HairlessCaveApe
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Whatever the reasons, theyr wrong.
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Whys a minivan take only 24 hours to build but they cost like 30k?
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randude101
A 737 takes 16 hours and they are like $40,000,000.00
HairlessCaveApe
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40m? 16 hours? Oilly SHITT! Somthin just aint rite bout that.
somebody has to pay for the parts, labor, transport, profit margins, cost to manufacture, facilities, sales venue, etc.......
heard they're cheaper used......
heard they're cheaper used......
HairlessCaveApe
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Yea I guess If I got a jet it would have to be a hoopty jet.
perpetualnewb
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bought a 2 year old minivan light miles in great shape for 10k, originally listed for 35k. i love minivans, cops dont pull you over.
HairlessCaveApe
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Yea man. Makes alot more sence to me. Just the fact that they depreciate so quick says lots boutem.
HairlessCaveApe
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I meen any auto. Not just minivans.
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randude101
Jet Engines are $5,000,000 and the 737 has two. (747 has 4)
Everything cost more now. Lots of union labor making parts that have to meet FAA specs. Everyone expects to get paid. The union workers at Boeing that sweep the factory floors get $25 per hour. Same at Detroit. That was part of all of the uproar with the government auto bail out... The Republicans thought the execs needed to get their bonuses and the Democrats felt that the guys sweeping should get $25 per hour. I am all for everyone getting paid, but please, inflation is ridiculous.
I bought a couple of bottles of water in Chicago on a hot day and they were $4.00 each. Since I had 2 it was $8 and the lady was sort of hinting at me putting someting in her tip jar (as-if).
Everything cost more now. Lots of union labor making parts that have to meet FAA specs. Everyone expects to get paid. The union workers at Boeing that sweep the factory floors get $25 per hour. Same at Detroit. That was part of all of the uproar with the government auto bail out... The Republicans thought the execs needed to get their bonuses and the Democrats felt that the guys sweeping should get $25 per hour. I am all for everyone getting paid, but please, inflation is ridiculous.
I bought a couple of bottles of water in Chicago on a hot day and they were $4.00 each. Since I had 2 it was $8 and the lady was sort of hinting at me putting someting in her tip jar (as-if).
HairlessCaveApe
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Yea its just fukkin crazy. Greeds the only thing I can come up with to account for this kinda thing.
Judging by the state of the US auto industry, they're real wrong...
Linenoise
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To be fair, a poduct is worth whatever someone will pay for it. If millions of people are willing to pay $30k for a minivan, then why would you want to charge less?
TheCheeseMan
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simple law of S & D
well doesn't it take a lot of time and money to design the car? engines transmissions, electrical systems, fuel systems etc all have to be engineered and tested to peform and last. all the time put into designing a car is what costs.
and although it may take 24 hours to put the car together it takes much longer to build every part from scratch (moulding metal for the engine block body etc).
and although it may take 24 hours to put the car together it takes much longer to build every part from scratch (moulding metal for the engine block body etc).
you guys never heard of "overhead"?
shit costs money to build em, pass the buck to the customer.
gotta pump those cars out fast to make profit.
if it took 48 hrs to build the car, you'd be paying 60k for the van.
shit costs money to build em, pass the buck to the customer.
gotta pump those cars out fast to make profit.
if it took 48 hrs to build the car, you'd be paying 60k for the van.
Do you notice all the small foreign cars on the road nowadays? People will remember 2009 as the year the minivan officially died. Hopefully the SUV will follow shortly.
HairlessCaveApe
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No. The problem is that they got folks sweepin the floor for $25/hr.
