Canaii@lemmy.zip to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agoWhat happens if oil hits $200 a barrel? Alberta or Texas will be fine. But economies that don't produce oil are screwed. Especially those that depend on cars. www.theatlantic.comexternal-linkmessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up1226arrow-down110
arrow-up1216arrow-down1external-linkWhat happens if oil hits $200 a barrel? Alberta or Texas will be fine. But economies that don't produce oil are screwed. Especially those that depend on cars. www.theatlantic.comCanaii@lemmy.zip to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 days agomessage-square66fedilink
minus-squareBytemeister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoThat’s exactly what I did. I got mine used with about 30k off the MSRP for letting someone else drive it for 9000 miles.
minus-square/home/pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoYeah my aunt got one and it was astounding how cheap it was
minus-squareBytemeister@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoStill more expensive than a paid off gas car. Probably cheaper (when fuel is factored in) than buying an equivalent used gas car.
minus-square/home/pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoA used car with incentives + cheap fuel for life and less maintenance. It’s just that upfront cost that is a deterring factor, once these get cheaper, I’m hopeful we can transition everybody over
That’s exactly what I did. I got mine used with about 30k off the MSRP for letting someone else drive it for 9000 miles.
Yeah my aunt got one and it was astounding how cheap it was
Still more expensive than a paid off gas car. Probably cheaper (when fuel is factored in) than buying an equivalent used gas car.
A used car with incentives + cheap fuel for life and less maintenance. It’s just that upfront cost that is a deterring factor, once these get cheaper, I’m hopeful we can transition everybody over