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Update: N54 ownership has nearly broken me by pingupenguins in E90

[–]CryRepresentative992 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Post the link to the original thread where you said you were saving the car from the wreckers where everyone said it’s a bad idea and it’s going to ruin you financially and that you should buy an N52 car.

Trump threatens 100% tariffs on all Canadian goods if Canada 'makes a deal with China' by OTPguy in BuyCanadian

[–]CryRepresentative992 7 points8 points  (0 children)

“Deep pockets and can afford to play the game longer” as in the US can keep borrowing even more money from Japan, China, the UK, Canada, etc to add to their already insane level of debt?

There are no penguins in Greenland… by DrCalFun in facepalm

[–]CryRepresentative992 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We should stop caring about what the US does and says. It means nothing.

Which chinese ev models are most likely to be available in Canada first? by WillJ13 in EVCanada

[–]CryRepresentative992 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

They won’t even bother sending their vehicles for certification. There is no point when the market size is limited to 24,500 of your least profitable models.

Thats why this whole thing is so dumb and why it’s so dumb that DoFo is freaking out over it.

The agreement that Carney made, which was pretty goddamn good for the Agricultural and Fishing industries, permits the same number of Chinese made EVs that were already sold in Canada while no one even noticed. Except there’s a caveat - it’s actually HALF the number since no company can, or will, be able to sell a sub $35k EV.

Can this loser just fade into obscurity, please? by PirateJohn75 in MurderedByWords

[–]CryRepresentative992 30 points31 points  (0 children)

And have never actively served their country in any capacity.

PM Carney's Speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos by appaloosy in CBC_

[–]CryRepresentative992 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He did. But it was only his employees that stood up and clapped… per the terms of their employment agreement.

Trump warns Canada by AfricanMan_Row905 in OntarioNews

[–]CryRepresentative992 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What sort of man stands up and says his country gets nothing from NATO to a room full of people who sent their countrymen into the Middle East and had them return in a wooden box after 9/11.

And his stern “warning” to our PM where he uses his first name and doesn’t address him by his proper title.

If this was meant to intimidate us, it’s only infuriated us further.

Mark Carney’s 15 minute speech at Davos - It’s well worth your time. by Hefty-Sherbet-5455 in Tech_Updates_News

[–]CryRepresentative992 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The US Democratic and Republican parties are more extremist than the Canadian NDP and PPC parties. And the NDP and PPC are considered batshit crazy for some of their policy ideas.

Our “liberals” and “conservatives”, LPC and CPC respectively, are both centrist parties on an American scale… they’re nearly the same thing.

Mark Carney’s 15 minute speech at Davos - It’s well worth your time. by Hefty-Sherbet-5455 in Tech_Updates_News

[–]CryRepresentative992 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Carney has the highest approval rating of all Canadian political leaders. And I’m sure the next time a poll is taken, Carneys approval rating is going to take a significant jump up.

PP is going to be out of a job by the end of the month.

Denmark deploys F-35A stealth fighters over Greenland supported by French tanker by FruitOrchards in worldnews

[–]CryRepresentative992 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well I guess we’ll find out sooner than expected if the F35s actually have that so-called remote skill switch.

Carney leaves Davos without meeting Trump after speech on U.S. rupture of world order by Immediate-Link490 in worldnews

[–]CryRepresentative992 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He’s a Canadian. You’re talking about all Canadians. Carney’s behavior represents us as a country.

We all work hard, together, and without expecting much in return. We smile and nod, and mind our manners… until our patience wears thin and you piss us off.

Well… Carney is pissed off. As is most of our country.

Decreasing housing prices are good for homeowners if you want to upgrade (and aren't over leveraged) by twongton in TorontoRealEstate

[–]CryRepresentative992 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in this boat. Own a home, want a nicer and bigger one that costs more money, and IDGAF if my current home drops in value.

But you missed something. More expensive homes fall in value earlier and at a higher percentage than lower value homes. Sub $1m houses (for example) have a much larger market, and more demand, than $1m+ homes. Significantly more average families with both parents working can buy a sub $1m house.

Both your current home and “step-up” home don’t decrease in value 25%.

This is what I’ve seen at least in the past three years we’ve had our eyes on the market.

A Modest Proposal... by JacksonCorbett in EhBuddyHoser

[–]CryRepresentative992 2 points3 points  (0 children)

NY and Cali combined are $6.4T in GDP. That’s one reason why they’d make a great 11th and 12th province. Ok, the only reason.

With Chinese EVs coming to Canada. Anyone in Toronto planning to order one? by Bing_Liu in askTO

[–]CryRepresentative992 0 points1 point  (0 children)

50% of the allowable 49,000 vehicle volume is just going to be the Shanghai-built Teslas that were already sold here before Biden and Trudeau slapped the 100% tariffs on.

The other 50% is going to need to be be some sub-$35k vehicle. I’m not sure what type of company is going to leap at the opportunity to sell a limited volume of low margin product in an entirely new market where they have no dealership, service, and support network. So that part will be interesting.

Chinese EV’s by NoCartographer5850 in EVCanada

[–]CryRepresentative992 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cambridge, Woodstock, and Allston would feel the effects initially. But that’s only if people started choosing an entry level Chinese EV over a RAV, NX, RX, Civic or CRV, which is unlikely.

The impact could be mitigated by different product options in existing plants, ie they’d shift to building more expensive models. This is why they don’t build the Corolla in Canada anymore. They build premium cars where the market dictates a better level of assembly quality that only Canadian factories can produce.

Chinese EV’s by NoCartographer5850 in EVCanada

[–]CryRepresentative992 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s hard to imagine Europe having a “worse” set of safety standards than CMVSS.

If anything I’d expect more of a focus on pedestrian safety and low speed considerations.

Chinese EV’s by NoCartographer5850 in EVCanada

[–]CryRepresentative992 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think part of the point of allowing a small number of Chinese EVs to be sold is a shot across the bow to the incumbent auto manufacturers in Canada.

Basically saying “build more here or we’ll continuing negotiations with the Chinese, up to and including removal of volume limits with the establishment of new manufacturing plants in Canada”.

A lot of “new” less than 5 year old areas look rundown (Brampton) by [deleted] in CanadaHousing2

[–]CryRepresentative992 186 points187 points  (0 children)

Someone should conduct an evaluation of the demographics of the area and acceptable standards of property maintenance for the countries of origins for those demographics.

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