that was four years ago. car's in great shape still even after several tens of thousands of miles.

they paid off the old auto loan within a few weeks. it was straightforward.

only tesla has this experience beat, but it's close. i hope they expand.

The liability comes in how they select who they lay off and the actions taken prior to lay off.

This is simply laziness.

It does not have to be awkward. The manager can show sympathy, and offer support as much as they can. The person who is being laid off may try to hit the job market right away, and the manager can offer guidance (what the employee should brush up on), references, could try to introduce them to acquaintances. Many times some lucky people manage to move internally, and the manager's support is invaluable in such cases.

And by the way, the manager can also say something like this: "tomorrow I may lose my job too, so I might need your reference, if you think I deserve it". And they should be truthful about it, because, honestly, nobody is immune from layoffs (if you think you are, then it means you are severely underpaid, so try to rectify that).

No matter how much they insist you can return a car you don't like, it obviously is just a manipulative way to get people to commit more, and earlier, and without negotiating, compared to the conventional method of buying a used car.

If it's a good business to be in, that's because they can sell worse cars for higher prices, and that's all. X% more in profit, systematically.

Somewhere, there were people saying "hmm, how can we brainwash people into not negotiating and settling for the first car they test drive?" Because that's been the ideal for dealers since the beginning of time.

Operational problems, if so, are the cherry on top. I suppose that unexpected falling-off of wheels happens when you start to run out of suckers.

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For some incomprehensible reason people were buying the nearly-identical non-hybrid model for essentially the same price. It makes me think of the Bloom County cartoon: "Louise, dump the milk! The cat drinks unleaded from now on!"

Now, cars like mine, with 12K miles are being advertised for $30K, sometimes more.

In the meantime, my employer has just eliminated the health-based accommodations that let some people telecommute full time, just as we've got a solid month or so of rising covid cases and the governor setting policies tested positive.