Americans Are Falling Behind on Their Car Payments

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Americans Are Falling Behind on Their Car Payments
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Don’t get me wrong, car companies absolutely jacked the price of their cars up, and lenders absolutely loaned money they shouldn’t have, but Americans bought $60k trucks with no money down on 7 and 8 year loans. FFS stop doing this shit! I bought my truck when it was 4 years old, for $16k, it’s now 13 years old, and I still have it. You probably don’t need a brand new car, and you almost definitely need to trade in the one on which you still owe money.

Can you get a 4 year old truck for less than 20k at this point?

Doubtful, but you can certainly get a 4 year old truck for less than a new truck