I don't have an issue with it...growing up our family cars all had between 200

Oct 20, 2015
3:50:48pm

PharmD

and 400k miles on them...what is it going to do blow up? Siennas go over 200k pretty easily...and we put less than 10k miles on our cars each year.

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Have cars always been this expensive relative to inflation? What is going on

Mayor of Cougartown

10/20/15 3:24pm

Agreed. I look at Suburbans and full-size trucks, and I wonder how people...

CougaReb

10/20/15 3:27pm

you can do a lot of traveling or pay for experiences otherwise for 833$ a month

Mayor of Cougartown

10/20/15 3:29pm

Yes. But the alternative is a less expensive family vehicle that costs only

garyfan

10/20/15 3:38pm

You're doing it wrong, you don't have to spend that much on a vehicle

Mayor of Cougartown

10/20/15 3:42pm

There's no right or wrong way. Everyone has different preferences, needs,

garyfan

10/20/15 3:46pm

I paid less than that for an 8-seater Sienna with 100k miles.

PharmD

10/20/15 3:47pm

I would have a hard time buying a car with 100k miles already on it

Cheesy Gordita

10/20/15 3:48pm

Most non american cars are going 200+ easy.

Mayor of Cougartown

10/20/15 3:50pm

I don't have an issue with it...growing up our family cars all had between 200

PharmD

10/20/15 3:50pm

A car with 400k? That's probably a real looker

Cheesy Gordita

10/20/15 9:21pm

Actually it was in pretty good shape. My Dad commuted 60k+ miles a year.

PharmD

10/20/15 9:29pm

Nobody is questioning that those cars exist.

garyfan

10/20/15 3:52pm

You can buy a high end Odyssey with the best trim level or the basic Dodge Carav

Mayor of Cougartown

10/20/15 3:49pm

You mean people need to make a decision about what is important to them?

garyfan

10/20/15 3:52pm

They can't afford them. Sooner or later that bubble will pop.

byuluvr

10/20/15 3:30pm

The used ones are expensive too.

PharmD

10/20/15 3:31pm

Hey, you think it was cheap saving GM?

OldCosmo

10/20/15 3:27pm

The older I get the more I sound like my parents when it comes to inflation

QuickCoug

10/20/15 3:30pm

A 27K truck in 2004 is now over 50K. The link says it should be 34K.

Malathion

10/20/15 3:40pm

its not hard to find a honda minvan or Pilot for $40k, no way were they close

byu1

10/20/15 3:43pm

Cars last pretty long now. They have to make up for the declining need somehow

BYUheaven

10/20/15 3:31pm

Nope. Thank all the people that lease cars and want to look like they have more$

byu1

10/20/15 3:31pm

The cost of cars is a massive chunk of your take-home pay, regardless of how you

garyfan

10/20/15 3:34pm

this is just not true. You can buy a 10 year old car and drive it for 10 years

Mayor of Cougartown

10/20/15 3:37pm

You're making my point.

garyfan

10/20/15 3:38pm

ummm, no I'm not. 6.5 years ago I bought a Honday Oddysey for 4k from my brother

Mayor of Cougartown

10/20/15 3:44pm

You keep missing the point.

garyfan

10/20/15 3:50pm

roger that....

Mayor of Cougartown

10/20/15 3:53pm

I got a brand new Ford F-150 XLT for $34K. It was only about $5K more than used

macdizzle

10/20/15 3:34pm

12 years ago I got the same truck (super crew) for $22K.

Left Shark Coug

10/20/15 3:37pm

Car loans have gone beyond 5 years now.

Left Shark Coug

10/20/15 3:35pm

There isn't a good reason to ever spend more than $10k on a vehicle.

Backcountry

10/20/15 3:47pm

Oh, come on. What's so funny?

Backcountry

10/20/15 3:51pm

more than $10k on a vehicle.

RalphWiggam

10/20/15 3:53pm

Why? Genuinely curious

Backcountry

10/20/15 3:56pm

That post was a mistake. But I do think there can be very good reasons to spend

RalphWiggam

10/21/15 1:01am

Sample size is small, but my last two vehicles were late 90's Toyota 4runners.

Backcountry

10/21/15 7:39pm

Just ridiculous advice. I'd NEVER spend less than $10k on car. You think I'd

HarlemCoug

10/20/15 4:04pm

Haha wow, 2x as safe and 5x as reliable? That is just ridiculous.

Backcountry

10/20/15 5:34pm

Sorry...that just isn't true. I didn't buy a new Honda Odyssey because I care

RalphWiggam

10/21/15 1:05am

Fair enough.

Backcountry

10/21/15 7:45pm

$10,000 gets me a 10 year old Honda with accident history or salvage title

BYUCoug11

10/20/15 4:22pm

You need to do some shopping around. You can do a whole lot better than that.

Backcountry

10/20/15 5:35pm

I probably could, for a 1995 Kia Sorrento or something

BYUCoug11

10/20/15 5:46pm

That's just not true.

Backcountry

10/20/15 6:02pm

Watch for a month or two?? Check "every 30 minutes" - You're playing small

HarlemCoug

10/20/15 7:11pm

We stare at our phones all day long. It's easy to refresh as app as you are

Backcountry

10/20/15 7:13pm

Not all of us are at a point where we can afford to play "big ball".

Backcountry

10/21/15 7:44pm

How about this one: the car I chose cost more than that

Rogue Gunner

10/21/15 10:54am

It's your money man. New car purchases mean more used inventory for me.

Backcountry

10/21/15 7:42pm

RE: It's your money man. New car purchases mean more used inventory for me.

garyfan

10/21/15 9:25pm

I don't mean to be condescending.

Backcountry

10/22/15 11:38am

You're still reading way too much into things.

garyfan

10/22/15 11:49am

I agree with you completely.

Backcountry

10/22/15 11:55am

I'm the same way. Cars just aren't my thing.

garyfan

10/22/15 12:05pm

No my father bought a house and a BMW in 1977

CarolinaCoug

10/20/15 3:48pm

Do you wear these when you type?

fulano

10/20/15 3:59pm

RE: Do you wear these when you type?

RdF3

10/20/15 4:10pm

Slim's response on that was awesome.

Breaded Hamster

10/21/15 2:50pm

Bought a 2004 Toyota Sequoia in 2007 with 40K miles for $21K because we needed

The Farm

10/20/15 4:09pm

The problem is that this is almost impossible now.

godawgs

10/20/15 4:21pm

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MMCougIII

10/20/15 5:23pm

Your 200k assumption is way off. Toyotas are just getting broken in at 200.

Backcountry

10/20/15 5:38pm

At 145 that thing is brand new.

Backcountry

10/20/15 5:37pm

100% agree. I only buy Toyota now.

monteburns

10/21/15 10:59am

Median income 1977 $11,000ish inflation adjusted today that would be

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