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The $25k car is going extinct?

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319 points pseudolus | 3 comments | 29 Jun 25 15:59 UTC | HN request time: 0.681s | source
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tlogan ◴[30 Jun 25 12:49 UTC] No.44422630[source]▶
This is a great example of how factually incorrect narratives - so long as they align with a preferred agenda (which is that things are not affordable any more) - it gets upvoted.

Reality check:

- In 2025, there are 12 new car models available under $25,000

- In 2005, there were around 10 new models under $15,000 (25k adjusted by inflation)

So the premise that “cars used to be much more affordable” is not true. This article is full of misleading or outdated information that distorts the real trend.

HN deserves better data-driven discussions.

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1. adrianmoses ◴[30 Jun 25 12:54 UTC] No.44422669[source]▶
Just curious: Where's the source of this "reality check" and what's your agenda?
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2. enraged_camel ◴[30 Jun 25 14:09 UTC] No.44423507[source]▶
They do not have a source. This happens on HN constantly: someone shits on the article with no basis in reality and no source, and their comment gets voted to the top and dominates the discussion.
3. alephnerd ◴[30 Jun 25 14:14 UTC] No.44423559[source]▶
Not OP, but you can use the BLS's CPI calculator. Their numbers are right [0]

Implying that OP is "Assuming an agenda" appears to break the HN guidelines [1]

[0] - https://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?cost1=25000&year1=20...

[1] - https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html