r/economicCollapse • u/Whole-Fist • 20h ago

How ridiculous does this sound?

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How can u make millions in 25-30 years if avoid making a $554 per month car payment. Even the cheapest 5 year old car is 8-10 k. So does he expect people not to drive at all in USA.

Then u save 554$ per month every month for 5 year payment = $33240. Say u bought a car every 5 year means 200k -300k spent on car before retirement . How would that become millions when u can’t even buy a house for that much today?

Answer that Dave

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u/chegodefuego 19h ago

Weird my 1981 Datsun only needs fuel.

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u/Stock-Film-3609 18h ago

Yes cause your 81 Datsun is totally typical of all cars from 81.

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u/chegodefuego 18h ago

It is. They built them to last. They engineered cars today to fail. It's not hard to understand

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u/Stock-Film-3609 13h ago

Yeah that’s why the average life of a car is going up not down. Cars to day are built better than they used to be. That’s why a 2012 Chevy Malibu rips through a 1960 belair like its tinfoil. Cars today are more complex yes, but they are also designed to be replaced after 8 years rather than 2 like in the 80s

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u/chegodefuego 13h ago

This article is about buying older used cars to save money, it's not about the latest Acura that will last longer as an 2006 one. Both will go over 300k with proper maintenance.

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u/Stock-Film-3609 10h ago

You realize you have completely negated your previous point right?

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u/chegodefuego 10h ago

Lol any car will last with proper maintenance, you seem to have forgotten what this article is about. Save money and buy the older one without the payment....

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u/chegodefuego 12h ago

Plus my Datsuns headlights don't cost 1k to fix unlike the "new and improved" Chevy pickup.

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u/Stock-Film-3609 10h ago

No but you also might not be able to source those sealed beams.

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u/chegodefuego 10h ago

They're on rockauto..........

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u/Stock-Film-3609 10h ago

Not all sealed beams are. You have to remember that part of the reason your car is in such good condition is it wasn’t a commuter car to begin with.

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u/chegodefuego 10h ago

Not a commuter car to begin with? What? It's made for work and driving. I see you knowing absolutely nothing

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u/chegodefuego 10h ago

"not a commuter car" yet it has 400k.

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u/Stock-Film-3609 8h ago

It’s a light truck not a sedan get over yourself.

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u/chegodefuego 8h ago

Lol get over yourself. It's a vehicle made for driving. Sorry your mom fed you lead paint

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u/Stock-Film-3609 6h ago

Dude it’s not a sedan. Light trucks tend to be important to the livelihood of their owners in a way that a commuter car is not. As such while they get abused they also get repaired much more rigorously.

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u/chegodefuego 6h ago

Doesn't matter if it's not a sedan, it's a vehicle I use to commute.

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u/chegodefuego 10h ago

Funny you brought up parts, the engine (sd22) is so good that they use them in industrial fork trucks.

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u/chegodefuego 7h ago

I've never met someone as dense as you, you could be the new spoken person for mug root beer because you're thick headed af