• TheFriar@lemm.ee
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      8 个月前

      Is $25k affordable? How much are cars? 25k sounds like a fuckload of money.

      • GreyBeard@lemmy.one
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        8 个月前

        For a new car? $25k is a pretty low price, at least in the US. My car was $24k new 10 years ago. It wasn’t particularly special then.

        • Peppycito@sh.itjust.works
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          8 个月前

          Supposedly my 2016 Corolla was 25k I think. But after all the fees and taxes and shit I feel like it was closer to 30k. All I know for real was that it was about $10/day for 7 years.

          *Canadian $

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            8 个月前

            The trick is, luxury cars drop in value insanely fast. A 2 year old Audi is often about the same price as a new Honda. The problem these people don’t account for is maintenance costs. They think they are getting a deal, then they are getting dragged down by an unreliable vehicle that they can’t afford to fix.

            • macrocephalic@lemmy.world
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              8 个月前

              Yeah I’ve been keeping an eye on old beaters just to drop my kids to school and a 20yo Volvo SUV is as cheap as a 20yo Mazda.

      • cum@lemmy.cafe
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        8 个月前

        $25k is actually very affordable for what new cars go for. That was deemed affordable 10 years ago, so hitting that price point today is an even bigger deal.

      • drmeanfeel@lemmy.world
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        8 个月前

        Affordable? No, not to many people’s finances

        Relatively cheap for a new car? Unfortunately

        A tough combination in a country where having a car is essentially mandatory in all but a few cities