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The $25k car is going extinct?

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319 points pseudolus | 1 comments | 29 Jun 25 15:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.553s | source
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denkmoon ◴[30 Jun 25 01:14 UTC] No.44418208[source]▶
welp, guess my corolla needs to last until I die. I spent about $9k usd (in australia though) on it second hand pre covid and I'm just gobsmacked at the prices of vehciles now even years post covid. I make good coin and I just can't see how non-"enthusiasts" can justify spending so much money on their vehicle. there are houses in my suburb with 3-4 of these expensive, new model cars out front.
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sien ◴[30 Jun 25 01:47 UTC] No.44418393[source]▶
Cars are the worst spending many, perhaps most people make.

It's remarkable in Australia how many people are borrowing and paying much more for them as well.

Driving a Corolla, Mazda 2, Kia Rio or something can save so much money.

These days these are remarkably good cars too.

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1. elcritch ◴[30 Jun 25 02:43 UTC] No.44418739[source]▶
One downside in the US of driving a small car now is considerably more lethal in a crash with larger vehicles.

I drive a Mazda 3 and sometimes it feels like a bicycle compared to some of the enormous SUV and overdone trucks.