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submitted 1 year ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works

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[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 24 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Some people don't even really sail them but live in them.

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[–] Comment105@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Boats aren't even that expensive everywhere. In America they're priced as luxury objects for the richest of the rich from what I've heard. Sailing as a way of traveling is actually a kinda cheap and rough activity, like camper vans. Not very "rich" stuff at all. My grandparents had a 30 footer and it wasn't exactly luxurious, definitely camper van vibes. They'd sailed it all over around Europe though.

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[–] edg@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 child)

A new camper van in the US can easily cost 6 figures.

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[–] Trollception@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

And a used one can easily be had for less than 15,000

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[–] edg@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I can't even get a used car with less than 100,000 miles for less than $15,000.

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[–] Trollception@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

Uhh you're not looking hard enough. Hell there are pickup trucks for less than 15k with less than 100k miles.

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[–] edg@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

Where I live used pickups are the worst, costing almost as much as buying new.

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[–] Trollception@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Yea that seems to have calmed down a bit recently though.

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[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

I bought a used car several years ago. I put 70k miles on it. It is now worth $4000 more than what I paid for it. This shit is ridiculous.

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[–] Malfeasant@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago

I once bought one for less than $1000... Granted it needed a lot of work to get roadworthy, but about another $2500 later, it had good tires and could drive without overheating, and more importantly, stop too. Girlfriend I had at the time made me give it up, I still resent her for it.

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[–] CoolMatt@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Yeah, everyone's got a camper van everywhere because of how cheap they are

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[–] Trollception@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Actually not everyone has a camper van everywhere because not everyone desires or has the use for a camper van.

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[–] CoolMatt@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago

Where I live, I've heard lot fees and utilities or what ever are so expensive, may as well rent an apartment

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[–] Comment105@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Camper vans, mobile homes, small sailboats, all wall street rich guy shit, right? Even a CEO is lucky to afford a used camper van.

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[–] Malfeasant@lemm.ee 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

Have you been to southern California?

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[–] CoolMatt@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago

Nah I'm uncultured swine and have never left Canada

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[–] Scott_of_the_Arctic@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago*

My dad got a relatively seaworthy one for around £5000. It's the maintenance and marina fees that cost.

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