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lka1988@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Yeah, this was a thing. After a game console had been out for a while and a new one was on the horizon, the “old” model was discounted because nobody bought them in anticipation for the new console.
Believe it or not, it still happens today. Maybe not with game consoles anymore, but you see it with cars all the time. Cars that nobody cared about 20 years ago (2nd gen Camaro, OBS Chevy/GMC trucks, certain 90s Japanese cars, etc…) are skyrocketing in price now because nostalgia and rose-colored glasses.
It’s a well-established cycle. Just watch.
bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Well also, 90s to about 2008 were the last good cars ever made. they were reliable as hell, easy to fix, had enough creature comforts for lazy people (I prefer 0 myself, no radio, roll down windows, ac is optional but nice). Theyre gonna shoot up massively in value very soon. Everything now (2016 ish to now) is a peice of shit rolling spyware that is unrepairable by the user. I’d even like an EV but they are in the same boat, unfixable rolling spyware. A 10 year old volt is about all I’d get, or a Prius.
I’ll hold onto my 90s cars as long as theres metal to keep welding on over the rust 😁
lka1988@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Yeah, so people said that about…well, nobody said that about malaise era cars, actually 🤔
Come to think of it, the big, boaty malaise-era cars are perfect EV swap candidates. Zero emissions, but with actual power.
bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
True !! I’d love to do some ev swaps