Cars are no longer affordable

Gothicvamp777 Created May 15, 2024 15:30 by Gothicvamp777 -
29 Comments

So gasoline has gotten way too expensive for people to fill up their tanks yet the government wants to force people into buying electric vehicles which cost way more than gasoline powered vehicles

Makes no sense to me at all!

This topic has 29 comments

WalterLuigi

May 15, 2024 16:02

New toyota truck: $100,000

Tesla: $30,000

Electric vehicles aren't more expensive, but in many areas they are harder to charge or find qualified people to service. In my area they have a higher tax on them too, as gas isn't taxed crazily and is in the $2.xx per gallon range.

Gas has been fluctuating a lot, but it's honestly cheaper now than it was in 2012.

Grumman

May 16, 2024 00:56

I have no problem affording my car, but then again I’m not an incel loser with no job prospects.

Neon Bright Star ⭐

May 16, 2024 15:02

Vamp blew all his money on makeup

May 16, 2024 15:57

Grumman just cooked op lmao

FwiFfOooO o

May 16, 2024 16:28

UMM WHY DONT U JUST GET YOUR SUGAR DADDIES TO BUY U GUYS CARS?!?

Crowcifiction

May 16, 2024 16:50

For a moment there I read Cats instead of cars. Those darn vet bills!

FwiFfOooO o

May 16, 2024 17:02

my sugar daddy bought me the car from the hit animated movie cars

Halloweenforever

May 16, 2024 18:13

The upfront cost being cheaper is because its eaten up by all the future repairs and insurance you have to pay. You need a specific trained professional because the mechanic needs to work with electric hazards. Ultimately I think both will be about the same in the end. Mandate or not, it is not actually feasible to make everyone go electric.

Kushwizard64

May 16, 2024 18:25

Is it because you spend your SSI checks at the rub n tug?

WalterLuigi

May 16, 2024 19:03

Agreed Halloween, many aren't qualified to work on electric or hybrid vehicles. My ex had a hybrid and when we took it in over a battery issue they went "I think your alternator is bad". Nah bro... Hybrid and electric vehicles don't have an alternator. They have an electric battery that is charged by the motion of the vehicle which then charges the main battery.

This will likely change over time as more EVs and HVs enter use compared to conventional. But it's a ways off, particularly in areas resistant to using these types of vehicles such as my area that puts a heavy tax on driving one.

(･`ω･)

May 17, 2024 08:45

2009 Prius $4,000 used~ mine gets 48 miles to the gallon. Filling a tank for me rn is $20 ish on average. Gotten mine to 323,000 miles still had no issues, other than the cheap brittle plastic. It’ll prolly make it to 450,000 if I swap some battery cells and take good care of it.

PlagueFlowers

May 17, 2024 10:33

Cars were the downfall of humanity in general. People are so fat and lazy now a days. It's kind of disgusting and repulsive.

Darkhorse1215

May 17, 2024 14:00

Religion (including materialist atheism), politics, and money. Those are the three pillars of societal damnation.

Anthony55

May 17, 2024 14:08

Walking is terrible try a motor taxi

Darkhorse1215

May 17, 2024 14:08

And why not get on SSDI if you've got problems? Those grocery store working people who might be your friends waste more tax dollars on corporate welfare and MIC bulls**t than on helping you make a living, much of which you will put right back into the economy. So, f**k that noise. f**k their complaining, because they don't understand what the f**k they are bitching about.

And hookers? Well, I'm a romantic idealist. I want people to find their true love...but, if someone is just looking for s*x, they are better off paying a prostitute than "dating", because at least a prostitute is honest about what they are, unlike a gold-digger or other forms of materialistic trash.

lokiinlove

May 17, 2024 15:03

I get by with taxis and trains and buses, will get a car again eventually to get out in the country more

Cost is a factor though with the cost of living rising so much, it isn't a priority when you work from home

Thrones

May 17, 2024 18:46

When I lived in edinburgh I didnt need a car the publuc transport was great. I got by living in other places without a car but it is handy. Trains dont seem to be a big deal in America but we use then allot over in the UK. Our network is a bit run down though given it was built in the victorian era.

Neon Bright Star ⭐

May 17, 2024 19:52

I'm from a big city and I mostly got around by bus or walking. Lyft when it was late at night or just too far.

Ranger Pariah

May 18, 2024 12:18

Vamp, I just bought a Toyota 4Runner 2023 and we are the same age. The thing is a gas guzzler, and it drives like an armored Humvee from the military which brings back memories. Friggin love it.
Apply yourself in life some. Do stuff.
To quote an alright guy "I have no problem affording my car, but then again I’m not an incel loser with no job prospects.

Anthony55

May 20, 2024 12:59

Train station definitely the best or bus .