Re: Mini Petrol Powered Corvette 'Go-Kart' For Sale (7ft Long) On UK Ebay

Dean Dark <ddrake@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 20:52:34 +0000, steve@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (SteveH)
> wrote:
> 
> >More questionable would be the difference between a car made in 1998
and
> >one made in 2000. Because there's no specification difference between
> >the two, both could be registered on the same day and have the same
> >value. Happens all the time, even with the silly American 'model year'
> >crap.
> 
> But in the US, used cars are priced first according to the model year,
> then mileage, condition, etc. regardless of when they were first
> registered - or 'titled,' as they call it.

But a 'model year' designation doesn't mean anything. In the original
example, GM were making 1984 model year C4s in March 1983. How can that
make any sense?

The 1984 model year car was probably produced for over 18 months before
it was changed to 1985 model year....

That's just nonsense and shows that model year marketing means
absolutely nothing.

> >> >'Model Years' are just a marketing ploy - a manufacturer in the ****
may
> >> >well have a whole stockpile of 2007 models and are now producing
2008
> >> >models.....
> >> 
> >> Well, what you're getting at is what was originally called "planned
> >> obsolescence" ...
> 
> ><checks registration years of vehicles owned>
> >
> >Looks like you're wrong there.
> 
> Pay attention.  You missed the part where I deliberately said, "in
> general..."

You appear to have missed the bit when you accused *me*, personally of
being taken in by registration letters. Which I'm obviously not.

> You're not telling me that "planned obsolescence" isn't a marketing
> factor there, are you?  You need to read a history book or two.

Of course it is, but 1 year model cycles wouldn't work in Europe, we're
too intelligent over here to be taken in by that.
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