Originally Posted by
Roody
thats absurd...
The last car I owned was scrapped years ago. (It still exists in the metaphysical sense, but that's all.) All the cars I could have owned since that last one were never even built. So it isn't one less car, it's several less cars.
That last car of mine was never materially replaced, in other words. Once it died, it stayed dead.
+1. Even if the total number of cars in existence continues to grow rapidly, there'd be at least one more car out there if Roody had replaced his with a new one, or even contributed to demand by purchasing a used one. The sticker says "one less car" which, for Roody or a person in a similiar situation, is true. The sticker does not say "one fewer car, overall, worldwide." The statement is more about the user's lifestyle choices, than the overall trend.