r/SipsTea • u/Putrid-Welder1803 • 10h ago

SMH Thoughts on this?

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u/ThiccFarter 10h ago

That's because people with less money aren't buying new cars. Because new cars are unaffordable. If they were affordable, then more regular folks would be buying them and they would be buying the base models too.

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u/F4ulty0n3 9h ago

Plus its going to start losing money as soon as you drive off the lot. Unless you have the money to burn, why would you buy new?

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u/Substantial_Force658 9h ago

Because it is better and less likely to break down.

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u/F4ulty0n3 9h ago

If you do the math even with repairs its still more than likely to be cheaper. There are also plently of reliable used car models, so, you're wrong. 

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u/xXDreamlessXx 6h ago

Most people dont buy cars as an investment, so the value going down isnt the same as spending money on repairs. One is a number going down in some person's colored book and the other is money out of someone's pocket