Oil Changes & Car Washes Among Fiscal Cliff Casualties

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    #1 DrivingMyMINI, Dec 31, 2012
    Oil Changes, Car Washes, Navigation Systems and more among top items car owners will skimp on if we go over the cliff. Check out the list: Fiscal Cliff: How Might it Affect the Car Business? - Driver's Seat - WSJ

    What "car things" will you cut back on - or forgo completely - if we go over the fiscal cliff and you find yourself with less money in your paycheck?

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    #2 MCS02, Dec 31, 2012
    If we go over the cliff and I have less money?
    If I see blue lights I will conserve my brakes and push harder on the GAS PEDDEL. :arf:
    That should save me some Money.

    Blue lights behind me means I'm winning. Right?
     
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    #3 DneprDave, Dec 31, 2012
    Not gonna change a thing. The higher taxes spread out over a year will be barely noticeable.

    Fiscal speed bump might be a better name.

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    #4 Nathan, Dec 31, 2012
    But then the media hype machine has to find some other crisis they can make up to keep viewers.
     
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    #5 Nathan, Dec 31, 2012
    Moved this to Politics and other "Messy" Stuff since I keep Google and other search engines out of this area cause it is really not that MINI relevant in the grande scheme of this site.
     
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    #7 Crashton, Dec 31, 2012
    I will survive. No panic here.
     
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    #8 Firebro17, Dec 31, 2012
    All that on top of four more years... God help us.
     
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    #9 Dave.0, Dec 31, 2012
    I guess I will have to cut back on my speeding ticket fund.
     
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    #10 Jason Montague, Dec 31, 2012
    :cornut: Well Y2K didn't kill us.
    21 Dec 12 didn't kill us.
    So the 'Fiscal Cliff' won't kill us either.:Thumbsup:

    Jason
     
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    #11 iwashmycar, Jan 1, 2013
    I guess I could use my own damned espresso machine instead of visiting the Bucks every now and then...

    Going to be tough!
     
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    #12 debscooper, Jan 1, 2013
    Non Mini-ites see it as a "Full Stop" . . . Mini-ites only see this as a "Slow n Go" . . . It's all the way the road looks from behind the wheel ~ Survival of the Fittest
     
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    #13 mrntd, Jan 2, 2013
    Won't really effect me directly. Except my business may slow down, the gas price will go up, food will go up, energy will go up, clothing will go up... When the taxes increase on others but not you they still effect you because they get passed on in higher prices or lack of income.:cryin:
     

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