• prole@sh.itjust.works
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    11 months ago

    Right. And those cars were one third of that price in 2019.

    A junker like that isn’t something you’d expect to last longer than maybe a few years, it shouldn’t cost $10k+.

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      11 months ago

      Sure, but they’re still options for people who need a basic, functional car for a few years.

      I’m not saying prices haven’t gone up, they have. But there are still affordable options and the service life of a semi-modern ice vehicle from a decent manufacturer is probably longer than it ever was.

      Specifically, I saw options for cars around 10 years old, some newer, with less than 50k miles for around $7k.

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        11 months ago

        Specifically, I saw options for cars around 10 years old, some newer, with less than 50k miles for around $7k.

        I would love to know where, because that’s what I’m looking for. Around me, for that price, it would have at least 120k miles

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          11 months ago

          I was searching in the philadelphia suburbs using auto trader. You basically just enter in your mileage options and other information and then sort by price lowest to highest.