Construction costs are currently skyrocketing

In 4 years a new car is due. If there is something suitable in the e-sector then, I will recalculate.

My crystal ball says that in 4 years, for a new car, the photovoltaic system with 10 kWp will be listed as an option for €2000, otherwise the car will be unsellable :rolleyes:

My crystal ball says that,
with a new car, in 4 years the photovoltaic system with 10 kWp as an option will be listed at €2000 in the price list, because otherwise the car is unsellable :rolleyes:

That would be great, because I still have a nice east-west gable roof on the carport :)
By the way, it's a serious consideration of mine to install photovoltaics there if prices become somewhat reasonable again sometime and an electric car drives self-consumption accordingly. Actually, I had planned to expand the photovoltaics a bit more... but the electrician was a bit hesitant about the additional cost at the last appointment and when I then read the prices here...

I had it in the wrong thread, so here again:

So with us, the house calls from the craftsmen (for the purpose of an offer or measurement) proceed as follows:

He arrives in his Mercedes, expresses sympathy that we are renovating at the worst possible time ("2 years ago you would have been 30% cheaper"), sighs that it is not so great for him right now either (I believe that too), shrugs "it won't get any cheaper."

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I had it in the wrong thread, so here again:

So with us the home visits of the craftsmen (for offers or measurements) go as follows:

Drives up in his Mercedes, regrets that we are renovating at the very worst time ("2 years ago you would have been 30% cheaper"), sighs that it's not so nice for him right now either (I believe that too), shrugs shoulders "it won't get cheaper."

From Porsche Panamera at the heating engineer, over SQ7 at the plasterer, and Porsche Cayenne at the tiler, I have seen it all.
I always wonder: wouldn’t the customer just agree immediately if the craftsman simply came in a Caddy or Crafter?

We live in Germany after all and here the car is a reflection of character.
Whether the person works 70 hours a week for it, or exploits his employees, nobody cares.

That one can become quite wealthy in the craftsman trade is nothing new. Only those who are craftsmen have it tough ;-)

My tile Albanian workers first showed up with a SIXT Audi or Mercedes (I don’t remember exactly). On the second job they came by public transport and later with a 15-year-old Opel Zafira with Polish plates. Whether that last one was because they only dared to come then since I always arrived with a 20-year-old Volvo or just because it offered more space, I don’t know. Otherwise, almost all craftsmen had dog catchers or transport vans. Only the painter from the neighbors ever came in a Mercedes station wagon. But he worked alone and on weekends or after work. A hairdresser came with an A6 station wagon for the measurement, but that wasn’t the reason he didn’t get the job. He would have worked alone too. The most unlikable by far because of his car was probably my demolisher. He had one of those American pickup trucks with monster wheels. Totally pointless to have such a thing. We later fell out with him as well (not because of the car, but it could have been a clue).