pollution ... including medical insurance for oil workers , refinery workers, salesman ... retirement plans for all related employees ... for all chemistry research done for oil , on oil , or any oil-alternative ... etc ... etc.
What's the 'true' cost of an 'import' vs a 'domestic' ... lost jobs ... lost local economy .. inflation ... effects to the real-estate market ... etc.
Maybe with enough 'true' costs ... that $17,000 car ends up being $34,000??? for the gasoline becomes $100 per gallon ... etc... etc... Where to stop adding 'true' costs becomes very subjective ... thus a very bad criteria.