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Old 09-28-2016, 07:28 AM   #25 (permalink)
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Cars do not preserve value, they depreciate. They depreciate just as much whether they're garaged or not.
Yes, cars depreciate but their value depends on their condition. So you can tell me that a car garaged outside in the sun and rain will not deteriorate faster than one garaged? I calls bull$h!t to that. The paint and interior of a car that is not garaged will age, fade and oxidize much more.

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That is why I carry a spray bottle of water with me, for those times when I park in a parking lot - say at the grocery store - and come back to a hot interior. But this is a comfort issue, not a safety one, unless people are foolish enough to drive when seats, steering wheel &c are painfully hot. And if they are, it becomes a Darwinian one :-)
So you say that you can cool a car down from 50+ degrees C to a comfortable temperature with just a spray bottle of water? It does become Darwinian here, and high humidity with high temperature inside a car while trying to concentrate on driving will weed out people much faster than a cool and air conditioned car. Is driving with a damp and sweaty steering wheel safe? Let me guess, you also carry a towel to dry it and a fan to get rid of the humidity.

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