Posted on 06/11/2017 10:11:26 AM PDT by Lorianne
I have a 2000 Yukon 2500hd and I will keep it till I die.
I would like a Mustang/Challenger/Camaro with a lot of H/P,
a six speed, radio, heater and the rear end and suspension goodies to keep it going straight and fast. But that ain’t gonna happen any time soon.
I guess i’ll have to keep my 03 Mach1 Mustang even though it has more crap than I need.
Earlier this year, I bought a clean 2012 Ford E-250 with 100,000 miles on the clock for $16,000. The term of the loan is three years at about $400 a month.
I bought it from Century Trucks in Grand Prairie, Texas. They tell me they have customers coming in from all over the country.
Go back to 1980 standards.
+ cost of metal
Tell me about it. I've been offered as much as $5,000 for my 200,000 mile, 1998 Silverado extended cab pickup. Unbelievable.
The reason that the car market will crater is that many millennials don’t care to own cars. This is partly because they can’t afford to, and partly because with Uber they don’t have to. People’s need for transportation will soon be satisfied by many few cars.
The reason that the car market will crater is that many millennials don’t care to own cars. This is partly because they can’t afford to, and partly because with Uber they don’t have to. People’s need for transportation will soon be satisfied by many few cars.
... many fewer ...
It costs more because our money has lost 60% of its value in the last 50 years. In 1967, we bought a new 2000 sq ft home on 2 acres in Beaumont, TX for $15,000. Our new Chrysler New Yorker sedan cost $4,000. Anyone who has lived in this country more than 40 years knows that our government has robbed us of 70% of our dollars’ value. The crooked politicians stole our money to build massive fortunes for themselves and their cronies & to buy the votes of the poor and the stupid. And what have we gotten for that massive transfer of wealth from US families to the greedy government? It still wasn’t enough, so they borrowed $20 TRILLION that generations yet unborn will have no way to pay back. The past three generations of politicians, with few exceptions, should have been jailed.
Less metal every year.
I paid $49,500 for a 2700square foot house in 1979!
First car after getting married was a 1974 Plymouth Duster three speed with no cigarette lighter that was priced at $2,499. That (plus tax and some other small dealership charges) is what we paid for it. Sure wish we still had that car.
I can beat your Sentra deal. I bought a mercury Sable from a buddy who was transferring overseas. Paid $1500. I drove it 2-3 years, my daughter drove it 2-3. My son had it about a year when he got rear ended by an inattentive young driver. The kid’s dad paid us $4000 for the car.
I’ve heard that many millenials are not really very interested in the idea of owning your own home or a new vehicle. I guess if you’re still living in mom’s basement because you can’t get a decent job with your art history degree and still paying off student loans that might be the case.
Have a 14 yo car with bright daytime lights. Never heard these lights can be turned off. Too much trouble at this point in time, but good to know.
And those bright nighttime lights of some cars are blinding! Who thought that was a good idea?
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Good list, but you left out a biggie: customers willing to buy at that price point. Until people stop shelling out big bucks for vehicular crap sandwiches, auto manufacturers will keep peddling vehicular crap sandwiches.
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