HoratioReddacted
HoratioReddacted t1_ja5n47b wrote
Reply to comment by JesusNeckbeard in My sister's first car - 1981. She bought with her own money by JesusNeckbeard
thats my point, wages aside, cars were just cheap back then. they also were much more dangerous and were gaz guzzling emissions factories as well
HoratioReddacted t1_ja5mo4k wrote
Reply to comment by Joshooahh in My sister's first car - 1981. She bought with her own money by JesusNeckbeard
ok you either have an unusually good job for your age, your parents helped you, or both , or you have an old car or you got a great deal on it. not everyone or even most people have that in their 20s.
you cannot buy a remotely new sports car making $15 an hour unless you save half your earnings for a year or more and I dont know how you do that and pay rent, thats just math
HoratioReddacted t1_ja1nuir wrote
Reply to comment by rouxjean in My sister's first car - 1981. She bought with her own money by JesusNeckbeard
That's the way it was done. Between wages especially young people wages being MUCH higher relative to the cost of living at that time vs now and how much more cars cost now because of not just inflation but mainly vastly improved safety and emissions standards (which drives up cost by a ton) you literally could never do this as a teen or person in their 20s now
even if you make $15 an hour which so many young people still dont even top buy a 10 year old sports car in decent shape is currently half your wages for an entire YEAR assuming you work full time.
HoratioReddacted t1_ja75vh9 wrote
Reply to comment by Joshooahh in My sister's first car - 1981. She bought with her own money by JesusNeckbeard
Where do you live and what do you do