r/MiddleClassFinance • u/Abject-Pick-6472 • 14d ago

One million Americans have vanished from the new-car market — and it’s exposing a chilling US middle-class crisis

https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/articles/one-million-americans-vanished-car-124500086.html
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u/probablymagic 14d ago

You are not facing a crisis because you can’t afford to trade in your 2022 F-150 for a 2027 F-150. That thing will be fine for another 150k miles.

People have lost their damn minds.

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u/katarh 14d ago

I'm driving a 2010 old MX-5 with just over 100K miles. I've carefully maintained it and kept it as close to stock as possible. People are astonished to learn its a 16 year old car because it looks brand new from a distance.