Quote:Apparently you have never been on the low end of the income scale or had medical bills to keep up with so as to not ruin your credit. And if you have you've forgotten what it's like.

And I am not going to sell my dependable truck that I know will get me where I need to go for a car I don't know jack about. To me that is just stupid.

I'm sorry, am I insulting you in some way by saying people can choose the type of car they want to drive?


I didn't say every poor person in the country needs to go out and buy a specific type of car. Nor did I suggest that it's a cure-all for people that have a tight budget.


I said simply, fuel costs are not fixed and the type of car someone owns can factor in. I also suggested that if fuel cost are a real problem, someone can get a car with better mileage. I think it's also clearly implied in my post that it's a personal choice.


You choose familiarity over potential gas savings. That's fine, knock yourself out lady. I literally pointed out in the post you're quoting that adults are free to drive what they want.


But I don't agree that it's some impossible thing to do (once again, if one feels the need) for the bottom 20% as a whole. Most grown people on the road have bought or will buy a car they freely choose at some point. The vast majority of people multiple times.


To suggest someone is enslaved to a particular type of car for the rest of their life, to me, is stupid.

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