return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 20 hours agoMore Than 1 in 5 New Car Buyers in the U.S. Are Taking Out Loans of 84 Months or Longerwww.roadandtrack.comexternal-linkmessage-square82linkfedilinkarrow-up1158arrow-down11cross-posted to: neoliberal@lemmy.worldlatestagecapitalism@lemmy.world
arrow-up1157arrow-down1external-linkMore Than 1 in 5 New Car Buyers in the U.S. Are Taking Out Loans of 84 Months or Longerwww.roadandtrack.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 20 hours agomessage-square82linkfedilinkcross-posted to: neoliberal@lemmy.worldlatestagecapitalism@lemmy.world
minus-squaretoast@retrolemmy.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·19 hours agoI bought my current car new - over 20 years ago.
minus-squaredmtalonlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·19 hours agoGot me beat 2008 bought new (Toyota Tundra) still love it. It was the first new car I ever bought and it has been great. Also been nice not having a payment since 2011!
minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·19 hours ago2008? Information for your vehicle should be available in Operation CHARM manuals actually… https://charm.li/
minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·18 hours agoIf you have the means to archive that site, hit up their about page. It really needs to be archived!
minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·19 hours agoHow many years did it take you to pay it off? Buy a used car, it’s yours, no bills.
minus-squaredazzlingclitgame@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·19 hours agoNot everyone has several thousands in cash to buy a used car outright. Most Americans don’t even have $1,000 in emergency savings.
minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·19 hours agoAnd I grew up on a junkyard. Nobody ever signed up for a payment plan, they just paid straight cash.
minus-squaredazzlingclitgame@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·19 hours agoHave you seen the prices of used cars these days? Who has that kind of money in cash and isn’t in the financial position to buy new?
minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·19 hours agoI’m literally trying to hock off a 1995 GMC Sonoma for $400 right now. Nobody seems to want it. New battery and new keys and it should run just fine.
minus-squaredazzlingclitgame@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·19 hours agoYeah…it’s a 1995 and who knows how long it will last on the road before falling apart. Just because you have a single used car you’re trying to sell for cheap doesn’t make the entirety of used cars suddenly more affordable.
minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·19 hours agoBitch bitch, $400, take it or leave it. I really don’t understand why people complain, either fix it up or sell it for scrap metal, why is it so difficult to sell a truck for $400?
minus-squaredazzlingclitgame@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·19 hours agoIt’s not just $400 - you listed out like $1,000 worth of repairs it needs before it can be driven.
minus-squarePetteriPano@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·17 hours agoWell, that’s no time to tale a loan for a new car.
minus-squaredazzlingclitgame@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·15 hours agoNew cars are more reliable than used and while it’s not a good idea to take loans when you’re broke, sometimes it’s the only option.
I bought my current car new - over 20 years ago.
Got me beat 2008 bought new (Toyota Tundra) still love it. It was the first new car I ever bought and it has been great. Also been nice not having a payment since 2011!
2008? Information for your vehicle should be available in Operation CHARM manuals actually…
https://charm.li/
Wow, I never run across that !
If you have the means to archive that site, hit up their about page.
It really needs to be archived!
How many years did it take you to pay it off?
Buy a used car, it’s yours, no bills.
Not everyone has several thousands in cash to buy a used car outright. Most Americans don’t even have $1,000 in emergency savings.
And I grew up on a junkyard. Nobody ever signed up for a payment plan, they just paid straight cash.
Have you seen the prices of used cars these days? Who has that kind of money in cash and isn’t in the financial position to buy new?
I’m literally trying to hock off a 1995 GMC Sonoma for $400 right now. Nobody seems to want it.
New battery and new keys and it should run just fine.
Yeah…it’s a 1995 and who knows how long it will last on the road before falling apart.
Just because you have a single used car you’re trying to sell for cheap doesn’t make the entirety of used cars suddenly more affordable.
Bitch bitch, $400, take it or leave it.
I really don’t understand why people complain, either fix it up or sell it for scrap metal, why is it so difficult to sell a truck for $400?
It’s not just $400 - you listed out like $1,000 worth of repairs it needs before it can be driven.
Well, that’s no time to tale a loan for a new car.
New cars are more reliable than used and while it’s not a good idea to take loans when you’re broke, sometimes it’s the only option.