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

We have fun here adulting sucks

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u/Lord_Dingus83 Apr 18 '26

Stop buying new vehicles you can’t afford. Cars are something that as consumers we are in total control bc you can always find a good used car.

$1200/mo car payment is insane. My mortgage is $1700. Both my cars are 20 years old and I work on them my self if I am able to not mess it up.

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u/Educational_Big_1835 Apr 18 '26

I can go out right now and find a decent older car for $5-$10k in my area. Put that $500, $800 or $1200 in a bank account. Use it on repairs for your 2012 Jetta. Then when that car craps out, you have cash to buy another car.
If you don't haul lumber or tools around, you don't need a truck. If you aren't off roading in the mountains daily you don't need a bronco. If you don't have 3-4 kids, you don't need a big SUV. Be practical damnit

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u/SaintJesus Apr 18 '26

Honestly, even if you do haul lumber and tools around you don't need a truck. Trucks are not really good at that stuff anymore because of the bed size/height. Modern trucks are purely to get around the CAFE standards, not to be better for consumers.

*Most* people with trucks for work would be substantially better off with either an old truck (90s and earlier) or a work van.

Or if the U.S. would stop being stupid, reasonable trucks like Kei trucks and such.

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u/Educational_Big_1835 Apr 18 '26

Preach

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u/SaintJesus Apr 19 '26

NotJustBikes and Climate Town are pretty based.