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9. People choose to spend that much on vehicles

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Fri Mar 1, 2019, 02:32 AM

Mar 2019

with all the bells and whistles. A new Corolla or Accord or any basic regular car is still $15,000 to $20,000 brand new. Easily can keep payments under $300 a month if one had to finance it.

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average new vehicle price and monthly payment reach record high: $37,260 & $545, record #s behind [View all] Demovictory9 Feb 2019 OP

I haven't been able to bring myself to buy a new car since 1995. PeeJ52 Feb 2019 #1

I'm staggered by the sums people give away by just driving a new car off the forecourt. I am able to OnDoutside Mar 2019 #21

In my area it's the $40000 pickup that every red-blooded Murican must have. GeorgeGist Feb 2019 #2

Tesla's $35,000 car is starting to get into WhiteTara Feb 2019 #3

I can buy an old condo for $37K in Houston TexasBushwhacker Mar 2019 #4

It is nuts WhiteTara Mar 2019 #5

I'll go with a hybrid next time around TexasBushwhacker Mar 2019 #17

I loved my 1st generation Xb. Sadly it was sandwiched between two cars. aikoaiko Mar 2019 #6

Yeah, I didn't like the 2nd generation TexasBushwhacker Mar 2019 #16

Everything is about 10 times the price of 1965. roamer65 Mar 2019 #7

The V8 Is Considerably More ProfessorGAC Mar 2019 #15

Public transportation anyone? oasis Mar 2019 #8

People choose to spend that much on vehicles madville Mar 2019 #9

Never buy new Johnny2X2X Mar 2019 #10

It depends on the car too crazycatlady Mar 2019 #14

I'm keeping the old Rav until she falls apart. My husband really needs a new truck, but not only Vinca Mar 2019 #11

We have a 2001 ford ranger with 260k miles. He will never Luz Mar 2019 #12

I call the truck that we want a "terrorist truck" because you see footage of ISIS driving Vinca Mar 2019 #13

I sold my truck a couple of months ago pecosbob Mar 2019 #18

Wha? I bought a new car for the first and last time a few years ago Coventina Mar 2019 #19

We just bought a 2015 Mazda 3 for my wife Codeine Mar 2019 #22

They are nice little cars. Coventina Mar 2019 #23

Guess I will keep my 19 year old car. AwakeAtLast Mar 2019 #20

I have a 2000 VW with 210,000+ miles on it Auggie Mar 2019 #27

We bought a 2009 Kia Optima for $20,000. Cold War Spook Mar 2019 #24

The Kia warranty plan is insane. Codeine Mar 2019 #25

I am gobsmacked by those numbers. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2019 #26

I have not bought a new car since 1986. Ohiogal Mar 2019 #28

I buy my cars new.... Adrahil Mar 2019 #29