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As the price of gas rises, the price of large luxury vehicles falls. Many of these vehicles, especially the new ones, can be preserved fairly inexpensively. I propose a company whose business plan is to purchase large numbers of 2006, 2007, and 2008 new, large, luxury vehicles. The company would place
them in long-term storage (thirty years should do it) and sell them later when algie-oil, TDP, liquid hydrogrogen, oil shale, or some other technology lowers the cost of fuel that they can burn.
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Why wouldn't they just restart the Hummer assembly lines? Not only would the vehicles be new in the true sense, they'd also be made with more modern materials and technology. |
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Ahh, but 30 years from now, a CLASSIC Hummer with all stock equippment in good condition may be a very valuable thing indeed. New new ones may not be so spectacular, and to be honest, storing a few hummers is going to be easier than mothballing a whole factory. |
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Very funny idea - I actually LOLed! No croissant though. |
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Many have already been made. Certainly the factory can be mothballed, but what of the already existing hummers? |
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//Why wouldn't they just restart the Hummer assembly lines?// Perhaps they would. I would suggest, though, comparing a fresh-off-the lot 2008 Volkswagen Beetle with an equivalent-mint-condition 1968 Volkswagen Beetle. |
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So nothing to do with lobsters or minor 'eighties pop bands then? |
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I suspect that there would have to be preservation of a whole chain of processes to provide spare parts, and changes in vehicle legislation might make it difficult to use the same raw materials. Also, what if the materials are no longer available, e.g. indium? I'm not saying indium is used, just that some things are going to be gone. |
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//algie-oil// Wasn't he one of Biggles' side-kicks? |
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[|] Cars were designed to be driven. If you store a car away for any extended length of time, gaskets and rubber seals tend to dry out and rot. A stored car might be good for preseving body panels and other indestructable parts but for the most part leaving a car in storage is about the worst thing you can do to it. |
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Do you think we'll still have the douchebag problem in 30 years? |
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Long term storage isn't a problem, just drive it into a big plastic bag and fill the bag with dry nitrogen. Without oxygen or water the car will keep for 30 years without a problem. The Cubans do it with all their tanks, etc. |
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