• Sanctus@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    For real, I just had a transmission eat all my money. A transmission! Thats what we’re dealing with and they’re wondering why we aren’t scrambling to pay tens of thousands. We simply do not have it. Also my landlord increased my rent at the same time. This place works for no one but the already rich.

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      1 year ago

      It doesn’t sound like you were going to buy a new car of any kind.

      Their argument supposedly isn’t that people aren’t buying new cars, but that they’re buying EVs at a slower rate.

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        1 year ago

        I’d buy an EV if I could afford one. Shit, when that transmission went out it would have been a good time to consider. But not with the price tags on everything and my 2004 wages.

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            1 year ago

            Well, you see, you don’t have to pay the entirety of the 47k right away. I have no idea why but they said I couldn’t make payments on the transmission when I asked in person.

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              While I agree that EVs are too expensive, it just sounds like you’re making the argument that you can’t buy any new car. Which is also fair but different.