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Re:US inflation means families are spending $709 more per mo... by gruez on Sunday August 13, 2023 @03:29PM (#37113408)
That's moving the goalposts, because the original claim was that "There are almost no cars under $30k now".
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Re:US inflation means families are spending $709 more per mo... by dharmab on Sunday August 13, 2023 @03:34PM (#37113466)
The base models don't exist except for fleet sales right now. A regular consumer literally cannot buy one.
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Re:US inflation means families are spending $709 more per mo... by bluGill on Sunday August 13, 2023 @03:47PM (#37113647)
The existence of one car under that price doesn't dispove anything. Almost no cars are under 30k.
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Re:US inflation means families are spending $709 more per mo... by gruez on Sunday August 13, 2023 @08:23PM (#37116077)
>The existence of one car under that price doesn't dispove anything

The corolla isn't some niche car. It's the 12th best selling car in america with 222k units sold per year.

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/g39628015/best-selling-car...

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Re:US inflation means families are spending $709 more per mo... by bluGill on Monday August 14, 2023 @07:06AM (#37119620)
But there are models above the base.
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