Fred I have seen "new" models for sale that are 2 years behind the current model
year. i.e. now in 2000 model year in 1999 there are still 1998 models for sale
and that as you point out does not include the assembly and factory time, just
when it rolls off the line. And as you pointed out most of these are in exposed
car lots. The Californian car may already sat through an east coast winter
waiting for a thaw...
Alan.
Fred Thomas wrote:
> Just a few thoughts on storage, any idea how long it might be from assembly
> to the actual sale of a new car, could be over a year. How about a new
> engine, from assembly, to installation, to sale, could be 2 years, the same
> can apply to transmissions and rear ends. Large commercial trucks (over 2
> tons) are not actually manufactured by years, but, are titled in the year
> they are sold, so it could sit for as much as 3 to 4 years before being
> sold, yes these things happen. Have any idea how long that new car has been
> on the dealers back lot before you bought it ? Did you know import trucks do
> not come with a bed on them, big tax on imported trucks, but, they are not
> trucks unless they have a bed, so a much smaller tax. Know why a Dodge
> Caravan is classified as a truck and not a car, you got it, tax again. My
> point is, this talk of what should and should not be done when cold weather
> comes along is not all that important, especially only for the 3 to 4 months
> most of us store them. "FT"
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