Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day agoPercent of state residents paying over $1000/month in car paymentslemmy.worldimagemessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imagePercent of state residents paying over $1000/month in car paymentslemmy.worldDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 day agomessage-square55fedilink
minus-squarejarmitage@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day agoOne possible reason is we don’t salt our roads in winter. Salt causes tons of rust on vehicles, but here you’ll see 1990 Hondas still looking practically new. People seem to drive their beaters forever.
minus-squarejumping_redditor@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·22 hours ago People seem to drive their beaters forever. how is this related to vehicles looking new? I see vehicles that are missing front bumpers and have visible rust all the time on the roads.
minus-squareuntorquer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·24 hours ago100% the answer. I miss it so much. They salt like crazy around here and I can’t find a car with a solid frame for under $10k. The Oregon used car market was insane before cash for clunkers. You could buy a car from the '80s for $750 and reliably drive it for 100k mi. more.
One possible reason is we don’t salt our roads in winter. Salt causes tons of rust on vehicles, but here you’ll see 1990 Hondas still looking practically new. People seem to drive their beaters forever.
how is this related to vehicles looking new? I see vehicles that are missing front bumpers and have visible rust all the time on the roads.
100% the answer. I miss it so much. They salt like crazy around here and I can’t find a car with a solid frame for under $10k.
The Oregon used car market was insane before cash for clunkers. You could buy a car from the '80s for $750 and reliably drive it for 100k mi. more.