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Range Rover Electric waitlist doubles as +38,000 buyers await (electrek.co)
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cross-posted from: https://lazysoci.al/post/14834651

Given their popularity. This impact of this could be interesting.

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[–] jonne@infosec.pub 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don't understand who these people are that can put down a deposit for a car that's like 2 years down the line, if you're lucky, without any guarantees it'll be any good.

[–] IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Wait-list isn't a deposit.

That being said, if you're buying an 80k vehicle 2-3k isn't a lot. If you want a new desirable model it's the only way to get it on launch or year 1. Deposits are usually refundable.

[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

While the deposits are refundable, that is still money you can't put to use, either through investing it or spending it on daily needs. If it's for a few months to hold a car that's being built and delivered for you, that's different.

[–] IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yeah but it's mostly inconsequential at incomes coming from folks buying these vehicles. At 300k, which is a stretch here, you're talking less than 1% total salary.

[–] SOMETHINGSWRONG@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I can’t speak for the neighborhoods you hang out in but the USA car bubble is fucking insane right now.

People making $26 an hour in SoCal (where rent is $2400) regularly buy $70,000 trucks ($150,000 if you count interest), mustang GTs, top-trim/model Wranglers, GLAs. Spending >$50k on a car is normal for the working class when they don’t even own homes yet.

Complete insanity. I used to think the ‘collapse’ folks were full of shit. Turns out they were just early.

[–] IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago

🤷‍♂️, idk their overspending doesn't hurt me. I see more people buying reasonable-ish cars and trucks.