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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A car is table stakes to be able to get a job and survive. The vast majority of Americans would prefer not to shell $45k on a car or $200k on college. They are captive to the system. [/quote]

So drive a $23k Honda Civic, genius.

All I hear are excuses.  Gotta keep up with those Joneses now don't ya?  Can't have a simple car to go from point A to point B like a civic. You just gotta have the leather seats, infotainment center, sun roof, upgraded rims, and driver assist options before you pay your student loans, right?  [/quote]

You haven't been car shopping lately, have you? I just bought a Honda Civic EXL hatchback and it was $33k. Not the cheapest model available, but it's not the most expensive and definitely doesn't have all the bells and whistles. I think the cheapest I could have paid was probably $28k. For a Civic.

We considered a prius (I was replacing a 2004 prius) but Toyota was charging a $10k market adjustment so it would have been closer to $40k.[/quote]

Because buying the EXL hatchback was required.

You could have also bought a Kia or Hyundai instead.  More excuses for terrible personal choices. [/quote]

Are you actually saying that buying a cheap Honda was a terrible personal choice? Weird. My other option was an Hyundai Ioniq 5 but didn't need to spend $50k since I work from home and don't drive much. Tesla was also in consideration but I just couldn't do it because I hate Elon Musk so much.

We have a "car fund" and were ready to pay whatever we needed in cash. So your disdain and judgement is completely misplaced. [/quote]

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