• Altima NEO@lemmy.zip
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    5 months ago

    Range Rover, a brand synonymous with electrical problems… making an EV.

    Yeah, nah. Im good, mate.

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      5 months ago

      I don’t understand who these people are that can put down a deposit for a car that’s like 2 years down the line, if you’re lucky, without any guarantees it’ll be any good.

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        5 months ago

        Wait-list isn’t a deposit.

        That being said, if you’re buying an 80k vehicle 2-3k isn’t a lot. If you want a new desirable model it’s the only way to get it on launch or year 1. Deposits are usually refundable.

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          5 months ago

          While the deposits are refundable, that is still money you can’t put to use, either through investing it or spending it on daily needs. If it’s for a few months to hold a car that’s being built and delivered for you, that’s different.

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            5 months ago

            Yeah but it’s mostly inconsequential at incomes coming from folks buying these vehicles. At 300k, which is a stretch here, you’re talking less than 1% total salary.

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              I can’t speak for the neighborhoods you hang out in but the USA car bubble is fucking insane right now.

              People making $26 an hour in SoCal (where rent is $2400) regularly buy $70,000 trucks ($150,000 if you count interest), mustang GTs, top-trim/model Wranglers, GLAs. Spending >$50k on a car is normal for the working class when they don’t even own homes yet.

              Complete insanity. I used to think the ‘collapse’ folks were full of shit. Turns out they were just early.

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                5 months ago

                🤷‍♂️, idk their overspending doesn’t hurt me. I see more people buying reasonable-ish cars and trucks.