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Just wait until they start the tariffs - TBF Monday #1
I'll keep my Chevy Spark wryter2000 Monday #2
I love my old Pontiac Vibe. Ars Longa Monday #10
I miss my Pontiac Vibe so much!! SunSeeker Monday #31
It's true, but hard to understand. The dealers are sitting on (and paying loan interest on) enormous numbers of new.... RussellCattle Monday #3
Auto makers provide them because Americans buy them. About 70% of the cars Scrivener7 Monday #4
Bought one about 6 months ago MichMan Monday #5
20% inflation since 2020, a $55k car becomes a $65k car Fiendish Thingy Monday #6
Starter cars like starter homes seem to be a thing of the past. nt Phoenix61 Monday #7
They call them "used cars" MichMan Monday #14
Haven't bought a new one The Madcap Monday #30
I was shopping for another one today, as a matter of fact. flying_wahini Monday #8
viral videos ask people to share their monthly car payments: $700, $900, $1000 are common BlueWaveNeverEnd Monday #9
Yeah, we had to buy a car last year Mariana Monday #11
*gets around on my pedal bike* sakabatou Monday #12
I am willing to pay more for no tech KentuckyWoman Monday #13
u can get a camera installed for probably under $500 nt msongs Monday #22
I have never owned a brand new car. Prairie_Seagull Tuesday #49
Get a Buick Investa Avalon. True Blue American Tuesday #60
They don't want everyone to be able to buy a new car. Mosby Monday #15
Why wouldn't the manufacturers want more people buying new cars? MichMan Monday #16
Good luck with that The Madcap Monday #32
What a brilliant move it was to sell out our machine tool industry to China. BlueTsunami2018 Monday #17
I got my car in the low $30,000's in May with the EV discounts Polybius Monday #18
both the prices and MIX of inventory is awful -- but look at what Asia has done that we can emulate cadoman Monday #19
As some who has been in China/Taiwan since th 90's. This is a welcome change. OAITW r.2.0 Monday #27
I live in Hsinchu, Taiwan. AlanAdam Tuesday #46
They won't meet US crash and safety regulations MichMan Monday #33
The appropriate question is why they went all-in on expensive cars. Igel Monday #20
low end nissan rogue is $30K nt msongs Monday #21
Patience, there may be deals during the Trump recession. surfered Monday #23
There won't be a Trump recession. Yavin4 Tuesday #42
there are lots of new cards in the low $20k range still. Paying $50k is definetly a choice Takket Monday #24
The 2024 Testosterone Shitwagon - Coming Soon To A Dealership Near YOU!!!!! hatrack Monday #25
Bought a 2018 Ram 4x4 1500 in 2021, coming off lease. OAITW r.2.0 Monday #26
I remember back in the '40's and '60's... calguy Monday #28
FWIW, this report says the average new car costs 9 months wages Bluetus Monday #29
I always buy used. Xolodno Tuesday #34
I've only purchased a new vehicle once in my life Kaleva Tuesday #35
Well, what were people expecting? Blue_Tires Tuesday #36
"The more they charge for a car, the more money they make off it." Blue_Tires Tuesday #37
And we ask why we lost JI7 Tuesday #38
I bought a used car in 2020 soandso Tuesday #39
I have to buy a new one Meowmee Tuesday #40
No better proof that the whole economic anxiety argument was bullshit Yavin4 Tuesday #41
Yes!!!!! This, this, this, a thousand times!!!! Scrivener7 Tuesday #44
I don't buy a car unless my car dies and it's too costly to fix. kerry-is-my-prez Tuesday #43
If all customers would quit buying them for a few months Emile Tuesday #45
Millions and millions are employed in the auto sector. My state would likely see an economic collapse MichMan Wednesday #66
That's how much power the consumer has, thanks Emile Wednesday #67
Surprised to see people here hoping for unemployment, and foreclosures MichMan Wednesday #68
Tell that to the predatory capitalists jacking up prices. Emile Wednesday #69
Yes, but a base model KIA Soul is still about $20K MineralMan Tuesday #47
Kias are apparently easy to hotwire Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Tuesday #50
Some were, yes. MineralMan Tuesday #51
They have corrected that in the new models obamanut2012 Tuesday #52
Just bought a new car about 6 months ago when True Blue American Tuesday #58
Korean cars like your Soul and Trax are often cheaper n/t MichMan Wednesday #64
Yes, they are. MineralMan Wednesday #65
I bought a new car once in the mid 'eighties. hunter Tuesday #48
People are buying expensive cars PennRalphie Tuesday #53
Carmax people underpants Tuesday #54
I'll never get buying new Johnny2X2X Tuesday #55
Jinx! cilla4progress Tuesday #57
And they depreciate by about 50% when you drive off the lot! cilla4progress Tuesday #56
If you think the vehicle is expensive genxlib Tuesday #59
I work form home and bought berksdem Tuesday #61
My 2002 Tacoma has been in the shop maybe twice sky_masterson Wednesday #73
LOL! berksdem Wednesday #74
I wish I could buy a Toyota HiLux Champ mudpuddle Tuesday #62
Now that none of us can afford to own a home. Basso8vb Tuesday #63
I'm going to be up schitt's creek in 1.5 years ecstatic Wednesday #70
I'll stick with my 2002 Toyota Tacoma sky_masterson Wednesday #71
Looks like people are spending way beyond their means. alcuno Wednesday #72
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