and until I bought our Honda Odyssey for ~7k a few years ago, the most I'd spent on a vehicle was 2500$. Maybe the cultural difference is an aversion to debt.

and until I bought our Honda Odyssey for ~7k a few years ago, the most I'd spent on a vehicle was 2500$. Maybe the cultural difference is an aversion to debt. My parents never got a loan to buy a vehicle, and I haven't either.