People driving older cars is correct. 2004 Passat = 105,000 2008 Outback = 104,000. Sold a 2000 Park Ave with 205,000 last year for $500.
Reasons:
1) New cars are just too expensive
2) Paying so much for “free” healthcare under Obamacare.
3) Paying so many taxes not much left for living.
Piker.
My '07 has 185,000 on the clock.
Going by a Hispanic church we noticed that ALL the cars and trucks are within a couple of years old. My husband rolled his eyes when I said this and I drove by last Sunday for him to look for himself. Sure enough!
So, I told him in our little town, they are hard workers and get CASH under the table. They get free everything from local charities and then go state and federal programs- claiming no daddy so getting some type of child support. Nice clothes can be had for almost nothing at our thrift store and they line up with cash on sale days- ROLLS of cash!!! Households have to have maids and landscapers as their children only know how to work computers. They live on top of each other in trailer parks and rental homes...you see sometimes SIX cars at a trailer with kid toys outside!!!!!!!
SO, they can easily afford nice cars, but usually trucks as that is the macho vehicle.
NOW, I have many wonderful friends whose family came from Mexico and they are wonderful Americans. They don’t like this either cause they pay taxes to support these folks who take jobs away from them.
SO, we have a 95 Ranger and 2009 350 Lexus....love them!