Americans can no longer afford their carsLee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.world – 377 points – 9 months agonewsweek.com121Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsShow the parent commentRight. Cars aren't really on the market. These cramped, low visibility, shit-mileage behemoths are the reigning force on the market now.– and right up my chuff.That's because Americans are fucking idiots that WANT these behemoths... 15 years ago, I'm worried about spending 25k on a car, my friend went out and bought a huge Chevy pickup that was over 40k... Here's the twist, he made a quarter of what did... Less than two years later it was repo'd.
Right. Cars aren't really on the market. These cramped, low visibility, shit-mileage behemoths are the reigning force on the market now.– and right up my chuff.That's because Americans are fucking idiots that WANT these behemoths... 15 years ago, I'm worried about spending 25k on a car, my friend went out and bought a huge Chevy pickup that was over 40k... Here's the twist, he made a quarter of what did... Less than two years later it was repo'd.
That's because Americans are fucking idiots that WANT these behemoths... 15 years ago, I'm worried about spending 25k on a car, my friend went out and bought a huge Chevy pickup that was over 40k... Here's the twist, he made a quarter of what did... Less than two years later it was repo'd.
Right. Cars aren't really on the market. These cramped, low visibility, shit-mileage behemoths are the reigning force on the market now.
– and right up my chuff.
That's because Americans are fucking idiots that WANT these behemoths...
15 years ago, I'm worried about spending 25k on a car, my friend went out and bought a huge Chevy pickup that was over 40k...
Here's the twist, he made a quarter of what did...
Less than two years later it was repo'd.