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minus-square@thedevisinthedetails@programming.devlinkfedilink51•8 months agoWhile I agree cars themselves are just insanely expensive. A $25k car has you at $450+/month and this is if you have excellent credit. We need other options besides cars and unfortunately they’re the only option for many people.
minus-squarejrbaconcheeselinkfedilinkEnglish37•8 months agoPeople choose $80k cars on 5-7 year notes because “they can afford the payment” thinking that means they can afford the car.
minus-squarewrath_of_grungelinkfedilink10•8 months agothere are a great many cars to be had for less money. maybe people shouldn’t buy cars that cost half their yearly wages?
minus-square@FrostyTrichs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink5•8 months agoThere are some people in the US financing cars for 7-10 years. Half their yearly salary is actually more like 2x their yearly salary for many of them.
minus-square@CADmonkey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink3•8 months agoBut if I drive a Mirage the neighbors will make fun of me.
minus-square@NightAuthor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•8 months agoDrive a Prius, all the cool kids are. Gen 2 makes you look kinda poor, but you still get green points. Gen3+, ur golden
minus-square@CADmonkey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•8 months agoI actually have a mirage. The only neighbor who makes fun of me is the guy next door, he has a truck, maybe if he tries real hard it will run one day. Someone picks him up for work in a gen-2 Prius.
minus-square@NightAuthor@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•8 months agoLmao, I wish him luck with his truck.
minus-square@akilou@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink10•8 months agoExactly. “Not cars” is a solution to a ton of problems.
While I agree cars themselves are just insanely expensive. A $25k car has you at $450+/month and this is if you have excellent credit.
We need other options besides cars and unfortunately they’re the only option for many people.
People choose $80k cars on 5-7 year notes because “they can afford the payment” thinking that means they can afford the car.
there are a great many cars to be had for less money.
maybe people shouldn’t buy cars that cost half their yearly wages?
There are some people in the US financing cars for 7-10 years. Half their yearly salary is actually more like 2x their yearly salary for many of them.
But if I drive a Mirage the neighbors will make fun of me.
Drive a Prius, all the cool kids are. Gen 2 makes you look kinda poor, but you still get green points. Gen3+, ur golden
I actually have a mirage. The only neighbor who makes fun of me is the guy next door, he has a truck, maybe if he tries real hard it will run one day.
Someone picks him up for work in a gen-2 Prius.
Lmao, I wish him luck with his truck.
Exactly. “Not cars” is a solution to a ton of problems.
fuck cars