tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post536557257746154709..comments2023-08-15T06:33:53.114-07:00Comments on Bison Prepper: auto derivativesJames M Dakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-2296436326808485042020-01-06T09:44:53.583-08:002020-01-06T09:44:53.583-08:00Orange Man is a legend in his own mind, somehow be...Orange Man is a legend in his own mind, somehow better than your average rich crook. But...Hilary. Nothing goes through her mind. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-41370058812947632152020-01-06T08:56:04.633-08:002020-01-06T08:56:04.633-08:00You may have a valid point on the economy thing. D...You may have a valid point on the economy thing. Diversion by war makes it easier to hide and print more bogus cash. Makes jobs and keeps the rubes occupied in a patriotic frenzy.<br />Make that Orange Zero the Golden Hero ? (in his own mind)<br />How many buckets of wheat does it take to block x-rays and gamma radiation I wonder...Spudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689059709873763146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-69837296722169722692020-01-05T21:17:30.213-08:002020-01-05T21:17:30.213-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Demented guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17071191996716087797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-92045269472481159012020-01-05T18:26:35.340-08:002020-01-05T18:26:35.340-08:00Yep they all have quirks no matter brand or model,...Yep they all have quirks no matter brand or model, cross your fingers like finding a life mate or a mortal enemy as a luck of the draw option.<br /><br /> Like Any thing take it easy on it as it is a mechanical thing subject to wear and tear and accelerate the service regimens exceeding specs will help. <br /><br />Also just the rental car fleet in Vegas will annually cycle through more vehicles into secondary markets than on the roads in elko county. It is sicko metropolis out there. <br /><br />Soylent green version of our future, a grounded car will be your pod house out in the dirt somewhere. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-46312732792689679332020-01-05T17:56:08.865-08:002020-01-05T17:56:08.865-08:00I don't blame folks for being blinded, if they...I don't blame folks for being blinded, if they only listen to the media. They think they'll always have a $1k a month job. Suckers. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-83938413450938351142020-01-05T17:54:43.937-08:002020-01-05T17:54:43.937-08:00This dood's got it all figured out! What a cou...This dood's got it all figured out! What a country!ghostsniperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15644187165818782984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-39334880264830414302020-01-05T17:52:50.829-08:002020-01-05T17:52:50.829-08:00Even Honda has a dud every once in awhile with new...Even Honda has a dud every once in awhile with new types of transmissions. I guess fifty to seventy years isn't long enough to get it right :)James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-68678668574658825952020-01-05T17:05:29.158-08:002020-01-05T17:05:29.158-08:00Chrysler PT cruiser. I think it's something to...Chrysler PT cruiser. I think it's something to do with a bunch of sensors in the auto-trans. They get dirty and the whole thing takes a shit. GF I had years ago had one of those shitmobiles and she was getting a new trans every year under warranty. alex carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12458022111793552536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-50250393363321040282020-01-05T16:58:53.784-08:002020-01-05T16:58:53.784-08:00My local Fry's Electronics (which is soon goin...My local Fry's Electronics (which is soon going out of business) has a huge parking lot since it's the co. headquarters. I was riding my bike through there and wondered why there were cars packed in the "back 40" and realized, they're probably just being stored there. There's a Ford commercial truck sales place next door and commercial vehicles are still doing well as long as the real estate bubble keeps going, and maybe the cars are trade-ins or something. I should take another tootle through there tonight and report back. alex carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12458022111793552536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-62973649488546289582020-01-05T16:54:18.914-08:002020-01-05T16:54:18.914-08:00To understand anything about this economy you have...To understand anything about this economy you have to go back to the first Great Depression. People would give up almost everything else before they'd give up their cars. As the old saying goes, "you can live in your car but you can't drive your house". <br /><br />Even after the gas is gone, as least people got a shot at parking where they think they might survive best. Not best, but where they *think* is best. <br /><br />Add in the fact that in the US you are unemployable if you don't have a car, and you can see that subprime auto loans are not going anywhere. For the average poor fucker, it's be unemployed and homeless with no shelter, or pay a $500 a month car loan which gets them a $1000 a month job, so they have $500 a month to live on, in their car. $100 a month for gym and a storage unit, and you've got the modern "square" personal economy with car, job, gym, and storage unit each being one corner of the square. alex carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12458022111793552536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-40575487074894689292020-01-05T11:52:20.715-08:002020-01-05T11:52:20.715-08:00Granted, the 80's Subaru's were worse, not...Granted, the 80's Subaru's were worse, not even getting to 100k ( twice experienced ). I largely go with "ask scotty" on YouTube for the macro picture on cars. Some Cyrstlar's ( sp? ) are having auto transmissions failing under 50k. A lot of the auto's are plunging in quality, very quickly. At the least, quality is falling as quick as the prices rise. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-39548872266844807212020-01-05T10:46:39.098-08:002020-01-05T10:46:39.098-08:00I financed a few new/used cars, when I was younger...I financed a few new/used cars, when I was younger, and more foolish. The first few months were cool, but that new car appeal soon wore off, after a few months of receiving those high monthly statements. My midget cousin just went out and financed a new Toyota Rav4 hybrid. She paid around $32k for it. Apparently 70 month car loans are a thing now.<br /><br />My faggot cousin Francis informed me that you can easily pay $70k for a specialty vehicle, such as a full sized 4x4. Knowing how full of shit he is (Especially after having it thoroughly packed :D ) I investigated it for myself, and sure enough, he was telling the truth on some level. I can’t imagine paying that much for a vehicle, what the cost of a home in a sane state would be.<br /><br />Didn’t know that Subaru’s sucked, and thought that they were actually decent. But they aren’t cheap, so that’s as good a reason as any to not get one. I drove my 92 Toyota Corolla the moon (250k miles) and it still ran great when I donated it, which I later regretted. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-37160303458741304662020-01-05T10:33:51.758-08:002020-01-05T10:33:51.758-08:00Even bad publicity is good publicity. A few of yo...Even bad publicity is good publicity. A few of you bastards end up dead and in the papers, my march towards global domination will have begun! Just call me the good hair Dr. Evil James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-28392587513702174392020-01-05T10:31:36.746-08:002020-01-05T10:31:36.746-08:00I am going to have to warn my friends not to read ...I am going to have to warn my friends not to read this blog. Reading it is much too dangerous. I have nearly choked on my spit several times by laughing too hard while reading it. <br /><br />To avoid legal liability, there really should be a warning posted at the beginning of each article.Survivormann99https://www.blogger.com/profile/07446145435315604776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-34354454659007773282020-01-05T08:45:58.688-08:002020-01-05T08:45:58.688-08:00Thanks for the boots on ground details. I had no ...Thanks for the boots on ground details. I had no idea of the destruction of unsold units. Or the advertising on subprime ( I love my bubble, but I do miss the reporting among the weeds )James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-22752835561382230832020-01-05T08:42:31.068-08:002020-01-05T08:42:31.068-08:00Yeah, I think the Iran General thing is all BS. S...Yeah, I think the Iran General thing is all BS. Shades of Nork Danger. But we have to ask ourselves, why? Why that distraction, now? Could it be the ONE FRIGGIN TRILION DOLLARS A WEEK on liquidity injection? Okay, the last trading day it was $215 billion. They might not match that every day. But they did start us out last September at "only" $70 billion a day. Just saying, Douche Bank is most likely the new Lehman. All my yearly forecasts hideously wrong? I gotta be right one day. I'll be more than happy to be wrong again. And I'm glad you got my attempt at humor. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-4910298107964889292020-01-05T08:37:47.118-08:002020-01-05T08:37:47.118-08:00Soon, cars will be like old computers. Nothing to...Soon, cars will be like old computers. Nothing to fuel them. Enjoy your pimping rides. James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-85177398433414789982020-01-05T07:58:20.733-08:002020-01-05T07:58:20.733-08:00Rackets. Just as Semedley Butler infered with the ...Rackets. Just as Semedley Butler infered with the war rackets, (current history events prove correct-often) Jim is out in the woods flashlighting the other sundry Rackets that are being conducted with conspiracy cooperation by .gov, media, statist orgs. <br /><br />Dealers are front loaded with inventory just for parking spots for unsold inventory. Units are just ground up for recycling, not parted out to keep parts prices inflated, if unsold. The loan writer is the peacock of the dealership above techs and sales staff.<br /><br />The built in self destruct poor quality and jacked up service costs with locked door technology to owners causes folks who desperately needs that "car" to hold employment must change out vehicles, and roll over that old loan into a new loan on the next one every few years. My deplorable neighborhood is littered with 20 to 30 year old vehicles that people hang onto until death because they are the ones kicked out of the old paradigm game of getting new cars every 5-8 years for their participation rewards in Uber America. <br /><br />Outside Vegas is a massive auction outfit slinging off repos, trades, into secondary markets that are financed on worse terms for the next marginal credit buyers worse than new dealers. There would not be massive carpet bombing amounts of auto commercials (and title loan shops) advertising if there wasn't troubles going on in the economic forests out there. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-8267826415117224652020-01-05T07:39:54.886-08:002020-01-05T07:39:54.886-08:00Ha ha ha lol lol.
I'm getting my chuckles in ...Ha ha ha lol lol.<br /><br />I'm getting my chuckles in early regarding your "financial" forecast that 2020 is the year the economy (& country) goes down the crapper.<br /><br />Keep the jollies rolling in Lord Bison the Suleimani killshot handwringers are getting already getting overwrought & tiresome ("WWIII...Draft...Horror... Orange Man...reeeeee! ") we need something new.<br /><br />Your prognostication is like a dash of hot paprika in the goulash. A little pick me up for a midwinter supper. <br />MOAR! :)<br />Anon()()noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-4767607536303760732020-01-05T07:27:23.310-08:002020-01-05T07:27:23.310-08:00A friend with a finance degree told me a long time...A friend with a finance degree told me a long time ago that people with subprime loans fail 50% of the time if the loan term is more than 5 years. The cards are stacked against subprime borrowers in several ways that may not be obvious. You are right, the lenders require insurance on the loans and in accordance with law sometimes that insurance is wrapped in the loan and sometimes as an additional rider to the loan. When you see the car ad on TV saying $400 a month you don't see the additional $50 a month for the loan insurance. <br /><br />You typically can get out of any contract within 3 days and if any subprime borrower took the time to actually read that stack of paper called a contract, and had 2 working brain cells, all of them would rescind the contract immediately. But no, the smell of that leather upholstery, that amazing light display in the center of the dash, the appropriateness of driving your friends around the 'ville is too much for the typical subprime borrower to resist. Until that noose becomes too much to bear. After 3 years the maintenance costs start to mount and then one day the AC goes out and the $1000 it requires to make it work again is not available and that leather sure gets hot in the summer, and $3 gas just ain't as easy as it used to be. yadda yadda another one bites the dust.<br /><br />As far as used rides go, they are almost as expensive as new ones. It will be a buyers market, new and used, before you know it. Plenty of free ones too! Maybe you'll get a new ride after all, Jim! ghostsniperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15644187165818782984noreply@blogger.com