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That is not a luxury truck. It's an extended cab F-150 with cloth seats, probably an XL. A familiar comparison for someone unused to seeing trucks in ordinary u
by unchocked 6y ago
That is not a luxury truck. It's an extended cab F-150 with cloth seats, probably an XL. A familiar comparison for someone unused to seeing trucks in ordinary use would be a base model Chevy Malibu. And he's probably underwater on the loan, which makes it hard to sell.
NPR wants you to see that a lot of ordinary people who made ordinary life choices are going bankrupt.
- rhexs 6y agoWhat price does that start at?
- photoGrant 6y agoPassively rhetorical or genuinely struggling to use google or see the point?
- devado 6y agoThe starting price of this is 28k per edmunds. That is quite expensive (even for someone from tech sector).
- colejohnson66 6y ago$28000 for a car is cheap, especially for a truck. For comparison, the 2020 Honda Civic starts at just shy of $20000.
- rhexs 6y agoAn absolutely amazing claim. $28,000 is cheap for "millions of Americans". What's a moderately priced car to you? 50K?
- colejohnson66 6y agoDid I say “cheap for millions of Americans”? I’m pretty sure I just said “cheap”, as in cheap compared to most new cars.
- devado 6y agoIs your point that he _needs_ a truck for his job? He is a veteran as stated in the article and wife is a medical worker. Why do they need a truck or is this some basic necessity in the US?
- rubidium 6y agoUnless you need the carrying capacity to survive, $28,000 for a car is expensive. Buy a low mileage, older sedan for $5000-$7000. It’ll last 10 years and rarely have problems.
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