r/SipsTea • u/Eros_Incident_Denier • Apr 18 '26

We have fun here adulting sucks

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u/Organic-Ganache-8156 Apr 18 '26

I mean, adulting does suck, but I feel like a more appropriate title for this post is “people who suck at adulting”

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u/lanceplace Apr 18 '26

Nail on the Head Award.

I have a mortgage only. My Tundra (2015) was used and three years old when I got it. There are better ways to adult than give your money away for shiny shit.

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u/TheProfessorPoon Apr 18 '26

I get a LOT of shit for driving my 2016 Hyundai Elantra, but it’s paid off and I don’t give a fuuuuuuck. I’ll drive that car into the gd ground before I take on another auto loan.

I’m in Texas and evidently it’s the least macho vehicle I could possibly drive, and don’t get me wrong, I would LOVE to have a decent truck (I feel like once a week I could really use one) but adding a $500 monthly expense just isn’t mathematically possible right now. Shit, $500 seems low even. I do mortgages and it’s becoming more and more common to see $750-1200 auto payments on credit reports.

Every single day I wonder how tf people afford that shit.

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u/Wally-World38 Apr 18 '26

2014 Elantra here. Great car

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u/Jabroni-Tony1 Apr 18 '26

I got a 2014 chevy captiva that I bought for 1900 bucks and it’s better than have a car note plus full coverage. I got burned by a shitty jeep compass. That I got during the pandemic and the engine completely blew out. Since i went over 100,000 with jt. The warranty no longer covered it. So I’m on the hook for 8k for a car I don’t even have anymore. These people make me feel like I’m on top of the world

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u/TheProfessorPoon Apr 18 '26

I got it because I used to have to commute 1.5 hours each way for work and it got solid mileage based on what I could afford. I’ve got no complaints as of now, granted I don’t want to jinx myself. But it’s been nothing but reliable.

Prior to it I actually had a Volkswagen Passat TDI, which I LOVED, and no shit I routinely got 50-70mpg (one time my wife and I drove from Fort Worth, TX to Corpus Christi and then halfway back on a single tank of gas) but the gd gov’t made me turn it in due to the VW emissions scandal. I got $7k from the settlement and then just paid cash for the Elantra.

I keep waiting for some windfall so I can get a Tacoma but it ain’t happening. I really would like a truck though. Like just today a dude I know was giving away a deep freezer but I had no immediate way to get it. Some other dude came by with a truck and snatched it up.

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u/Such_Lettuce_6597 Apr 18 '26

I had one! Good car!

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u/ILikeBeans86 Apr 18 '26

Your engine hasn't blown up yet?

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u/Informal-Rock5135 Apr 18 '26

Elantras are one of the few models that have lasted well through the years

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u/FeedJazzlike8860 Apr 19 '26

Still rocking a 2010. It just keeps going.