Damn I had no idea those existed either. That's pretty sick. I sometimes check craigslist to see if there's any beater metros, I'd like to pick one up for like ~$500 just to fuck around with
The recession as a whole killed them. C4C was like a week of PMC types trading in their explorer for a focus. The real harm was like two years of anyone with a tow truck offering $500 to desperate people to haul away their cheap car. :matt-jokerfied:
stringent, expensive smog regulations have done the rest of killing cheap cars in places like california. seller can't legally offload a car if it can't pass smog, so people have these 3000lb anchors that work fine except they need an 02 sensor in their front yards and the state will pay you $1500 to scrap it.
yeah, cost of labor is a nightmare on small jobs. honestly i could see an "uber for mechanics" popping up. anyone with a van full of tools, knowhow, and some spare time could fix a huge number of common car problems
Damn I had no idea those existed either. That's pretty sick. I sometimes check craigslist to see if there's any beater metros, I'd like to pick one up for like ~$500 just to fuck around with
Cash For Clunkers killed cheap cars :virgil-sad:
The recession as a whole killed them. C4C was like a week of PMC types trading in their explorer for a focus. The real harm was like two years of anyone with a tow truck offering $500 to desperate people to haul away their cheap car. :matt-jokerfied:
stringent, expensive smog regulations have done the rest of killing cheap cars in places like california. seller can't legally offload a car if it can't pass smog, so people have these 3000lb anchors that work fine except they need an 02 sensor in their front yards and the state will pay you $1500 to scrap it.
Love to have to scrap my car after someone steals the catalytic converter.
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yeah, cost of labor is a nightmare on small jobs. honestly i could see an "uber for mechanics" popping up. anyone with a van full of tools, knowhow, and some spare time could fix a huge number of common car problems
Step away from the lathe!
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