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4. It is hard to find a serviceable car for under $5k. What do you do

Reply to CentralMass (Original post)

Thu Nov 28, 2019, 05:18 PM

Nov 2019

if you are making $10 an hour and trying to live on your own?

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Attention, Plebs: New Cars Are Becoming Prohibitively Expensive [View all] CentralMass Nov 2019 OP

Yeah I am going to be due for a new car relatively soon. Initech Nov 2019 #1

Last new car we bought was '98 Winstar benld74 Nov 2019 #2

I put $5k into my 2010 for a rebuilt engine, new clutch and some other work. CentralMass Nov 2019 #3

It is hard to find a serviceable car for under $5k. What do you do doc03 Nov 2019 #4

Thats easy... getagrip_already Nov 2019 #5

Yep I know my brother went through that. The COPs target junkers to make an easy doc03 Nov 2019 #6

Becoming???? madamesilverspurs Nov 2019 #7

+1 CentralMass Nov 2019 #11

I haven't bought a new car since '89 Ferrets are Cool Nov 2019 #8

I bought a new car a couple of years ago for like half that price. It's a Honda, and it Luciferous Nov 2019 #9

Don't most people lease new cars instead of buying? Yavin4 Nov 2019 #10

Has qualiy increased by 29 percent as well? ProudLib72 Nov 2019 #12

No, the quality is generally quite good. The increased cost is probably The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2019 #13

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