This is one of the strange tenets of “American infrastructure” that both liberals and conservatives seem to miss: Infrastructure is a liability. Not an asset.
I disagree. The Average new car sold in American was $38k last year. We Jalops want a $25k EV that is practical, but we also want brown diesel manual wagons.
I don’t disagree with your assessment, but I think a lack of proactive safety features would tank any safety rating for a car like that. Sadly, all people ever do is look at the star ratings for crashes, which could definitely hurt sales.
Yes, regular compact hatchbacks are doing SO well, why don’t they just make an EV version...
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I haven’t done a spec-to-spec comparison, but the Polestar 2 gets the full $7500 federal tax credit and already qualifies for $3500 in incentives here in California, with a nicer interior and, personally, a better exterior, too. If they cut the price down a couple more grand, that’s a competitive option for me.
Your not wrong, but “Ford” could be replaced with any other OEM (or large company in general) and the sentiment would be the same.
Im not sure if you have been to vermont in the past year or not but I totally understand these residents concerns. The outdoor tourism has been huge this year and there are already a ton of idots tearing up our class 4s. We dont need more of them.
How is the money going to hotels/restaurants going to make its way to the landowners responsible for privately maintaining the roads?
Isn’t this an opportunity where Ford adds a 0 to whatever 3 or 4 digit entrance fee they were charging and the locals get some much needed infrastructure funds and the Bronco community looks like help instead of hurt?
In other words, vertiginous venturing in Vermont is verboten.
Feels so weird to have this ‘new generation’ coverage of and even updates to machines that I have not even seen yet. The chance of being able to buy a PS5 (in mainland Europe) in the ‘online wild’ is still about 0.001%, unless you make it a fulltime hobby.
I think inheritances and gifts from parents are a big part of this. My friends opted for a house downpayment over having their folks pay for a big wedding. They had the wedding party in a back yard, instead.
We did not have $40k lying around. We had about $15k, which was enough for 5% down and closing costs, but our mortgage broker told us that wouldn’t fly in our market and we should try to find 20% down. We bit the bullet and got a loan from our parents. We wanted to do it the grown-up way (we’re in our 30s, after all)…
It doesn’t just magically lay around, you have to save it. People look at the big number and get scared by it. The truth is, if you have a budget and stick to it, it’s not really that hard. I saved $60,000 over the course of about 4 years by pinching every penny for my down payment. That’s a $45k down payment (20%),…
Yes, some of us did. It takes a lot of sacrifices to get there for your first home.
Where do you live that $40k is enough for a house down payment?
I guess you need to define “better” in order to answer the question. Personally, I love living in my own property, even if it’s not the “best” move financially for me. Others may see things differently, and that’s perfectly understandable. Your best bet is to view home ownership as a lifestyle choice, and then do…
You know, depending on your risk aversion, you’re more than free to grow that down payment money in a broad market fund and then easily cash it out when you need to put your money down.