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In fairness 51k ain't even luxury prices anymore. Low end cars start at 30k now.
It was $51k for a used car.
If it was new I could understand, but that much for a used car is crazy. I'm guessing she had to buy when used car prices were almost the same as new, but I feel like that's still a lot.
I got my car when used car prices were up because I had no choice, so yeah there's no excuse for that shit.
We bought a new 2025 Corolla for $24k.
Impressive, was it toward the end of the month?
I don't think so. That's just the normal price for a basic new Corolla.
So it is, maybe my memory is when things were at their worst, if I inflated it even more.
I'm not sure how it goes with tariffs, conversation rates and whatnot but in last I checked the low end cars in Europe started from way under 20k, Kia picanto for example is 18k
And that's brand spanking new cars, that are always a bad deal. Few years older and you can drop half the price for basically still a new car
The US is almost devoid of subcompacts. Because when gas prices go down stupid people decide they don't need them and buy bigger vehicles. And most companies have stopped making them or importing them.
And they burn $3-5K less gas, and cost less to insure. This is the 5 year math everyone should do but nah, people buy cars on childish impulses.
Not justifying these people but there are legitimate reasons some people can't buy the cheapest possible car, like family size and capacity needs.
I own a subcompact because we're a family of 3 with a small to mid sized dog. We live in a very urban area so the smaller car is definitely a boon in most cases.
We also have access to decent to very good public transport and a relatively bike friendly area.
Yeah it's completely fair to buy a wagon or a minivan with a bigger family or other needs, I have a 13k Kia Ceed SW because of family and hobbies.
But light truck SUVs are not "family cars", they're thrice the size with similar or smaller cargo capacity
Bullshit. I raised three kids in a small car. No one needs a V8 pickup or SUV for an 8lb baby.
It's just an excuse to consume.
It's almost like that's not what I said.