Posted on 06/11/2017 10:11:26 AM PDT by Lorianne
Btw, I’m not into flashy cars tex...Been there done that.
Btw, ya know what’s ironic? Many years ago in So. CA ya saw was young people building and working on hot rods, custom cars of every description. S. CA was the center of the universe for this. It was a great time in the car world.
Fast forward to 2017. Ya mostly see senile gray haired old men driving hot rods that they paid big $$$ for and other high end cars. I think it’s an end of life thing with these guys. And the younger people today? They’re priced out. They could never afford any of this. They’re lucky if they own a plastic beater shoe car.
Been jonesing for a pickup truck so I just went to my local Ford dealer’s web site. Put in New, F-150, and told it to sort by price.
The cheapest has these specs:
Oxford White 2017 Ford F-150 RWD 6-Speed Automatic Electronic 3.5L V6 Ti-VCT 2D Standard Cab, 3.5L V6 Ti-VCT, 6-Speed Automatic Electronic, RWD, Medium Earth Gray w/Cloth 40/20/40 Front Seat.
So about as basic as you can get. Includes only an AM/FM radio.
They want $28,700 for it. $5740 down and with 2.99% APR your payments are only $366 per month for 72 months.
Living in New Mexico I need 4 wheel drive, so the cheapest they have of that is: $33,345.00
As basic as the other one, only with 4 wheel drive.
Ridiculous
“Btw, I’m not into flashy cars tex...Been there done that.”
Then the car that looks like a shoe fits you well ...
Nope, wrong again. Not into plastic computerized cars shaped like shoes or flashy cars over priced (see me) vehicles...But thanks for the interest tex!
“So about as basic as you can get. Includes only an AM/FM radio. They want $28,700 for it.”
Whoa! You can get that plus towing, CD, SYNC and power windows for $21,500 here!
“Nope, wrong again. Not into plastic computerized cars shaped like shoes or flashy cars “
I ask again, what are you into? What do you drive?
“And the younger people today? They’re priced out. “
At 85 cents per hour I was priced out too!
I’m sorry, but I don’t discuss private things on the Internet, such as what model of vehicle I drive. You understand.
I was referring to long ago in S.CA. Hot rods and high end custom cars were the realm of young people and teens. Not like today, where the only ones who can afford to buy them or build them are all these gray haired old guys attempting to regain their youth...Trust me, no way most of the young folks today could afford to play in that game.
No I did not, I said that it SOUNDED LIKE the government’s version. That is definitely NOT the same as saying the government figure was 60 percent.
It’s like flying in today’s America. GA or General Aviation has basically priced middle America out of that game too. Not happening for them.
” Hot rods and high end custom cars were the realm of young people and teens. “
And I repeat, 85 cent per hour bought you a date in your daddy’s family sedan.
“No I did not, I said that it SOUNDED LIKE the government’s version. That is definitely NOT the same as saying the government figure was 60 percent.”
LOL! If it quacks like duck ...
“It’s like flying in today’s America. GA or General Aviation has basically priced middle America out of that game too. Not happening for them.”
Most families have two or more cars. We only had one when I was younger.
It all depends on what you value. We didn’t even have a phone, you had one but lived on a quarter of an acre, had we lived on a quarter acre I would have really felt poor. What would the average person have now if not for government redistribution schemes? This nation as a whole has twenty trillion dollars of debt that we did not have back then. I don’t dispute that we are better off in some ways but we are far worse off in many ways. I won’t bother to list them all, you either understand or you don’t.
“Man, you clearly did not live in S. CA in the 60s/70s era.”
No. But the hot rod era started in the 50’s.
“My first car was a 1941 Harley 90” Flathead side valve, featuring a ridged frame, no rear suspension. It was in 4 boxes and I got it dirt cheap back then. “
So you were priced out of the market also.
You keep making my points for me.
Few even needed 2 cars back then because only 1 parent had to work. Generally, those times were so great, Mom could stay home and actually raise the kids. Try to keep up tex☺.
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