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Re:The Rise of the Disposable Car by neuralRiot on Wednesday May 29, 2024 @04:29PM (#40516647)
Then they go and pay $1500 a month for 6 years.
Re:The Rise of the Disposable Car by bluGill on Wednesday May 29, 2024 @05:05PM (#40517014)
No, they are paying $500/month for 6 years. The people who buy new cars (or often lease) are getting rid of them after 3 years - long before those small things are breaking. Those cars go to used car buyers who drive them for 6-10 years, and they eventually decide $500/month is worth getting something newer that doesn't have all those small annoyances, while the car goes on to someone poor who will live with anything that gets them around cheap.
Re:The Rise of the Disposable Car by SkyPuncher on Wednesday May 29, 2024 @07:44PM (#40518479)
That’s roughly a 100k vehicle.