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More Than 80 Percent Of Americans Can’t Afford New Cars (jalopnik.com)
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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

You got yours 6 years ago. 8k was about average for a decent used car then. Now you're paying almost full price for a 5 year old car or if you're okay with a shit box that may or may not last then you can drop 5k. I got a 2012 GTI.