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I bought a Nissan leaf in 2020 with 225 miles range for approx 20,000 USD...

• phtrivier 3y ago
  Which is about twice as much as I ever paid for a car. I absolutely know you can recoup a part of that in the long run, especially given the price of gas, etc... But at the moment I'm already indebted to do insulation work in my house - there's a limit to how much an individual can invest at any given point, even if the investment is sure to pay off. And again, remember that you have to be _rich_ to afford such a car. Real people are already having a hard time buying second hand cars at around 5000€/10000€.
  • bagacrap 3y ago
    20,000 USD is objectively cheap for any car. At this point you're just complaining that cars are expensive.
    • phtrivier 3y ago
      > 20,000 USD is objectively cheap for any car. I realize I don't have any real data point, so let's digg in. At current exchange rate, $20000 is 18000€. I checked the 3 most sold cars for last year in France [1], and the listed price range from 12k€ to 16k€. So, it's not obvious that a 18k€ car is "cheap" - but it's just a napkin computation. I'm surprised to learn that each model accounts for a pretty small percentage of the total sales, around 5% each. I would have expected more for at least the top salers. If we wanted to get a real sense of what "cheap" means, what would make more sense in your opinion ? - A simple "average" of the prices ? - A weighted average of the prices, taking the percentage of sales into account ? Also, in the distribution, do you define "cheap" as "the lower half" ? "the last decile" ? [1] https://www.caroom.fr/guide/voiture-neuve/meilleures-ventes#renault_clio_v https://www.caroom.fr/guide/voiture-neuve/meilleures-ventes#...