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[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Fuck this article

It's not a "sigh of relief" that poor people's best/only option of getting around, used cars, sticker price is rising substantially every month

The only people with more "breathing room" now are small business used car dealership tyrants

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Without used cars I think most of us would be without work (unfortunately. I want more public transport). The fact that from the outside looking in, that used cars are that expensive in the USA is baffling. What the hell drove up the prices so much?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

The Car Allowance Rebate System (AKA Cash for Clunkers) destroyed a lot of stock in 2009, and the chip shortage during the early years of the pandemic impacted vehicle production, reducing the supply of used vehicles from that time, which would otherwise tend to be in a sweet spot of still under warranty but depreciated in price - a rung is missing and people are holding on to older cars.

I imagine access to Chinese EVs helps keep used car prices down in non-burger countries

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I imagine access to Chinese EVs helps keep used car prices down in non-burger countries

Sort of, where I am there's only a couple of Chinese car brands (LDV, Haval and BYD off the top of my head, probably more but I can't remember which ones are floating around) but used cars are certainly more expensive than they were 5 years ago. But what I've seen from the US, it's much more expensive over there, even adjusting for cost of living

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Another factor is the internet, you can see this in a lot of other places too, a lot more people have access to knowing what their stuff is actually worth now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

As Tay Zonday (yes, the chocolate rain guy) has pointed out: Being poor now just leads to being more poor later. Poverty charges interest.

What few walkable cities exist in North America are in such absurdly high demand that rent is out of reach for all but the wealthiest people. So your more “affordable” option are car-dependent suburbs. Cars are a tax on poor people as far as I’m concerned, the rich can easily dodge it by simply living in one of the few places worth a damn.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

They're also just shitty cars

Lots of better EV options now. The real question is when does the P/E ratio come back to reality. Gonna be hard to sustain tech industry multiples on negative growth

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It says a lot when their cars are so bad they have to ban the competition

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

GM's EV line has them beat so you don't even have to go non domestic

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Can confirm, I’ve eyed a 2019 chevy volt but stuck with buying a jetta off my uncle they were kind of pricey.

Shame they discontinued that model in support for a bloody SUV.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I got an Equinox EV and it's pretty damn good

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago

Teslas are really made like smartphones. Oh, someone hit your bumper? The repair cost is 50% of what you paid for your new car.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I really hope melon-musk getting too much attention and power is his ultimate undoing either by a luigi-dance figure or a disgruntled fedposting