yeah I mean if you're a mechanic then, sure enough you can actually do that but talking commuter vehicles absolutely not. It's not "easily" for most people, it's a huge chunk of your livelihood trying to keep up on these shitboxes if you're barely keeping ends meet lmao

the question rent or car (also food but food is dramatically cheaper day to day) is a question that comes up constantly in the states when you're on the low end