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To: stan_hughes who wrote (189611)8/27/2002 2:45:51 PM
From: Oblomov  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 436258
 
>>Based on an analysis of U.S. vehicle sales and driving age population, Mr. DesRosiers recently calculated that
>>auto ownership has risen from about 90% at the beginning of the last decade to 99.8% of the population. (In Canada,
>>by comparison, just 66% of the driving age population owns a car, DesRosiers found).

99.8% of driving age population??? This is so obviously wrong, it's ludicrous.



To: stan_hughes who wrote (189611)8/27/2002 3:01:49 PM
From: Knighty Tin  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 436258
 
stan, I believe it. And nearly all those cars were trying to get out of the Texans/Dolphins game this weekend. There was a huge scandal about that. We have this new expensive stadium and parking is worthless, when it exists at all.



To: stan_hughes who wrote (189611)8/27/2002 4:35:04 PM
From: yard_man  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 436258
 
>>Ever heard of an 'Automotive bubble' ?<<

Yeah, I remember the AMC Pacer -- it had very good visibility of future ... crashes.