Useless musings
Guy just muses over a couple of paragraphs about how expensive cars are. No meat, no context, no substance
Literally an “ok Boomer” moment
He didn't even take the time to look up the effect of inflation between the good ol' days and today. Didnt specify what time frame in what location he's talking about when he says $500 cars used to run a while.
A private sale $500 car in the US midwest would be expected to run reliably for a few years back in the early 90s.
I think it was up to $1,000 by 2000 in the same area, so the auther is probably in their 50s or older and doesn't understand inflation.
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