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Abundant tweets about civil liberties & national security. "Has a longer memory than an elephant & keeps more records than Jim Comey.” Legendary potty mouth.

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    1. Orin Kerr‏Verified account @OrinKerr Aug 3

      Asking a Fourth Amendment nerd why the police don't just get a warrant is like asking an auto mechanic why drivers don't just buy a new car.

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    2. Orin Kerr‏Verified account @OrinKerr Aug 3

      2/ Some people don't get this, so let me elaborate. First, the mechanic's focus is on how to fix the car. Someone else's value choice about how to approach buying a new car that probably won't break down is generally not what he cares about. So first, it's changing the topic.

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    3. Orin Kerr‏Verified account @OrinKerr Aug 3

      3/ Second, there's no universal answer to why someone doesn't buy a new car. To some people, buying a new car is easy. To others, it's completely out of reach. And some may have the money but don't want to spend it on a new car if they don't have to. It just depends.

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    4. Orin Kerr‏Verified account @OrinKerr Aug 3

      4/ And on a lighter note, c'mon, have to protect the business stream! If everyone is buying new cars, the mechanic is probably going out of business.

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      emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Aug 3
      Replying to @OrinKerr

      You must not have seen my comment. This is 100% incorrect. Selling new cars are, for dealers, actually loss leaders (or very small profit leaders) to acquiring a customer for repair work. It's in repair work that car dealers make all their money.

      4:12 PM - 3 Aug 2018
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        2. Orin Kerr‏Verified account @OrinKerr Aug 3
          Replying to @emptywheel

          New car dealerships, yes. But my tweet is about mechanics.

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        3. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Aug 3
          Replying to @OrinKerr

          And car dealerships make most of their profit off the labor and parts sold via their mechanics.

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        4. Orin Kerr‏Verified account @OrinKerr Aug 3
          Replying to @emptywheel

          I was thinking of repair shops that are not associated with dealerships. But either way, thanks for your insight.

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        5. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Aug 3
          Replying to @OrinKerr

          NP. I gotta use my car dealer expertise where I can, you know. I can also attest that car dealers (the owners) seem to be a universal type, very similar well-networked schmoozy types around the world.

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        6. Kevin van Haaren‏ @kvanh Aug 3
          Replying to @emptywheel @OrinKerr

          And to completely derail this, this is why dealerships hate electric cars. Very low maintenance.

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        7. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Aug 3
          Replying to @kvanh @OrinKerr

          Also why dealers hate Tesla's plan to bypass the dealer model.

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        1. emptywheel‏ @emptywheel Aug 3
          Replying to @emptywheel @OrinKerr

          You see, sometimes Fourth Amendment nerds have a past history as car dealer nerds.

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        1. Bert Hyman‏ @berthyman Aug 3
          Replying to @emptywheel @OrinKerr

          Gee... Twice I’ve bought new cars and had them serviced under warranty at a different shop. I’ll send the selling dealerships apology cards 🙁

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