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Undertoad · 05-02-2019, 12:43 PM

I have heard that insurance is about double for a Tesla cos expensive

But fueling it with electricity instead of gas saves $1000s per year so it may be a wash

xoxoxoBruce · 05-03-2019, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by glatt

They would be stupid to not do it hat way. Elon Musk got his start with PayPal, revolutionizing payment systems, I can totally see him revolutionizing insurance too. You buy a car, you have to subscribe to their insurance plan too. Why haven't they done this already?

Because the insurance companies have big muscle and you know they'll use it. I can see all maintenance being done at company approved locations, with secret proprietary software through factory sealed ports.

John Deere is doing it...

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As an organization representing 2.5 million California agriculture jobs, the California Farm Bureau gave up the right to purchase repair parts without going through a dealer. Farmers can’t change engine settings, can’t retrofit old equipment with new features, and can’t modify their tractors to meet new environmental standards on their own.

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Griff · 05-03-2019, 06:54 AM

You mean the same Deere and Co that paid an effective tax rate of -12% last year?

Carruthers · 05-03-2019, 09:06 AM

Does time hang heavy on your hands?

Do you have a few hundred square feet of garage or workshop space and £50,000 ($65,000) in loose change down the back of the settee?

You do? Then here's the project for you...

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One careful owner?

A classic Le Mans racing car once owned by a Battle of Britain pilot has gone on sale in bits for £45,000-£55,000.
The 1959 Lotus Elite was bought new by Flt Lt James Richard “Dickie” Stoop, a motoring enthusiast and accomplished racing driver.
He entered the Lotus in the famous 24-hour race just 11 days after purchasing it.

A word to the wise. You won't find a Haynes Manual for this model.

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Diaphone Jim · 05-03-2019, 11:53 AM

"John Deere is doing it..."

When I first read that the computer in your new multi-thousand dollar John Deere tractor still belongs to John Deere, I couldn't believe it.
I still can't.

Griff · 05-03-2019, 12:35 PM

Corporations are like people only more important and better represented

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Gravdigr · 05-03-2019, 01:34 PM

Too much? Nah:

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Thirsty and in a hurry...

lumberjim · 05-03-2019, 04:57 PM

I want my car insurance to be like my HSA health insurance

Happy Monkey · 05-04-2019, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

I can see it being a group policy managed by the car company, but the car is constantly watching you to see if you violate their EULA.

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

They would be stupid to not do it hat way. Elon Musk got his start with PayPal, revolutionizing payment systems, I can totally see him revolutionizing insurance too. You buy a car, you have to subscribe to their insurance plan too. Why haven't they done this already?

Warren Buffett is not a fan of the idea. Musk is.

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Originally Posted by Warren Buffett

“It’s not an easy business,” Buffett told shareholders at the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting. “The success of the auto companies getting into the insurance business is probably as likely as the success of the insurance companies getting into the auto business.”

xoxoxoBruce · 05-04-2019, 11:47 PM

Elon's grandma...

Gravdigr · 05-06-2019, 11:52 AM

So, ya wanted one of them 426 Hellephant crate motors from Mopar, did ya?

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Yeah, no. The 1,000 hp, 950 lb-ft of torque monster sold out in 48 hrs.

At $29,995 per.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-08-2019, 12:30 AM

So that's how to get to that bolt.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-11-2019, 05:07 AM

Smokey made them sing...

xoxoxoBruce · 05-11-2019, 10:04 AM

Somebody is tuckered out, but they have a couple million for R&R.

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I wonder what happened to the Corvair to warrant three cones of shame?

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Gravdigr · 05-11-2019, 10:46 AM

A couple months ago I watched a Jay Leno's Garage featuring a Yenko Corvair. It was pretty interesting.

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lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I want my car insurance to be like my HSA health insurance __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

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05-02-2019, 12:43 PM	#2401
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I have heard that insurance is about double for a Tesla cos expensive But fueling it with electricity instead of gas saves $1000s per year so it may be a wash

05-03-2019, 11:53 AM	#2405
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	"John Deere is doing it..." When I first read that the computer in your new multi-thousand dollar John Deere tractor still belongs to John Deere, I couldn't believe it. I still can't.

05-06-2019, 11:52 AM	#2411
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	So, ya wanted one of them 426 Hellephant crate motors from Mopar, did ya? Yeah, no. The 1,000 hp, 950 lb-ft of torque monster sold out in 48 hrs. At *$29,995* per. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

05-08-2019, 12:30 AM	#2412
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	So that's how to get to that bolt. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-11-2019, 05:07 AM	#2413
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Smokey made them sing... Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-11-2019, 10:04 AM	#2414
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Somebody is tuckered out, but they have a couple million for R&R. I wonder what happened to the Corvair to warrant three cones of shame? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-11-2019, 10:46 AM	#2415
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	A couple months ago I watched a Jay Leno's Garage featuring a Yenko Corvair. It was pretty interesting. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

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