Americans are behind on car payments at a record level

[BarbieHTX]

You can buy a cheap hooptie but still need to pay for maintenance or invest time and energy into fixing it yourself.

Also I don't think most Americans are intentionally buying these cars at higher prices a lot of times the Dealership Mark up the car more than its worth with a bunch of fees. Even if you negotiate and haggle you still can end up getting yo pockets ran

I think there's a middle ground here.

Plus these crazy high interest rates. Poorer people with bad credit and no good public transportation almost don’t have a choice

 

[Chrishaune]

Paid off my Jeep 5 years ago... driving her til the wheels fall off... saving up to pay cash for next Jeep

Good for you, slave.

Open your eyes.

 

[CashmereThoughts]

Haven’t had a car in 11 years

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

Them payments got boys stressed out

 

[ItsPeople]

New sentras are only 18k. Maybe 22 walk out the door. Gotta get in where you fit in

Only get them if they are manual

 

[King Poetic]

People are in competition with themselves

Going out here getting a $50,000 car while putting only $2,000 down so they can rush onto the streets and say “ look at me ya’ll , im on the same level as so and so”

Then they calling around asking for light, gas , phone bill money” or working a extra 30 hours just to have that extra 200 dollars to make it for the month

 

[Kiyoshi-Dono]

Just save up and buy a $2k-$4k junk car. Preferably a Toyota.

Maintenance for a junk car will still run your pockets
I have a two cars but drive my beater daily
I’ve sunken 7 grand into my 2010 Pathfinder in the last 5 months
Everything from brakes, starter, camshafts, spark plugs, whole intake and now I need a new catalytic converter
So no you can’t just buy a beater and be okay
Cars break down and need shyt fixed
Buying a new car and buying a old one will have you both fukked up
You just see the new car fukkery up front but an old car comes with just the amount of fukkery
Even if you know a good honest mechanic
Then these insurance companies are big stepping with these egregious prices
I really question how some of you nikkas live
I also find it funny in an ironic kinda of way
You nikkas hate republicans but use their same talking points when threads come up of Americans struggling knowing what everybody is facing outside at the moment
But I’m the paag loving c00n

 

[im_sleep]

It’s gonna get UGLY out here when this broken system fully collapses

 

[50CentStan]

Just paid off my last car.

 

[NoCones]

coli nikkas didn't disappoint

 

[WesCrook]

It’s gonna get UGLY out here when this broken system fully collapses

It can be fixed if people budget better.

Ordering McDonald's via Door Dash for a Mac Meal which will run you about $20.00....then complain about how things are so bad for you.

 

[WesCrook]

Nikkas don't want to be responsible. You know you are supposed to be taking your car to get serviced once/twice a year. Tires should last you 5 years. Brakes and rotors don't fukk up that often. Transmission fluid has to get drained every couple years. Filters have to get changed, etc. but it's all manageable imo.

Point is, nikkas got money for everything except the stuff that matters.

Riding on unmatching tires......which does more long-term damage to your car, which results in more costs down the line. They catch a flat, then get a 40 dolla holla from a Mexican tire spot and never replace it. Car not even a year old.

Folks out here move sloppy af.

 

[Mystic]

my bytch is paid off, whippin' this bytch till the wheels fall off

 

[DeuceZ]

Finally got my Honda fixed (insurance had it as a total loss ) but bought a used car that should be more reliable. Both wifey and I's cars are 2010s so might not have much shelf life left.

 

[horizon]

Good for you, slave.

Open your eyes.

This out of pocket as hell. "Slave"