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[-] Lawnman23@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The lady bought a $51k Acura and the dude bought a $80k Ram.

These aren’t exactly “just trying to get by” vehicles. These are financially stupid people not wanting to work within their financial means for a vehicle. They wanted a too expensive for them “looks good so people don’t think I’m poor” vehicle and now are getting bit in the ass by it.

The article is making it out to be they are just trying to get by in life. Uh no.

[-] roofuskit@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

In fairness 51k ain't even luxury prices anymore. Low end cars start at 30k now.

[-] mracton@piefed.social 6 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah….the customers are the problem…not the tariffs, not the auto industries, not the financial industries, not the marketing practices of these companies.

Even people who’ve been doing relatively well have had their costs jacked up even more as we move from income taxes to tariffs. Wages in the bottom have remained stagnant. First time home ownership’s average age is 40. They’ve/We’ve all drank the materialist capitalist kool-aid and it’s hard to take back what control we do have.

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