Originally posted by ViciousCycle
Expensive motor vehicles often have financing terms that far exceed job security lengths....steep monthly payments ... lay off[s] ... no notice whatsoever.... It can certainly make one ill-tempered.
So we're to understand that driver angst is rooted in the payments that drivers elect to make for their vehicles, which they freely make based on an assessment of their current and future value to employers, understanding that their employment is on an at-will basis, and realizing that the value of their purchase will actually depreciate over time.
Imagine how drivers would act if they had no choice on what vehicle to purchase, were forced into a job-for-life, and knew that there would be no buyers for their annointed vehicle and, therefore, had immediate, 100% depreciation.