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[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Is $25k affordable? How much are cars? 25k sounds like a fuckload of money.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago (2 children)

$25K for a full electric car is the lowest price ever in the U.S.

I paid $21K for a used gasoline Honda Civic coupe just 2 years ago.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

Chevy Bolt was under $25k before the $7500 credit. Now the same car is $40k.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Some people pay like $60-80k for those big trucks you see

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Big bucks for big trucks?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I live in a shitty neighborhood. The amount of Audi, bmw, Porsche SUVs is crazy.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

$25k is actually very affordable for what new cars go for. That was deemed affordable 10 years ago, so hitting that price point today is an even bigger deal.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How much do you think a new car costs?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

about as much as a banana, Michael

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

So, what, I don't know, $10?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Affordable? No, not to many people's finances

Relatively cheap for a new car? Unfortunately

A tough combination in a country where having a car is essentially mandatory in all but a few cities

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

USD25K would buy you a sports spec Hyundai hatch, or a low spec 2wd SUV in Australia.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

How much does a banana cost? $25,000?