A record number of owners spend more than $1,000 on their monthly car payments. Read on to learn how to cope with payments that are too high.
  • wrath_of_grunge@kbin.social
    102·
    1 year ago

    there are a great many cars to be had for less money.

    maybe people shouldn't buy cars that cost half their yearly wages?

    • FrostyTrichs@lemmy.world
      5·
      1 year ago

      There are some people in the US financing cars for 7-10 years. Half their yearly salary is actually more like 2x their yearly salary for many of them.

      • NightAuthor@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Drive a Prius, all the cool kids are. Gen 2 makes you look kinda poor, but you still get green points. Gen3+, ur golden

        • CADmonkey@lemmy.world
          2·
          1 year ago

          I actually have a mirage. The only neighbor who makes fun of me is the guy next door, he has a truck, maybe if he tries real hard it will run one day.

          Someone picks him up for work in a gen-2 Prius.