Originally posted by thehoneycomb
Yes the cash for clunkers program. That was my first thought exactly. The Obama administration will use this to push his green energy programs by trying to force you to buy a newer vehicle and make the parts of older makes and models unavailable even at junkyards.

Now we know. I was wondering why the Federal Government was paying for these vehicles. Now I know.

And this my friends is exactly how socialism works. The government tries to dictate the markets to control supply and demand. Where in capitalism the market is dictated by what is in demand.

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Originally posted by Epirus
I actually love your post and think the general idea is legitimate. In regards to the car part..due to space constraints, economic practicality and a steep increase in the number of vehicles in existence in the last 30 years I must conclude that the demand for such parts as the one you mentioned are very low. When you have no demand on an item in your inventory why would you allow it to take up space? Even if smelters didn't raise the value by 1 cent, the metal would be worth more than the parts sitting there doing nothing. Should these places hold on to old car parts forever just in case someone like you decides to have their son rebuild them? Do you think electronics stores should keep putting standard-definition tube TVs on their shelf even though the demand is focused on the flat screen?

I'm just saying why should they hold something when the cost of holding it is well beyond the demand for it? I agree with your thought 100% in other areas like gold but not in regards to the particular car part.

PS: Playing devil's advocate

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Originally posted by Raivan31

Originally posted by Epirus
I actually love your post and think the general idea is legitimate. In regards to the car part..due to space constraints, economic practicality and a steep increase in the number of vehicles in existence in the last 30 years I must conclude that the demand for such parts as the one you mentioned are very low. When you have no demand on an item in your inventory why would you allow it to take up space? Even if smelters didn't raise the value by 1 cent, the metal would be worth more than the parts sitting there doing nothing. Should these places hold on to old car parts forever just in case someone like you decides to have their son rebuild them? Do you think electronics stores should keep putting standard-definition tube TVs on their shelf even though the demand is focused on the flat screen?

I'm just saying why should they hold something when the cost of holding it is well beyond the demand for it? I agree with your thought 100% in other areas like gold but not in regards to the particular car part.

PS: Playing devil's advocate

edit on 14-3-2012 by Epirus because: (no reason given)

All true, but what is driving demand? This is the fundamental question, is it really the consumer that drives demand or is it the influence of those that govern social trends, like advertising agencies, which in turn work for the very people who would be maintaining stores of items that they have activly advertised to make obselete.

Again, The OP's suggestion that even with something as seemingly mundane and fringe as old car parts for what would today be considered 'classic' cars, there is a larger plan at work, You could call it a conspiracy however that would suggest that it's machinations are hidden when the reality is that they are not, it's all in plain sight for those that care to investigate.... Still, it is a bit of a rabbit hole, a convoluted plan that would give sherlock holmes a run for his money.