Thank you for the warm welcome.
People here think the IT to law switch is a bit odd too. I'm not sure why but I just got tired of sitting in a desk all day every day writing code. I thought about a lot of possible switches like trying to get into management, doing a different kind of programming, or going back to school for a different kind of engineering. I think law will work out nicely. Not many American lawyers know much of anything about IT, but there is a lot of legal work that involves digital records, internet-related disputes, etc.
I think low cost cars like the Nano will sell well in some markets but not in others. I don't think it would do well in the US. Americans are too comfortable with used cars for a low cost new car to do well. Used cars are generally considered the best value here, while new cars are a bit of a luxury. The least expensive new cars currently availabe in the US don't get a lot of sales. Americans compare them to nicer used cars with more features, and usually go for the used car.
In places like India I think it could probably sell quite well. From looking around here it seems like most Indians prefer new cars, but even if Indians like used cars as much as Americans there aren't enough used cars to go around. Thus low cost new cars could do well.
My current car is a 2002 BMW 525i (E39 chassis) with a manual transmission that I bought in September. I had to replace my 1998 Lincoln Mark VIII (made by Ford) in a hurry after an accident, and somehow ended up finding an 8 year old BMW when looking for used Fords at a Ford dealer. I love driving it, and it looks nice too. Fortunately it wasn't nearly as expensive as it sounds. Luxury cars depreciate quickly here, and an 8 year old 5-series BMW is worth only about 50% more than an 8 year old Honda Civic, even though the BMW sells for 3 times the price of the Civic when both are new.
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