• pishadoot@sh.itjust.works
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    6 hours ago

    I guarantee you can go on Craigslist for your area right now and find cars that run for like $1k or less.

    Probably all hoopdie ass shitboxes, but wait a couple months and keep an eye and you’ll find something that runs from the 2000s that’s not a total piece of shit for like $3k, with around 300-350k miles.

    Are they great? No. Cheap as hell to insure? Yes. Cost the same price as 5 months of a car payment, and last for years with basic maintenance costs and worse gas mileage? Very likely yes.

    • dazzlingclitgame@lemmy.world
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      5 hours ago

      Some people don’t have the time and money to drop $1,000 on a car that may not run for long and look for another car that’s more affordable.

      I’m just saying it’s really expensive to be poor.