Quote:If they have an "old broken down gas guzzler" then they probably really can't afford a car payment on an "old broken down gas saver".  Either way, the maintenance costs alone would drown them.

Hypothetically, they're already paying high maintenance cost on the current vehicle.


You understand I'm not advocating that anyone buy a car in addition to the one they have right? Like I said, there is no inherent difference in value between either type of vehicle.


If you have a $1000 gas guzzler, go get a $1000 gas saver. If you have a $5000 gas guzzler, go get yourself a $5000 gas saver. Could someone be in a situation where that's not feasible? Sure. But we're talking about a group of people that are spending 16.6% percent of their income on restaurants. Let's not act like this is an impossible situation for the group as a whole that's being discussed.

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