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OC375

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4. Build affordable stuff people want

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Apr 6, 2026, 08:14 AM

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Currently nothing I bought 15 years ago has a new version that isn’t smaller, plastic, jammed with extra accessories I don’t want, and shuts off at stoplights. Most don’t have a spare tire. Personally I’ll likely never buy a new car again, especially given the nearly 50% jump in prices, but not my paycheck. I can buy a restored classic for new car prices now, and I probably will.

Plus, the Mustang is an electric CUV now? Really?

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Yeah, me too. That's at their end. Sorry. And good morning. NT mahatmakanejeeves Monday #3

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