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PoindexterOglethorpe

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11. For a century now car makers have had the slickest advertizing of any

Reply to YorkRd (Reply #4)

Thu Jun 16, 2022, 03:24 PM

Jun 2022

industry or product. Car ads are everywhere, and the manufacturers are very good at convincing many people that there core identity depends on the car they drive, and it's best if that car is not more than a year or two old.

Of course it's not just cars. Our entire culture of consumerism is in place because of advertising.

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More and More People Are Falling Behind On Their Car Loans [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 OP

Maybe they should make vehicles that people want, not full of tech junk SheltieLover Jun 2022 #1

Yes! Quakerfriend Jun 2022 #2

Everything is too expensive! SheltieLover Jun 2022 #3

With airbags, emergency braking, rear camera, TPMS, and meeting all crash standards ? MichMan Jun 2022 #7

Consumers want well equipped vehicles and ignore base models YorkRd Jun 2022 #4

But the average American worker cannot afford $30k, much less $50k SheltieLover Jun 2022 #5

The poster you replied to has been selling cars for decades MichMan Jun 2022 #8

I do not. SheltieLover Jun 2022 #10

For a century now car makers have had the slickest advertizing of any PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2022 #11

No suprize CentralMass Jun 2022 #6

Why? People are working and wages are up. MichMan Jun 2022 #9