▲ 939 ▼ anon discusses car dependence (lemmy.ml) submitted 11 months ago by destructdisc@lemmy.world to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world 259 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Mac@mander.xyz 14 points 11 months ago (2 children) You guys are spending $40k on a car?? That's nuts. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 10 points 11 months ago (1 child) The price of new cars has gone insane since covid. I regularly watch car reviews and the prices are always shocking - SKODA's costing nearly £40,000, which a few years ago would have got you a decent BMW or Merc. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mac@mander.xyz 7 points 11 months ago (2 children) You guys are buying new cars?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 3 points 11 months ago I'm not, but people are. There's plenty of brand new cars on the roads here. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago My parents have two Toyota RAV4s one at $23000 the other at $25000 -- $31000 or something (don't remember cuz it's not my car lol), one was pre-covid, the other was post-covid. I don't have a license, I suppose I could borrow one if I need to to somewhere (if they have a good mood, that is) permalink fedilink source parent [+] CallMeAnAI@lemmy.world -6 points 11 months ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 10 points 11 months ago (1 child) The price of new cars has gone insane since covid. I regularly watch car reviews and the prices are always shocking - SKODA's costing nearly £40,000, which a few years ago would have got you a decent BMW or Merc. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mac@mander.xyz 7 points 11 months ago (2 children) You guys are buying new cars?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 3 points 11 months ago I'm not, but people are. There's plenty of brand new cars on the roads here. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago My parents have two Toyota RAV4s one at $23000 the other at $25000 -- $31000 or something (don't remember cuz it's not my car lol), one was pre-covid, the other was post-covid. I don't have a license, I suppose I could borrow one if I need to to somewhere (if they have a good mood, that is) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mac@mander.xyz 7 points 11 months ago (2 children) You guys are buying new cars?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 3 points 11 months ago I'm not, but people are. There's plenty of brand new cars on the roads here. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago My parents have two Toyota RAV4s one at $23000 the other at $25000 -- $31000 or something (don't remember cuz it's not my car lol), one was pre-covid, the other was post-covid. I don't have a license, I suppose I could borrow one if I need to to somewhere (if they have a good mood, that is) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 3 points 11 months ago I'm not, but people are. There's plenty of brand new cars on the roads here. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago My parents have two Toyota RAV4s one at $23000 the other at $25000 -- $31000 or something (don't remember cuz it's not my car lol), one was pre-covid, the other was post-covid. I don't have a license, I suppose I could borrow one if I need to to somewhere (if they have a good mood, that is) permalink fedilink source parent
