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Buying a new car is not better than keeping an old one (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/memes@lemmy.ml
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[+] -24 points 2 years ago (3 children)

..except not, how rich are you that buying a new car every 5yr is viable?! I need longer than "about 5yr!"

I know that's not what you meant but it made me chuckle.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago*

    I don't understand it either, but still, there is a very active used car market these days. It's not like those 5 year old cars are getting thrown in the dump.

    But like you said, it's not what the original poster meant. That's just the cutoff for when it is less environmentally harmful than an ICE car.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    That's the break even point for the environmental benefits to overtake production negatives for evs....what the fuck are you talking about? Of course they last longer then that that's my fucking point you dipshit

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    If the EV last for more than about 5 years, it was worth it.

    This is the crux of the joke, the joke being that I am too poor to afford a car every five years, which subverts the expectation of "what you were actually talking about."

    I even said "I know that isn't what you meant but it made me chuckle." You really didn't get the joke?

    That says more about you being a dipshit than it does me, frankly, considering I literally told you it was a joke.

    Also you're rude.

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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Some people are also forced by their job to lease a new car every 4 years.

    It so bad that I cant even lease a 400km old car from 2022 ... No I had to have a new one and if I dont want a car I need to find i different job.

    Shit's fucking dumb.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Jeez, buncha moneybags around here that don't like a joke, huh?

    What job forces people to lease new cars? Sounds like the job should be providing them if it's gonna be like that, like they do with cell phones they require you to use as "work phones."

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