Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-23 days agoPercent of state residents paying over $1000/month in car paymentslemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1292arrow-down19
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minus-squarejarmitage@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoOne possible reason is we don’t salt our roads in winter. Salt causes tons of rust on vehicles, but here you’ll see 1990 Hondas still looking practically new. People seem to drive their beaters forever.
minus-squareuntorquer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days ago100% the answer. I miss it so much. They salt like crazy around here and I can’t find a car with a solid frame for under $10k. The Oregon used car market was insane before cash for clunkers. You could buy a car from the '80s for $750 and reliably drive it for 100k mi. more.
minus-squarejumping_redditor@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·2 days ago People seem to drive their beaters forever. how is this related to vehicles looking new? I see vehicles that are missing front bumpers and have visible rust all the time on the roads.
One possible reason is we don’t salt our roads in winter. Salt causes tons of rust on vehicles, but here you’ll see 1990 Hondas still looking practically new. People seem to drive their beaters forever.
100% the answer. I miss it so much. They salt like crazy around here and I can’t find a car with a solid frame for under $10k.
The Oregon used car market was insane before cash for clunkers. You could buy a car from the '80s for $750 and reliably drive it for 100k mi. more.
how is this related to vehicles looking new? I see vehicles that are missing front bumpers and have visible rust all the time on the roads.