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Old 11-14-2008, 02:00 PM   #37 (permalink)
trebuchet03
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Originally Posted by Duffman View Post
People are willing to pay $30,000+ on larger cars because they percieve they are getting more, but there isnt 2x the amount of materials over the $15,000 car, so that is where the profit is.
I disagree....

People were willing to pay $30K for what they perceived was bigger. But that's the problem now, people aren't doing that anymore. The shift was quite obvious months ago when gas prices were squeezing people - now, job security is a problem...

Unions... deserves its own thread
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