At a time when Americans increasingly want pricey SUVs and trucks rather than small cars, the Mirage remains the lone new vehicle whose average sale price is under 20 grand — a figure that once marked a kind of unofficial threshold of affordability. With prices — new and used — having soared since the pandemic, $20,000 is no longer much of a starting point for a new car.
This current version of the Mirage, which reached U.S. dealerships a decade ago, sold for an average of $19,205 last month, according to data from Cox Automotive. (Though a few other new models have starting prices under $20,000, their actual purchase prices, with options and shipping, exceed that figure.)
I hate to tell you, but you’re throwing money away if you’re buying a new car.
I don’t think you hate telling people that.
More people buying used cars instead of new cars does not benefit me, so I’m not happy about advertising it as a good way to spend less money. Maybe “hate” was a little too strong of a word to use.
‘Enjoy’ is probably a better term.
I mean, “I hate to break it to you” is an idiom. I probably use idioms too much without really giving them any thought.
I hate to break it to you, but it was fun giving you a hard time :)
I’m glad you had fun.
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Alright bub. You tried buying a car in the last 3 years?
That’s why I bought an 18-year-old Porsche. I’m a sly one.
You’re supporting a local mechanics shop at this point
I have a recurring service appointment every two weeks where I drop off the car and throw a stack of money at them.
Actually, it’s a reliable car, but the previous owner ignored a few big service items. Now that those are done, it’s cheaper to maintain than you might think.
You have any recommendations on how to find a good range EV used?
Sit down and wait? Yeah that’s not great
You mean the used ones that will need a battery replacement in the near future?
This has been debunked
Build one of those custom jobs that runs on fry oil?
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2030 is more than 5 years from now.
People who need cars can’t wait 7 years to buy one.
Also, fuck Tesla. Fucking death traps.
Not only that, the new technology will be pretty expensive initially. I say wait another 5 years for prices to come down.
I’ve been waiting for aptera, but I think my current vehicle will finish falling apart before they finally come out. I’m going to look for a battery replacement on a bolt.
Leasing is terrible, I’ll pay much much more over the lifetime of the vehicle. I can afford the money, I just don’t want anything expensive or fancy.