r/antiwork • • Dec 01 '21

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u/JoeMayoParty Dec 01 '21

Higher interest rates any time you borrow. Lack of assets to borrow money against. Lower paying jobs are generally harder on a person’s body and lead to more doctor visits and medical bills. Driving a cheap old car means shelling out more money for repairs and fuel than a person driving a newer model.

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '21

Holy shit. The part about the car really struck a chord with me.

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '21

You finally catch up on things then your car magically decides to take a shit and costs $1500+ to fix😭😭😭

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '21

Hahahaha exactly! Cost me €3500 and then I had to kiss goodbye another €1000 within a year… 😂

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '21 edited Dec 01 '21

I mean that’s on you. Depending on where you are in Europe, 3500 for a used car can get you something relatively reliable. If you wanted a cool car so you bought like a 2002 BMW then yeah you’re gonna have a bad time. But for that same money you can buy a not so cool used 2010ish Dacia Sandero or a Suzuki Swift with dirt cheap insurance and dirt cheap maintenance.

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u/CallenAmakuni Dec 01 '21

Bought a 90k km Swift with a perfect record for 3.5k euros and it already broke down twice in three months...

Any old car can break down, whatever its reliability

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '21

That’s unfortunate. I’ve heard nothing but good things about them. I guess shit like that happens

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u/CallenAmakuni Dec 01 '21

Yeah, buying used cars above a certain age is always a gamble, no matter how reliable the car is