November Car Sales Could Hit Pace Not Seen Since 2008

[MozoVote]

Why...(would someone disconnect anti lock brakes)

I did not disconnect mine, but they quit working and I just ignore the dashboard light. For now. Eventually I'll have to get mine fixed to pass state inspection.

But I find the anti-lock brakes to be a little too intrusive, and they make braking and turning in parking lots in the snow less accurate. They are perhaps more helpful in a "slam on stop" driving in a straight line.

I'm not wild about air bags either. I drove cars without air bags (and wrecked two of them) but my seatbelts did their job fine and I wasn't injured.

Congress has mandated too many things on cars, it adds weight and complexity, hurts fuel mileage.

[John F Kennedy III]

Just so we're clear, King Nothing doesn't like me, and wants me to kill myself. And he doesn't even believe his initial post was rude? This is the neg he left for me, in response to a neg I left him:

He thinks I should kill myself, either because I was rude to him, or because I like old cars. I'll bet he doesn't see anything wrong with that sentiment, either.

Really, what kind of a person says that?

The Inifiniti does seem to suit him, I'll give him that.

Don't you just love our trolls? Why does anyone reply to our trolls at all?

He should be permabanned for saying that. Period. If not, this forum should be unmoderated.

[Natural Citizen]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...038631488.html

I imagine the single monthly growth has to do something with insurance checks cut to replace some vehicles damaged/destroyed during the recent hurricane and other phenomenon over the past year.

[Jordan]

I imagine the single monthly growth has to do something with insurance checks cut to replace some vehicles damaged/destroyed during the recent hurricane and other phenomenon over the past year.

It's almost embarrassing how many people here have completely ignored years upon years of economic indicators. First, check any article about October car sales and you'll hear about how October sales were actually weakened by the storm. Secondly, note that this is not just a single month thing - auto sales have been improving for quite some time.

Here's a chart of auto sales over the past 10 years:



Notice the consistent improvement in car sales since bottoming in 2009, and the fact that the current pace is quickly catching up to pre-recession highs. Yes, it's quite possible that we'll meet and exceed pre-recession car sales on an annualized basis by 2014. That's pretty impressive given the negativity repeated here.

Kind of disappointed that a subforum on economics can miss a recovery in auto sales four years after it started. It says a lot about the news sources read by people who participate here. Open your eyes.

[oyarde]

Due to the higher cost , more unemployment , more student debt , all , now , permanent forward factors in our economy , I would never expect it to get back to as high as National sales once were. Overall , people who feel they have a secure job , will still buy one when needed , I would look for numbers to move slightly down , early next year.

[Jordan]

Due to the higher cost , more unemployment , more student debt , all , now , permanent forward factors in our economy , I would never expect it to get back to as high as National sales once were. Overall , people who feel they have a secure job , will still buy one when needed , I would look for numbers to move slightly down , early next year.

Care to wager on that? I'll happily take your money on a bet that car sales will be lower in 2013 than in 2012.

[oyarde]

I have some Ford stock , I intend to hold it .Oh , yeah , I once had some GM stock , that did not work out too well...

[angelatc]

Why...

Because they bothered me. A lot. I've been driving for 30+ years, and I know how to pump the brakes. I don't know how NOT to pump the brakes because the brakes are pumping themselves.

[angelatc]

I did not disconnect mine, but they quit working and I just ignore the dashboard light. For now. Eventually I'll have to get mine fixed to pass state inspection.

Eh - a piece of electrical tape over the flashing light does the trick, according to someone else I know. (Michigan doesn't have inspections.)

[Natural Citizen]

It's almost embarrassing how many people here have completely ignored years upon years of economic indicators. First, check any article about October car sales and you'll hear about how October sales were actually weakened by the storm. Secondly, note that this is not just a single month thing - auto sales have been improving for quite some time.

Here's a chart of auto sales over the past 10 years:



Notice the consistent improvement in car sales since bottoming in 2009, and the fact that the current pace is quickly catching up to pre-recession highs. Yes, it's quite possible that we'll meet and exceed pre-recession car sales on an annualized basis by 2014. That's pretty impressive given the negativity repeated here.

Kind of disappointed that a subforum on economics can miss a recovery in auto sales four years after it started. It says a lot about the news sources read by people who participate here. Open your eyes.

That's a loaded chart. Economic indicators are a very broad beast with lots of relevant outliers. Including the one that I mentioned. But I'm tired now and am going to bed. Shall return to bury your argument tomorrow. I'll start with '05. Will leave you with this in the mean time. http://www.cbs47.tv/business/story/T...84ZrjXbJg.cspx