Subj : Re: 2026 Infrastructure Bill in US; self-driving+
To   : Nightfox
From : Arelor
Date : Wed Jun 07 2023 18:18:40

  Re: Re: 2026 Infrastructure Bill in US; self-driving+
  By: Nightfox to Arelor on Wed Jun 07 2023 02:11 pm

 >   Re: Re: 2026 Infrastructure Bill in US; self-driving+
 >   By: Arelor to Nightfox on Wed Jun 07 2023 02:48 pm
 > 
 >  Ar> I don't like the renting/leasing system, but given the uncertainity
 >  Ar> involving vehicles in Spain, many people is opting to rent instead of
 >  Ar> purchase.
 > 
 >  Ar> If the government suddenly decides to make your vehicle fleet illegal f
 >  Ar> the tasks you bought them for, you are screwed. If the vehicle fleet
 > 
 > I'd think the only times you'd have to worry about a "fleet" of vehicles is 
 > 
 > Nightfox
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It pretty much does affect families too, but as far as I have seen families
are just not buying new cars. Last time I walked into a car dealership this
year all the salesmen were sitting alone playing with their thumbs.

Adquisitive power has gone down the drain. Businesses, including family ones,
can get into renting and leasing deals because they get tax advantages from
them - fuel used for renting vehicles is tax deductible, but fuel used for
company owned vehicles seems not to be in practice. A family is not so lucky.

I think the strategy for the small guy these days is to just buy a cheap used
car, or at least that is what I am hearing. If they make your car illegal is
not as a bad loss as if they make your new Audi A8 illegal - not that people
has the money to buy new middle or high-end cars so easily anyway.

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