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MineralMan

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47. Yes, but a base model KIA Soul is still about $20K

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Tue Nov 19, 2024, 10:40 AM

Nov 19

So is a 2025 base trim Chevy Trax.

So, while, yes, you can spend a lot more, there are still perfectly serviceable cars for less than half that average price.

The market price is skewed by the overpriced pickup models.

Just buy a smaller car.

Disclaimer: I own both a KIA Soul and a Chevy Trax. 2020 and 2021, respectively. They cost about the same then.

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If you haven't been car shopping in a while, brace yourself [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 18 OP

Just wait until they start the tariffs - TBF Nov 18 #1

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I love my old Pontiac Vibe. Ars Longa Nov 18 #10

I miss my Pontiac Vibe so much!! SunSeeker Nov 18 #31

It's true, but hard to understand. The dealers are sitting on (and paying loan interest on) enormous numbers of new.... RussellCattle Nov 18 #3

Auto makers provide them because Americans buy them. About 70% of the cars Scrivener7 Nov 18 #4

Bought one about 6 months ago MichMan Nov 18 #5

20% inflation since 2020, a $55k car becomes a $65k car Fiendish Thingy Nov 18 #6

Starter cars like starter homes seem to be a thing of the past. nt Phoenix61 Nov 18 #7

They call them "used cars" MichMan Nov 18 #14

Haven't bought a new one The Madcap Nov 18 #30

I was shopping for another one today, as a matter of fact. flying_wahini Nov 18 #8

viral videos ask people to share their monthly car payments: $700, $900, $1000 are common BlueWaveNeverEnd Nov 18 #9

Yeah, we had to buy a car last year Mariana Nov 18 #11

*gets around on my pedal bike* sakabatou Nov 18 #12

I am willing to pay more for no tech KentuckyWoman Nov 18 #13

u can get a camera installed for probably under $500 nt msongs Nov 18 #22

I have never owned a brand new car. Prairie_Seagull Nov 19 #49

Get a Buick Investa Avalon. True Blue American Nov 19 #60

They don't want everyone to be able to buy a new car. Mosby Nov 18 #15

Why wouldn't the manufacturers want more people buying new cars? MichMan Nov 18 #16

Good luck with that The Madcap Nov 18 #32

What a brilliant move it was to sell out our machine tool industry to China. BlueTsunami2018 Nov 18 #17

I got my car in the low $30,000's in May with the EV discounts Polybius Nov 18 #18

both the prices and MIX of inventory is awful -- but look at what Asia has done that we can emulate cadoman Nov 18 #19

As some who has been in China/Taiwan since th 90's. This is a welcome change. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 18 #27

I live in Hsinchu, Taiwan. AlanAdam Nov 19 #46

They won't meet US crash and safety regulations MichMan Nov 18 #33

The appropriate question is why they went all-in on expensive cars. Igel Nov 18 #20

low end nissan rogue is $30K nt msongs Nov 18 #21

Patience, there may be deals during the Trump recession. surfered Nov 18 #23

There won't be a Trump recession. Yavin4 Nov 19 #42

there are lots of new cards in the low $20k range still. Paying $50k is definetly a choice Takket Nov 18 #24

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Bought a 2018 Ram 4x4 1500 in 2021, coming off lease. OAITW r.2.0 Nov 18 #26

I remember back in the '40's and '60's... calguy Nov 18 #28

FWIW, this report says the average new car costs 9 months wages Bluetus Nov 18 #29

I always buy used. Xolodno Nov 19 #34

I've only purchased a new vehicle once in my life Kaleva Nov 19 #35

Well, what were people expecting? Blue_Tires Nov 19 #36

"The more they charge for a car, the more money they make off it." Blue_Tires Nov 19 #37

And we ask why we lost JI7 Nov 19 #38

I bought a used car in 2020 soandso Nov 19 #39

I have to buy a new one Meowmee Nov 19 #40

No better proof that the whole economic anxiety argument was bullshit Yavin4 Nov 19 #41

Yes!!!!! This, this, this, a thousand times!!!! Scrivener7 Nov 19 #44

I don't buy a car unless my car dies and it's too costly to fix. kerry-is-my-prez Nov 19 #43

If all customers would quit buying them for a few months Emile Nov 19 #45

Millions and millions are employed in the auto sector. My state would likely see an economic collapse MichMan Nov 20 #66

That's how much power the consumer has, thanks Emile Nov 20 #67

Surprised to see people here hoping for unemployment, and foreclosures MichMan Nov 20 #68

Tell that to the predatory capitalists jacking up prices. Emile Nov 20 #69

Yes, but a base model KIA Soul is still about $20K MineralMan Nov 19 #47

Kias are apparently easy to hotwire Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 19 #50

Some were, yes. MineralMan Nov 19 #51

They have corrected that in the new models obamanut2012 Nov 19 #52

Just bought a new car about 6 months ago when True Blue American Nov 19 #58

Korean cars like your Soul and Trax are often cheaper n/t MichMan Nov 20 #64

Yes, they are. MineralMan Nov 20 #65

I bought a new car once in the mid 'eighties. hunter Nov 19 #48

People are buying expensive cars PennRalphie Nov 19 #53

Carmax people underpants Nov 19 #54

I'll never get buying new Johnny2X2X Nov 19 #55

Jinx! cilla4progress Nov 19 #57

And they depreciate by about 50% when you drive off the lot! cilla4progress Nov 19 #56

If you think the vehicle is expensive genxlib Nov 19 #59

I work form home and bought berksdem Nov 19 #61

My 2002 Tacoma has been in the shop maybe twice sky_masterson Nov 20 #73

LOL! berksdem Nov 20 #74

I wish I could buy a Toyota HiLux Champ mudpuddle Nov 19 #62

Now that none of us can afford to own a home. Basso8vb Nov 19 #63

I'm going to be up schitt's creek in 1.5 years ecstatic Nov 20 #70

I'll stick with my 2002 Toyota Tacoma sky_masterson Nov 20 #71

Looks like people are spending way beyond their means. alcuno Nov 20 #72