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-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
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.
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
how much do you think one of those costs in 2023? I’ll give you a hint, it’s not $500 OBO anymore
… 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.