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Cash-for-clunkers but make it eco-friendly

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I like the idea in theory, but I think it would be a hard sell of “hey trade in your $10k+ car for this few hundred dollar bike”

[–] KeepFlying 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Bikes can reasonably get to 1.5k at least without things getting too absurdly overpriced. If there's a trade in it would at least be for bikes in that range.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

$1.5k is still not a very expensive bike. Only at the low end of "non trash components".

[–] KeepFlying 2 points 4 months ago

True, but I don't want to scare the carbrains. :P

Honestly though yes. My pretty basic road bike was 1600 and that was one of the lower prices in the shop. I think they averaged at around 5-8k in that shop at least.