Sometimes it’s the stingiest person who pays too much. Case in point. A 2007 Chevy Aveo with no a/c, ugly gray color, and wheel covers made out of recycled Chinese plastic. Yours truly was the high bidder on this 25k mile car for only $4000. It was a reasonable offer given the lightning quick depreciation of any stripper in Atlanta. In Georgia, no a/c in a car means no customers. Nada! In fact, the neighborhood Kia dealer used to give them away if the customer in question would finance a regular Rio. Some people never learn.
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Can you make a profit selling that? Maybe to somebody in a coastal or northern part of the country where the lack of A/C isn’t that much of a problem? I live in Riverside, CA, where no A/C really means no sale. I’m surprised such things still exist.
You could probably sell it in Boston or northern New England for a decent price. I live in suburban Boston and I’ve been without AC now for two years after the AC went out on my Accord. It just hasn’t been that hot here these two summers.
@David Holzman
What is wrong with you? Never heard of global warming? I always shwitz in Boston during summer: it is humid!
Hummer Time? And a badge-engineered version of the Aveo is the new H-1?
Oh, “Hammer Time!”
Never mind.
lightning quick depreciation of any stripper in Atlanta
Canada solved this problem years ago with strippers from eastern Europe and Russia. In fact the price went from $5 per song to $10 per song with no commensurate decrease in volume.
problem solved :-)
http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/car_ac_2-thumb.jpg
http://artfularticulations.blogspot.com/2008/06/you-just-might-be-redneck-if.html
It’s actually funnier here in Las Vegas, where temperatures make Atlanta look like Anchorage.
The Hyundai dealers advertise new Accents for $6998. But if you want a/c, it’s only available in a $1600+ package with a CD player.
I’d drive an Aveo for $4000…..oh, wait. You mean I have to pay, but I get to keep the car afterwards?
No thank you. I had one as a rental car (in Boston, for whatever that’s worth), and I was amazed as what a piece of junk it was. It performed like the parking brake was stuck on, and howled and roared like there was a full moon.
There are many, many $4K used cars that I would buy before a 25K mile Aveo
Send it to the Pacific Northwest. We don’t need no stinkin’ AC here.
Bunch of wussies. After driving a convertible for a few years, I only ever turn on the A/C in the Prius at highway speeds.
Austin, Texas.
@ M1EK:
Yeah, but folks in Austin aren’t known for their rational decisions. ;-)
San Angelo, TX
I have the perfect customer (even, if not especially, in the warm south).
You should sell that Aveo to a residential security company – no A/C will force the rentacops to keep the windows down – better to listen to their environment when on patrol.
@ Steven Lang
Give them away as FREE?
Geotpf: Rydell’s in Van Nuys CA. regularly stocks them w/out A/c, but they do have an AC kit installed for an extra $54.oo in case you want to add it down the road.
More Hammer Time. I really love these.