• Beemo Dinosaurierfuß@feddit.de
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          1 year ago

          Just because I wanted to be sure I am not being mistaken for some reason I just googled a couple different search terms for motivations to buy a new car.

          None of the results is even close to confirming your ludicrous quote from above.
          So again I am baffled by how confidently wrong you keep on posting here.

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          1 year ago

          Most people buy used cars. So those cars are already 11 to 14 years old. Inform yourself.

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          After 8 years you’re getting to the point where the average person is gong to start running into problems with their car, especially if they bought used. At that point a person may buy a new car for many reasons not “just because”. But even in your example, it’s a 3 year gap. That could be accounted for by someone commuting more than average or taking long trips and getting more wear and tear.

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      1 year ago

      But by selling there old car more people can affort to buy a newer cars and fade out old cars wich overall is going to decrease carbon emissions because newer cars are on average more fuel efficent.

      But yes Consuming less is still important

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      People aren’t just buying new cars for fun in a recession. The point is people will need to buy a new car at some point. Either because they now need their own car or their old one isn’t viable. At that point, choosing an electric car is a step in the right direction. That’s why this post is stupid, it’s acting like buying an electric car is just a frivolous purchase and not acknowledgeding that when someone needs to buy a car there is a choice to be made.