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Mopar151

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52. The story of the $1000 car

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Sun Sep 28, 2014, 04:29 AM

Sep 2014

Truer words have rarely been sung....

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People hear that 3/4 of poor Americans own a car and think this: [View all] hedgehog Sep 2014 OP

This is America. safeinOhio Sep 2014 #1

Yet, you can't write it off as a working-related expense. Trillo Sep 2014 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Sep 2014 #2

Is this better ... GeorgeGist Sep 2014 #5

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That's awesome! CaptainTruth Sep 2014 #15

Was there a Olds or Buick version of the Nova at some time? amandabeech Sep 2014 #21

There were the Chevy Nova, Oldsmobile Omega, Pontiac Ventura... Tom_Foolery Sep 2014 #25

Then perhaps I'm not developing senile dementia after all. amandabeech Sep 2014 #28

You're welcome! n/t Tom_Foolery Sep 2014 #37

And my 82 Pontiac Phoenix customerserviceguy Sep 2014 #46

Olds Omega, Pontioc Ventura, Buick Apollo n/t Mopar151 Sep 2014 #49

Looks like an Olds Omega Freddie Sep 2014 #54

It looks like a 1974 Chevy nova to me. herding cats Sep 2014 #31

My Texas beater looks better than that, but then my Texas beater is waiting for me to come .... marble falls Sep 2014 #13

My Dad was an autobody repairman in Michigan. amandabeech Sep 2014 #29

harder to drive junker in LA. people would rather lease or pay over six or seven years Liberal_in_LA Sep 2014 #60

True; it was the closest I could get to show an older car without getting hedgehog Sep 2014 #3

Sure you can take a picture of a car that won't start when you need it to. thesquanderer Sep 2014 #9

Hah! And add Peugeot to that list. Throd Sep 2014 #32

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Sep 2014 #11

+1.. We use sand in Colorado but it has it's drawbacks too SomethingFishy Sep 2014 #23

W/o mass transit systems in rural America Historic NY Sep 2014 #4

Try living in a sparsely-populated county. Archae Sep 2014 #8

Even if you live in a city and work an overnight shift KinMd Sep 2014 #19

$2.25 for a one way trip Tree-Hugger Sep 2014 #36

spot on. and keeping it running is a huge problem cali Sep 2014 #6

my mom who basically lived on social security DesertFlower Sep 2014 #7

I keep mine until they're toxic waste on wheels. None of my vehicles save one was new. freshwest Sep 2014 #48

Our family philosophy too Freddie Sep 2014 #55

i bought my miata new but was willing DesertFlower Sep 2014 #58

Smart people drive cars a long time. My Pontiac G6 has 300K + on it. 7962 Sep 2014 #12

I buy off lease vechicles and drive them until they die csziggy Sep 2014 #40

Thats how you get ahead! 7962 Sep 2014 #44

The same people offended that poor people have cars are the same people outraged tanyev Sep 2014 #14

I've never bought a new car in my life. CaptainTruth Sep 2014 #16

Only reason I prefer getting a new car is history. NutmegYankee Sep 2014 #34

i agree noiretextatique Sep 2014 #39

Yep Freddie Sep 2014 #56

I hear some poors even have refrigerators and TVs eShirl Sep 2014 #17

I know... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2014 #18

nothin wrong with old TVs grasswire Sep 2014 #26

For the poor the problem is not getting a car daredtowork Sep 2014 #20

And insurance daleo Sep 2014 #24

Don't forget about breakdowns and things like tires that need to be replaced. Grammy23 Sep 2014 #27

Just like that Lucky Ducky comic Art_from_Ark Sep 2014 #50

This post deserves to go to the greatest page! hedgehog Sep 2014 #53

Most people can eventually save enough money to buy a beater. Throd Sep 2014 #33

That broken car probably contributes to pollution daredtowork Sep 2014 #35

I suspect that building a new car to replace it would generate more pollution Jackpine Radical Sep 2014 #43

The "earned income credit" might as well be called "the shitbox credit" Mopar151 Sep 2014 #51

I bought my car when I was doing well financially Tree-Hugger Sep 2014 #38

i cannot afford a car noiretextatique Sep 2014 #41

Same Tree-Hugger Sep 2014 #47

Pretty rusty, but quite not dented enough. quaker bill Sep 2014 #30

Dumbass people might but a thoughtful soul might guess that it isn't the rich and famous TheKentuckian Sep 2014 #42

All those nasty rich (and middle class) people who sneer at the "fat" poor BuelahWitch Sep 2014 #45

The story of the $1000 car Mopar151 Sep 2014 #52

Well, if you look at the media (TV, movies) ladyVet Sep 2014 #57

"I'm grateful every day that we aren't as bad off as some people." hedgehog Sep 2014 #61

los angeles - few junkers, mostly shiny cars. Liberal_in_LA Sep 2014 #59