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  • KptnAutismus@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    almost like a toyota, outdated and often too expensive for what it can do but will last forever.

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      11 months ago

      too expensive for what it can do but will last forever

      As far as I’m concerned, this is contradictory; if something is going to last forever, and not ridiculously overpriced, then it’s worth the premium.

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        11 months ago

        i think it’s worth the price, but some people don’t think as far. they just compare specs and say “this chinesium phone scores 2 points better in some benchmark and costs 200€” not knowing why it’s that cheap in the first place. old toyotas are still worth something for a reason.

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          11 months ago

          Agreed. They’re statement was very subjective, so it’s kind of hard to argue with that metric.

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        11 months ago

        You say that but there are Toyotas with 100k miles and 15 years old selling for 4k off MSRP of a brand-new vehicle. Which is to say way above original MSRP.

        In pure maintenance consumable items alone - it’s a bad deal. It’s so a bad deal when you take consideration that new cars can have half the interest rate of a new one.