boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoMore Than 80 Percent Of Americans Can’t Afford New Carsjalopnik.comexternal-linkmessage-square232fedilinkarrow-up1668arrow-down141
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minus-squarekrathalan@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoFirst time car buyers don’t have any car to sell.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoTrue but that’s not the majority. Anyway you can always buy something cheaper. I would go for something that’s hail damaged or messed up cosmeticly as the price for those will be much lower
minus-squaredandi8@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year ago… And then spend twice or thrice the buying price fixing random things that break in a car that spends most of its time parked at the mechanic.
minus-squarePossibly linux@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoOr don’t? I would go for a car with a solid engine.
minus-squaredandi8@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoSolid engine costs extra. That’s the entire point.
minus-squareUranium3006@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agohow much do you think one of those costs in 2023? I’ll give you a hint, it’s not $500 OBO anymore
First time car buyers don’t have any car to sell.
True but that’s not the majority. Anyway you can always buy something cheaper. I would go for something that’s hail damaged or messed up cosmeticly as the price for those will be much lower
… And then spend twice or thrice the buying price fixing random things that break in a car that spends most of its time parked at the mechanic.
Or don’t? I would go for a car with a solid engine.
Solid engine costs extra. That’s the entire point.
how much do you think one of those costs in 2023? I’ll give you a hint, it’s not $500 OBO anymore