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Re:Millions of Americans skipping payments as wave of defaul... by devado on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @07:19PM (#23410212)
The starting price of this is 28k per edmunds. That is quite expensive (even for someone from tech sector).
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Re:Millions of Americans skipping payments as wave of defaul... by colejohnson66 on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @07:48PM (#23410521)
$28000 for a car is cheap, especially for a truck. For comparison, the 2020 Honda Civic starts at just shy of $20000.
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Re:Millions of Americans skipping payments as wave of defaul... by devado on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @08:08PM (#23410710)
Is your point that he _needs_ a truck for his job? He is a veteran as stated in the article and wife is a medical worker. Why do they need a truck or is this some basic necessity in the US?
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Re:Millions of Americans skipping payments as wave of defaul... by rubidium on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @08:15PM (#23410779)
Unless you need the carrying capacity to survive, $28,000 for a car is expensive. Buy a low mileage, older sedan for $5000-$7000. It’ll last 10 years and rarely have problems.
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Re:Millions of Americans skipping payments as wave of defaul... by rhexs on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @08:07PM (#23410704)
An absolutely amazing claim. $28,000 is cheap for "millions of Americans".

What's a moderately priced car to you? 50K?

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Re:Millions of Americans skipping payments as wave of defaul... by colejohnson66 on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @10:28PM (#23411659)
Did I say “cheap for millions of Americans”? I’m pretty sure I just said “cheap”, as in cheap compared to most new cars.
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