Cars Won't Get You Laid

"Achieving Minimalism" - theclareyschoolofeconomicphil...

[@justinsidervag8008]

Got T boned at an intersection couple yrs ago . Insurance settled , 25 g for me , 8g for my 15yr old truck . First thing outta guys at work : " what you gonna buy ? " , " how much you get ? " I got a $7500 truck , payed off $5000 outstanding debt and banked $ 20,000. Their response ( with disgust ) : " you should've put all the money down on brand new truck " $ 30,000 DOWN PAYMENT ON A NEW TRUCK . THATS THE MINDSET Same plow horses that stab each other for 5hrs overtime and complain about $ 300 mo " family plans " for the latest " smart phone " .

[@sammencia7945]

Phone is $54 a month. Was $12. No contract phone paid for.

[@tubalcain6874]

I went through a BMW phase in my younger days. Owned three five series. I call the acronym BMW “Break My Wallet”. Expensive to repair and breaking down a lot. At nearly 65 now, I’m still feeling the sting.

[@IGamingStation]

"Break My Wallet" Lmao, so true. Expensive to buy and maintain.

[@willmartin34]

Never waisted my money that way always a Toyota

[@gerkrulz8273]

Status: Buying things you don't want with money you don't have to impress people you don't even know.

[@anthonycurry5086]

Car repossessions are at 15,000 a day now. Looks like the REAL owners want THEIR shiny toys back.

[@therealtombrokaw]

I drive a prius. When I need a prius replaced I simply pay cash for the whole thing. I could pay the note on a lambo if I want. My friend drives an escalade. He saw me in it and said I "must be driving the economy car today." No, this is my only car. He also once asked to borrow a thousand dollars from me.

[@theprogenitor951]

Tell that man to get a second job.

[@alejmc]

Ha! That’s a great chameleon card too. “No YOU lend me $1K, you are the one on the fancy car. I’m broke as you can see”

[@SLVRFOX88]

I have two Prius although I am saving for a corvette

[@Rocket9944]

Prius 😂

[@jay_dee341]

I have a Chevy volt, and a 95 corvette. Both under 6000 total. Got really lucky.

[@oceanhedonist265]

I own a Toyota truck that's 10 years old. Bought it used. No financing. Didn't buy it to look cool. Bought it for dependability and need. I love my Japanese designed truck. 🙂

[@TILLEYJS]

Same here. I own 3 trucks. 2005 diesel. 2007/08 f150. All reliable. Bought diesel new(now 250,000 miles). I'll drive them until the wheels falls off.

[@Krash845]

There’s nothing built quite as well as a Toyota truck

[@jetskimaestro3185]

Bought a new Tacoma in 2020. I love it, but regret it. Once it’s paid off THAT’S IT. Was my first ever new vehicle, but never again!

[@Joe_Dirt82]

I had so many of the late 80s Mazda b series trucks. Paid cash. $100-500. They took a beatin n I loved em.

[@THX5000]

I still love my 98 toyota truck. Manual transmission.

[@mfascuba]

I’ve lost 70 lbs in about 3 months. I did it because I STOPPED STUFFING FOOD DOWN MY NECK. That’s how it is done, that’s it. Your financial advice is absolutely correct. The first step in getting out of debt is to STOP SPENDING. It is all easy shit to understand.

[@jamesjackalone5486]

Just yesterday I drove past a trailer park and saw $100k+ in new vehicles out front... Unbelievable.

[@dalecocking2907]

I have observed the same thing in government subsidized housing projects that I do landscaping for. I drive a 20+ year old chevy half ton truck and these supposedly "low income tenants" are rolling around in everything from brand new Kia's to used 10 year old Mercedes Benz AMG sedans.

[@Uncle_Ruckus_]

A lot of hood people that live in ghettos have newer cars than me, like Mercedes or BMWs, drive aggressively and speed. Then can't afford the repairs and end up driving in busted up luxury cars. My brothers a mechanic and tells me. He also sees everyone that can't afford something like an oil change or simple repairs usually have Bernie Sanders stickers. Lol

[@michaelhurlbut4830]

The only vehicle a guy should spend over $50k on should be a work truck.

[@visualjazz2200]

I've been saying for years that car insurance is a scam. The loss ratio is like 80%, among the most profitable of all lines, meaning that the insurer keeps 20 cents on every policy dollar and still gets to keep dividends, interest and capital gains on the float. Unless it's for solid business reasons, the only reason you're buying car insurance above the gov-mandated minimum is because either A) the bank is making you, implying you're buying a car you couldn't afford without a loan or B) you can't afford the replacement cost. Both mean you're buying way too much car, among the fastest-depreciating assets, for your budget.

[@realfreedom8932]

@MikkelRS what???

[@MichaelDavis-cy4ok]

It depends. If you can do mechanic work yourself, you can pick up a used F350 or something similar for a few thousand and go through it for a few thousand more. You can even find them with utility beds and stuff pretty cheap. If you need something really specialized, though, you might be stuck buying new.

[@sp1nrx]

Any female that gages my desirability by what car I drive is not someone I would desire back...

[@timothygibney159]

Lol every woman checks to see what kind of car you drive lmao

[@sp1nrx]

@@timothygibney159 I live in SoCal where having the "correct" car is "important" but I'm not playing that game. If it is a matter of possessing all the right stuff to a woman then I don't want her: she's a flock-follower and most likely unable to think for herself. This is an important part of her mental makeup.

[@prussiansocietyofamerica]

Cars definitely can get a guy laid. But with the absolute worst and bottom of the barrel types. I've been in enough situations to see it for myself. When you drive an ultimately exotic car, you get looked at very differently. In fact, one time some girl asked me about a car parked outside if it was mine, and I swear I never saw a girl's eyes light up with intensity like hers did in thinking about a certain car being mine, and when I told her it wasn't my car, you should have seen how quick the switch shut off in her eyes and the intensity was lost and she became really cold and indifferent. One thing I can guarantee Men, however, is that you will NEVER have enjoyable or exotic sex with the type of girl who loves you for your car, and if you do get laid, that one night will likely be the only night you see her. It's not worth it. The types who are into that sort of lifestyle are CONTROLLING and she will try to control you if even for that one night or will do something really messed up. They are dangerous. Sex will never be good with a girl unless SHE is 100% physically and sexually attracted to YOU, not your possessions, and that you both are sexually compatible. Mediocre sex is not worth it, and the risks that come with a Mediocre experience are not worth it at all.

[@prussiansocietyofamerica]

@Throw Away Exactly. Believe it, it's much more worth it that way, even as few exist like that in reality these days, if the girl likes you in the realest sense, she won't care about your situation and if anything she would be contributing. A Man should never have to prove himself to a girl, the girl should always be more obsessed with you and looking to do everything for you. When you are in the position of needing to impress or prove to her, that means the attraction (if there even is any) will fade and the relationship will become toxic sooner than you think.

[@cruiser6260]

You don't need a yacht and private jet to be truly loved for you, but it helps

[@offthedeepend3996]

If I wanted to drive around in a fancy exotic car, I would lease one just to see and test out what the experience is like.

[@offthedeepend3996]

@@cruiser6260 But material items are not a representation of the real you. At best they may be an extension of your wealth, but they are not you.

[@cruiser6260]

@@offthedeepend3996 but of course. A 400 lb, 100 yr old woman's corporeal body is not the real her, either, just a temporary meatsuit, yet you have no interest in loving the woman for the real her.

[@Evil-Rod-Farva]

10 year old Nissan. My son will inherit it and I’ll be buying used when the time comes. Cars are an instant tell on the financial intelligence one possesses.

[@visualjazz2200]

If you're high net worth driving a new S Class, there's nothing wrong with that. It's just not the way to bet when you see someone in a new $70k+ car.

[@calypsohandjack9278]

I miss my old nissan, got a used one with a bose sound system, was all good until i left the city for the Colorado mountains.

[@booneshow1863]

What, no brand new range rover

[@Evil-Rod-Farva]

@@booneshow1863 nah. I’ll save them for the sales exec whose wife is banging her trainer.

[@thegeniusofthecrowd354]

Working til your dead is no bad thing if you don't hate your work. My grandad worked til 85 when my granny forced him to leave the farm and retire. He was taking a dirt nap within 18 months.

[@KeithGolfs]

Went to highschool and college in KY, and on Facebook back then there was an interesting trend that bothered me for a reason I couldn't exactly explain at the time. Basically, people would get a new job, post about it. Then not even 4 weeks later they've got a post showing off a new, financed car. Now that I'm much more financially literate, it's like wow so you got more money but then threw it away immediately. People loved to brag about whatever title they held, but when you look at the balance sheet, the income increase that came with it was cancelled out. They were the manager of this or lead of that with no real money to show for it. At the end of the day, people only care about affording the monthly payments. The financial industry and lack of fin ed has done a great job at making expensive things seem affordable. Also, my theory lately has been that most people deep down don't see themselves going very far in life. So having a job to afford a nice car is like the finish line for them. Sad. Also, a lack of fin ed has people convinced that retirement happens at a certain age and not at a certain amount of money that can pay for your life without working.

[@jtfrank2006]

It’s about status… cars will get you laid when you are 16.. it’s starts with the gold chains.. then the cars.. then crib… ect.. the fishing lure gets more expensive as time goes on

[@barry5138]

Interesting theory. Many people have milestones, like by 30 I will have a BMW. Only happens through finance in most cases

[@timsilva1944]

So accurate! I see this all of the time. Some people that I used to work with, others I've seen that were living in a shack but had a new truck, Mustang or Challenger, etc. Just like described here. Gotta have the bling.

[@TILLEYJS]

Yep. Those are my people.

[@e5m956]

Then why will a bank finance anybody and everybody a vehicle that's a depreciating asset but not a house which normally goes up in value? I blame the banks for this.

[@slchance8839]

"I never see you at the club" me:"I never see you at the bank."

[@davidnorris5675]

I’m 55…. Have a 1988 300 inline six F150. Will last forever Also a 1995 Lexus ES300… no interference engine Will last forever And a 2000 883 sportster Will last forever Zero payments

[@aurismushroom]

Is 883 suitable for a beginner motorcyclist? Cool bike, but worried about too much power.

[@Jo-ym6id]

It may not get your laid especially if you don't have game, but positioning yourself in life to be able to buy a lambo without it being a problem is a great idea. Many rich people still think like brokies and never enjoy the abundance that they worked hard for. It not abt women at this point, its about life experiences for me

[@MichaelDavis-cy4ok]

As long as you can pay cash and still be fine financially, that's the main thing.

[@cruiser6260]

@@MichaelDavis-cy4ok that rules out 99% of guys. If you own 3 houses, sell one to buy lambo you're still fine but a fool. Much better to have a business that owns the vehicle and it becomes a business expense and loss.

[@highdesertutah]

I don’t exactly mingle with the Palm Beach or Hamptons crowd, but none of the PUA’s I’ve known have had nice cars. If you are going to live the player lifestyle work on your looks and game. Women don’t care about money when they’re looking for sex.

[@timothygibney159]

Cars get you laid. ... With the wrong girls who are party ones riding the CC who are in debt to their eyeballs. Not get you laid with gf or wife material

[@davidjager23]

Cappy, I would like to make a point here though. Luxury cars like Mercedes and BMWs are useless, but not new cars in general. The newest car I've ever had was 9 years old when I got it, I'll never buy a new car, like you said it's for transportation. But SOMEBODY has to keep buying these new cars, otherwise there would be no used cars 10 years from now and eventually the supply of used cars would dry up. Yes the older cars were made of metal and can still last a lot longer, but no car can last an eternity. So we need these dumbasses to keep buying them to keep our supply of used cars coming. Also fuck cash for clunkers destroying our supply, that was a ploy to make people buy new cars and lower the supply of reasonable used cars and to keep the high interest car payments going for the banks.

[@letsworkoutabit1959]

A sound and logical advice. Love it 👍

[@tactileslut]

"Get two." Seconded. It's much less stressful starting a minor repair on the car when the other one can get me to work or the parts store before I'm done.

[@michaelhurlbut4830]

No lie, I pass by a trailer park on the way to a client and I see the same thing. Guys with vehicles more expensive than the trailers they live in.

[@texasrebel7754]

Every trailer park seems to be like that.

[@TILLEYJS]

Those are also my people lol.

[@johnpichla9557]

Just remember depending on where you live? If it's a seasonal or tourist destination, most of those " trailers " are second vacation homes. Especially in Florida. Most are retired snow birds.

[@RRaquello]

If they spend more time in their cars than they do at home, maybe it's not that dumb.

[@smacwhinnie]

Good credit

[@dundeemt]

I use vehicles as a test of someone's decision making/life choices aptitude and also a narcissist indicator. I prefer to drive a sleeper.

[@RRaquello]

If you have the money to afford a fancy, expensive car, why not? I can't afford it, and likely that's not what I would spend my money on if I had it. But cars are funny because they're supposed to be a status symbol, but, as we see, a guy driving a fancy expensive car is as likely not able to afford it as he is to be rich. So what status is there in that?

[@AwakeVeteran88]

I'm 34, been driving a 2003 Honda accord for 12 years, haven't had a car payment

[@josefadams647]

My 2004 Taurus has 270k miles - been paid off since 2010 and it’s the ultimate shit test w women. If they judge me from my ride I filter em out because I know their feelings would change about me if they saw my investment balance sheet. But at that point it’s not worth pursuing them by the initial impressions they have of me as a person by the vehicle I drive. Note : drive like an old man and your car will last forever with minimal maintenance

[@RRaquello]

Tip on removing splinters: use an X-acto knife. They're razor sharp. If you can see the splinter, just trace along the splinter with the knife, which will cut down to it, then get under neath the splinter and kind of pluck it out with the knife. Just a bit of subtle self-surgery. No digging, which is bad. Then flood it with something to prevent infection, like alcohol or Bactine. My preference is Listerine-the yellow kind, of course, not anything with flavor.

[@T500cal]

I consider myself a car guy. Can appreciate some sports, classic, & muscle cars of all types. I agree, the most likely reason people would buy these would def be to show off. I can't deny, i would love to own a nice classic myself. I think the key here is considering purchase price, maintenance costs, & above all avoid getting in any debt for just a vehicle.

[@jay_dee341]

Same here, but I was able to get my hands on a cheap car before everything went to crap. 95 corvette. Paid 3000 for it.

[@mikesteelheart]

@@jay_dee341 Ru serious, it must have like 200k, lots of rust, and needs a new transmission lol?

[@jay_dee341]

@@mikesteelheart nope, it's in great condition. It was a garage queen.

[@jay_dee341]

@@mikesteelheart it was well cared for.

[@XYZCBA50]

Shit that’s why I got a bike instead still fast and more fun but that’s just my opinion

[@barry5138]

Next door neighbours son. 30 years old, arrives back from working abroad. She had arranged a small car for him, clearly he hadn't much cash. Exactly a year later he arrives in a brand new motor, look at how well I've done........ keep up with the image, be better getting a house deposit and driving the small yoke.

[@johnpichla9557]

I've been looking at pre-manufactured homes " trailers" in Florida for my second home/ early retirement. Most are fifty-five and older. They are well kept with all the amenities. Clubhouse, pools etc. I see it as a very cost effective vacation/ seasonal living. Still doing research. Don't knock a nice trailer. I will be paying all cash and will work part-time. And a golf cart 🤣 parked in the driveway.

[@johnpichla9557]

@Sean Rz lot's of the nicer communities are fifty-five and older age restrictions. I'm only Forty-five. So slimmer pickings. I did see one resort communitie that was no age limit / another was Forty-five or older. I like condos. But i would rather have my own stand alone home. Most have carports/garage and a nice screened in porch/seasonal room. Low maintenance and so much affordable. I hear you. I'm done with winter's. Especially if you are up east in N.Y. Goodluck everyone!

[@Norm475]

Here are a few disadvantages of a trailer in Fl. Because of the hurricanes, it is difficult to get a loan or insurance on a trailer. They better be anchored to the ground securely, termites and other insect infestation can be a problem. In the summer they get incredibly hot, yes you can run the A/C but, most trailers are insulated poorly, and running an A/C unit 24/7 can get expensive. They don't go up in value, they depreciate like a car. There are some advantages, like cost and if is going to be your home for the winter it can be cost-effective. Talk to people that have trailers in Florida for additional information.

[@cabragooncabulous4082]

@@Norm475 how bout a tiny house Instead?

[@cabragooncabulous4082]

Sounds good to me.

[@jtfrank2006]

I have 2002 keep wrangler that I bought new… still rolling.. zero debt… zero Fs

[@MunchinMaQuchy]

I will disagree with cappy on one thing. If you build a car with own two hand it does interest girls. They like cars with personality, that they know you put the work and effort into. Theres one video from roadkill (an internet show) where they drove a lambo and a rat rod around santa monica, women LOVED the rat rod, guys looked at the lambo.

[@Joe_Dirt82]

I kinda agree. My $800 chevy truck I put $800 custom exhaust on it myself. Rollin thru town some younger hottie heard the exhaust n her head snapped up n watched me as I rumbled by. Now a week later it's 4 inches lower with new axle n rotors to fit 20 inch Tahoe wheels. All of it done by me n all paid with cash. I roll thru town n even though it's rusty I hear people yelling NICE TRUCK. Kids love seein my trucks. Old folks give me thumbs up as I roll by. Didn't do it for attention though. I just enjoy doin em for myself n get them to look how I want.

[@RRaquello]

My experience driving an old classic car was different. It was a car you basically never see (a 61 Imperial Lebaron), so it was unique. Maybe it's where I live, but only old guys would ask about it. I had it when I was in my 30's, and it was rare that anyone under 50 asked, and girls/women never asked at all. It wasn't a junker. It was in good condition. Old guys would generally say they knew someone who had one of them "way back when". When the rare young person made a comment, it was always about how big it was and they were surprised it had power windows and air conditioning.

[@Joe_Dirt82]

@@RRaquello I drove a 96 caprice that was a former sheriff cruiser. All black, powerful, big, fast.... only me n my friends knew how cool it was. I didn't get it to impress, I got it cuz I knew in our "street racin" days, I was almost unstoppable. 20 some years later I still love the car cuz I can walk outside n see her sittin there in her customized glory, still black loud n fast

[@joeshugabowski1444]

All that money spent just to have a chance of getting pssy. Go SEA where you need nothing, just your dck and bit of social skills.

[@edgehodl4832]

someone tell this simp, noone cares

[@WizardClipAudio]

I lived in a trailer park in my 20’s. 3000 dollars to buy a rather nice single wide trailer, and only 175-200 a month lot rent, subsequently. Had an oversized master bedroom on the end, to house my music studio,… trailer was just big and nice enough to accommodate my needs, and not cost a fortune to heat or cool. Was probably the wisest, and most frugal, means of housing myself, throughout my 20’s, until later, I inherited a bunch of property. I did, initially have this gaudy pimp-mobile, cause prior, I had been using it to transport exotic dancers, to and from the clubs, as a kind of ‘job’ while I was in college. I ended, up scrapping it, while I lived there, after gutting all the stereo system and bullshit upgrades like the PlayStation, and video screens, cause by that time, in spite of how it looked, the car was a worn out pile of shit, from all the miles, accrued, and the majority of the critical components, all pretty much wore out simultaneously. Bought an even older car, and still driving it, over a decade later. Frankly, wouldn’t pass too much quick judgement on people living in trailer parks. One dude, who moved across the street, owned loads of farmland, and had a bunch of properties leased out. It was just a frugal way to house himself, while he raked in more money, from his leases. Some folk, owned homes away, but used the trailer as a place to crash, throughout the work week, to reduce the burden of a daily commute. There’s a myriad of reasons, for buying a home, in a trailer park, aside it being the only thing you can afford. It certainly, beats over-paying for a cramped apartment, with little to no reliable parking. Besides, if you manage to stay aloof from the trashier neighbors’ drama,… the frequent entertainment, is more than worth the price of admission.

[@TexasRiverRat31254]

Gotta agree on that! My second "trailer" was $800 cash because the tweakers had stripped the copper pipe from underneath,(wiring was aluminium), so I redid it in plastic for $200 on a weekend. It was my summer home in Colorado while working on a power plant and working Vegas in the winter. There were guys paying $300-350 a week for a room with a tiny fridge and a micro. I had full sized kitchen appliances. Used the money I saved to buy a 3/4 ton, 4 wheel drive truck,(in 2008), that I still drive. Also had a 1990 Olds V6 at the time to use as a daily to save gas. I now live on 3,5 acres in a tiny but nice "trailer" in rural TX. It's all bought and paid for. I could care less what people think, including this jackoff that rambles on endlessly about senseless crap but somebody follows him so he can look down on people that actually work.

[@WizardClipAudio]

@@TexasRiverRat31254 Naturally, outsiders, who’ve never lived in a trailer park, are gonna paint it with a broad brush of stereotypes, but to be fair, those stereotypes do persist for a reason, in spite of nuance. Trailer Park Boys, isn’t too far of an exaggeration, from my experiences either. The fact of the matter is, not everyone residing in a trailer park is necessarily, broke or poor, either. It’s generally a community of all sorts. It’s the old school version of that tiny-home fad, that’s persisted the past decade. What Cappie’s is failing to recognize, is much of the folk, in the trailer parks can afford the nice cars, because they don’t have a mortgage, or paying an extortionate amount of rent for their home. I now reside in my Great Grandpa’s 191 year old mill house, on about four acres. I’ve lived here, on and off, since infancy, and incidentally, I pay monthly installments on the property taxes, and wouldn’t ya know it, but, they work out to be roughly what my trailer’s lot rent was, back in the day. I was no less a home owner, then, as I am now. I just didn’t own the lot, I’m which my home was parked on! Nothing wrong with residing in a trailer. I’d like to get another trailer, and put it on my adjacent lot, that’s zoned for another building. Either, to lease it, or reside in it myself, and dedicate the entirety of the mill house to the studio, and make up the cost difference, by not having to heat the entirety of a 3 story, former duplex apartment building, 9 months of the year. 😊

[@calypsohandjack9278]

Can confirm, I’m straight white southern trailer trash and I do have a nicer car/truck than anyone.

[@Ricocase]

Lust of the eyes, pride of life. Next. "Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.” Luke 12:15

[@copetimusmaximus3363]

Lol Mr. _Coper_ won't be happy with the title😂

[@RRaquello]

I remember once, I got a ride from this old dude, and when I got into the car, I said, "Gee, this car is nicer than my house!" It was a Lincoln Town Car, LOL, and it WAS nicer than my house. I know, a Lincoln's an old man's car, but it was still pretty nice. I drove around for a while, back in the 90's, in a 1961 Chrysler Imperial. If you want to see what that looks like, look up a picture. People used to call it the Batmobile, because of the fins, but the Batmobile was a Ford. Mine was dark blue with a white leather interior. Pretty snazzy. One of my pals said to me, "That must be a real chick magnet", because it was still in really good condition. But it wasn't. It was just a little bit too eccentric. Also, it was about 35 years old (at the time). So I was just another dude driving an old car, and, worse than that, a weird dude because I was driving a car no one ever saw before. But I didn't buy it to "get chicks". I just thought it was too cool to pass up for the price I paid ($3000).

[@floridashawn7317]

I drive a company truck and our other cars we purchased used with cash. I can’t imagine the stress of having a car payment. Especially with what’s going on with the economy

[@sponkmcdonk3898]

Depends where you live. Miami, LA are notorious car cultures

[@jasonwilliams8321]

About 20 years ago I drove a 1993 Jeep Cherokee. It was in the shop a lot. Once I had to take it in for some repairs and I was out of a vehicle for 3 days. My friend lent me his late model Cadillac Escalade to drive while mine was fixed. One afternoon I had to go to a government office which was near an outdoor sushi bar. While I was walking in there was a table of women and they started waving at me and saying “Hey handsome…..!” I looked at them and said “ It’s a loner, mines in the shop and it’s an old jeep.” When my business was done and I walked back to the truck none of them acknowledged me.

[@colinabney2550]

They should invest in the smith & wession retirement plan

[@lloydkeith3061]

I'm 45 now. I have never spent more than 3k for a vehicle in my life. I've also never gotten a loan for a vehicle. Oh, I've stopped and looked. Once I see the price tag all I can see is a giant pile of money, tens of thousands of dollars, on fire. Just so I can say "I bought it new". No way

[@RRaquello]

I came close to buying a new car-once. Only once. Then I sat down one day with a pencil and a yellow pad and figured out, with the payments and insurance and everything else, how much it would cost me each time I drove that car. It came out to something like 50 bucks. In 1990's dollars. When I found it would be cheaper to take a cab everywhere I went, I decided I could do without a new car. A yellow pad and a pencil have saved me a lot of money in my lifetime.

[@calypsohandjack9278]

I ended up buying a new truck. Don’t regret it because my financial plans changed once I found out I couldn’t have kids and will probably die before Im 50 considering how the country is going. I have a feeling my skin color is going to ensure my retirement plan involves a camp and “concentration”.

[@joeshugabowski1444]

Buying new with cash is not a bad option if you wanna keep car long term. You will have new and reliable car for 15-20 years after you scan still sell it and get 20-30% back depending on condition of car

[@RRaquello]

​@@joeshugabowski1444 Nothing wrong with buying anything you can reasonably afford. I wouldn't say anything if a guy wanted to spend a million dollars on a car, if they had a million dollars. If it's your money, spend it the way you want to.The foolishness comes when someone living off food stamps buys a hundred thousand dollar car.

[@walterigo4400]

That trailer park is overflow airforce housing.

[@ReptilesBlade]

The only new vehicle I've ever owned is my 2016 Honda PCX that cost me $3,500. Every other car I've owned except for one has been at least 8 years old and most of them have been over 10. I currently drive the car that I was lusting after in college. I have a 2008 Honda Civic EX-L with every damn option they put in the things except for in-dash Sat nav which I would never use anyway. Oh and by the way it's paid off now as of last month. I love it and my plan is to restore it and just keep driving it for at least another five to 10 years. Even my mentor and one of my best friends is almost 60 and he is only on two brand new cars in his entire life. The keeping up with the Joneses has always been a stupid thing.

[@slartibartfast2452]

Re cowboys: that is not how you tell who the real cowboys are. The only way to distinguish between a real cowboy and a fake.... Is.... if you see one, you think might be a cowboy, and you can't tell if the denim their jeans are made of, started out as blue, or black. That my friend, is a cowboy.

[@superpilotish]

Came here for "getting laid tips". Stayed for the derg-dung-diggly pickup truuuuuuuucks. (and truuuck nuuuuts)😁

[@channel1800dumb]

2002 Nissan Maxima, V6, love it, cost 2 spot. Another run around Nissan from my aunty :( I miss her. 4 pairs of shoes, one pair of slippers.

[@teutonalex]

I just completely restored and modded / upgraded my 91 mx5 which I paid off in 2004. Even with a new zero mile engine and complete make over the cost of ownership since 1998, including insurance is 150 per month. Everyone I work with finances massive SUVs, pointless cable tv and buy $16 lunches and $5 starbucks every day. None of them invest beyond a work 401k and only because HR is holding their hands.

[@bramzwingli]

I ended up getting rear-ended a few years ago and insurance paid out enough I was able to get an older low mileage Lexus that I plan on dtiving till the wheels fall off it

[@jayAh635]

I bought a $1000 bike to supplement my 150k-mile 2013 Volkswagen CC. I bike to work and I LOVE it. 15 miles round-trip. GF has a 2009 prius with 225k on it. It works great. Cars are dumb. You're driving around in your retirement.

[@danmoritz3319]

Haha, this kind of low class behavior has been going on forever. Expensive, flashy cars, gold chains, rings, etc. Then, you see where they live - either a hick living in a falling down country or trailer park dump or an inner city ghetto T-rash. They own nothing nice but their car, one pair of clothes, and prop jewelry. We recognized and laughed at this foolishness 35 years ago and it was very old news, even then.

[@redrustyhill2]

Carl marx was the same way! He had 2 children die as a result of the abject poverty he lived in, wasting several inheritences on fancy clothes and luxurious dining to impress the high class people while his kids wore rags and starved in an insect rodent infested slum.

[@geton411]

How do you know they own nothing ?

[@danmoritz3319]

@@geton411- Did you read the comment? Because you get to know them, a little, know where they live, know their mentality. THEN, after knowing a large sampling, you find they are all the same - goofballs impostering, just pretending to be something they aren't. Basically it's fraud. It's the same dumb sh-t whether in the northern city, black, ghetto or country types living in the hills outside Atlanta, Georgia. There, they "cruise" in circles around a town square in flash cars on Friday or Saturday nights. You see, I base it on REAL LIFE experience with all kinds of different people - poor, but play the imposter game. Being from the North, or Midwest, we invested in things that would appreciate in value - houses, have nice houses, for instance- cars were just transportation. But in parts of the South, they were very poor, their living situation substandard, BUT they would spend all their money on superficial appearances , items that quickly go down in value. Unlike a leftist, the assessment is based on known things, on reality.. That's why conservative is generally correct and a leftist is full if it, just pushing damaging false promises. Now, IF you are talking about a CRIMINAL, that has illicit money, that's a different argument. How slick are they if they don't live long or spend half their Ives in prison ??? They are phonies, too ! The sad part is, IF they had invested in quality morals, good behavior, RESPONSIBLE behavior, then, even if starting poor, they could still improve themselves. But instead, they choose to be fake quality, bad investors. For some reason, the black, single mother, families, North or South, usually have very bad behaving kids headed for crime. But in Jacksonville, FL, I saw a black couple with a large number of kids, at a restaurant. At first, I thought, I don't wanna sit near THAT. But, then I saw the stern mother sat at one end, the serious father at the other end of the table and controlled the kids whom didn't dare misbehave. THAT was a decent black family with kids probably who will do well in life. It was nice to see. I almost wanted to shake that father's hand - good job, man !

[@geton411]

@@danmoritz3319 how are they faking it bc they not living how you prefer ? Whats considered poor

[@danmoritz3319]

@@geton411- Faking being a high status, responsible person that can be relied upon. That's what. Unlike Europe, America was founded as a middle class society, founders specifically advising - "We gave you a country- if you can keep it", requiring intelligent, informed, skilled, responsible, productive, persons to maintain high civilization "commons" by restricting the useless parasites at the top and bottom classes. It's why Marxism has much more trouble, establishing in America, than Europe. Marxism tries to smash the middle class between thieves and scammer parasites, whom DONT pull their own weight, at the top and bottom, the top schemers, and bottom useful idiots, whom take what they never earned, without giving any benefit. You see, I actually do know what I am talking about. Finally, no, it's not my preference. You said that, not me. Its not me you should care about. Its bad choices. It's what's a good or bad life decision. Yeah, i see where this is going. That you ask this question, you clearly are not serious. You just want to virtue signal some dumb sh-t mind game, irrelevant point, engage in a circular argument that goes nowhere to try some distraction, gaslighting, to justify yourself about something. But I don't care ! But you should. Its simple - either be a responsible adult, be accountable- or not. I have no part in your decisions. You are the one that will face life consequences. But here's the thing - you dont just hurt yourself with bad decisions. You make society, itself, less. It's not just about you. Yet, considering America's demographic trajectory. The country is circling the drain. It's uncorrectable without some very harsh social reset. We are headed towards a cliff and nothing is being done to stop it. The present course is non-sustainable. We are spending down past capital, contributing little in intellectual thought or infrastructure for the future. Almost every pure scientific discovery was made generations ago- 100 years ago. The average IQ is declining rapidly with diversity. It simply is. Fact, not opinion. Look at the pilfering top level criminal class- Democrats and RINO's, woke, fascist, corporations all the same team, a uniparty. THEY decided the people that maintain society, the middle, their real bosses, are targets. They are intensely un- American.They are trying to reorganize society to suit the top 1% globalist criminal, fascist, class. They became the opposite of what the old aristocracy used to be, whom back then really did aim for social improvement. Fast forward to today. We aren't in anything together anymore. Maybe we need to hasten the collapse, not resist it, if thats the deal. Look at them. Look what contempt these parasites hold of their betters. It is their deal. So be it. Maybe this is all way over your head. But if you are worth a shit, if you want a better future, try and grasp some of it.

[@DaclaudLee]

Cars don't matter when you're young, but when you reach middle age, then you definitely want to have a nicer car because women expect you to be more established. You don't want to be driving a beater at 40 if you want to have a chance in the dating market. Let's face it, your looks fade when you're older, so you are expected to have nice things and assets if you want to compete with the younger guys.

[@user-qx2ec7oe9p]

Women know nothing about cars other than A.) it’s clean B.) it’s in good repair. I drive an economy car… no problems with women. I had expensive sports cars… made a lot of cool guy friends but never once did a girl get with me because of my car. Expensive cars are a waste of money.

[@joeshugabowski1444]

I stopped buying cars with more than 2 doors, i see no point

[@WendyOryen]

I’m looking towards going to route of coupes, also

[@loveincorporated9658]

I drive a 17 year old pick up truck, which I paid cash for, several years ago. I see people driving expensive vehicles, especially trucks all the time.

[@e5m956]

Because banks will finance anyone a vehicle but almost nobody can get financed for a house so people probably figure might as well have one thing nice....

[@MylesKillis]

I’m in the military so the only thing I have to worry about spending money on is entertaining myself. Bought a 2019 Bullitt Mustang. I’m older so my APR isn’t the typical thing you expect from military guys. I definitely wouldn’t have bought it if I wasn’t in the military. I enjoy it. I don’t sleep around and haven’t way before I bought the thing. I just like cars. Yeah my barracks is basically the hood but I’m also in excellent shape and have a retirement and extra income I’m working on. That’s gonna become a project car once it’s payed off.

[@calypsohandjack9278]

Deployment $ does seem to make service members buy nice cars. One guy got a corvette, I just ended up reenlisting and got a divorce 🤷

[@theconeofshame4751]

Nice lodging doesn't matter. I was a lance coolie having socal 18 year old chicks doing tricks on my twin sized barracks room used mattress. Ooorah devil dog enjoy the stang.

[@MylesKillis]

@@theconeofshame4751 yeah when Elon Musk started talking about he lives in a 50k home I was like wait. Why would I want a big house? Life happens out there in the world. I only need a place to sleep, eat, and clean myself. All that other stuff people have in their homes is unnecessary.

[@theconeofshame4751]

@@MylesKillis i rent a room near downtown san antonio for 250 a month. All i need.

[@flawlessstrategy9972]

When I was probably like 10 or 11 I remember there was a trailer park that had a really small trailer, like one you pull with a truck or car. It was permanently parked there and someone lived in it. but I remember they had a Mercedes. And even at that young age I thought it was such an absurd thing. i still see them to this day. Mobile home and a new Camaro or Mustang outside. So weird. Then again, seeing the brand new Mustang parked in the lot of a factory all day while the guy works in there to pay for it also always seemed absurd to me. I have an 18 year old SUV that still runs great. Looks pretty good too. Wanted, and almost bought a convertible sports car, but never could come off the money.

[@SqueakyChase]

Aaron, you know and I know that for young men, 'the car', is nothing more than a visual attractor like the bird of paradise. The 'type' of car that young men prefer would be an interesting discussion.

[@diogenes64]

Hate to disagree with you on this one Aaron. Before I met my Asian honey and got married, when I cutting a swath through the western poonetee as Popp would say, I bought a new Jaguar XJ6, (all cash and metallic claret in color tan leather all around) with a personalized license plate that said "No Wife" and I had to beat the women off of me. They would leave notes and/or their business cards under the windshield wiper asking me to give them a call. It was a hell of a time...like fishing with hand grenades. Then I met my young Asian beauty (25 years younger than moi) who was in grad school for a medical profession and I hung up the jock strap. Cars can work.

[@SuperQdaddy]

New mobil homes have become quite nice ! New expensive cars seem to be a waste of money..but if you got money enjoy it

[@stu8642]

Lmao, Mike Oxmaul. Definitely using that one.

[@jamesandrew62]

Toyota Corolla estate, 2006, with 162k on the clock, new transmission, new exhaust, only chassis the same.

[@dedeborya9015]

If You go into the military and get deployed overseas - you can buy a car overseas that will be delivered to you when you get back home - they are sold through the AAFES / BX-PX outlets at nearly whole sale rates to active duty or deployed reserves. I bought my first truck that way. I bought a left over 1984 F-150 in 1987 for 5K. Brand New - but never sold. It never sold because it was a 2 wheel drive, shiate brown with tan cloth interior, no radio, manual shift... nobody wanted it. I drove it for 15 years and sold it for 12500 on the way out. Great work truck but shiat on gas. Worthless for a city commute. The restrictions were that they had only be 'merican cars - no imports. They also sell Harley Davidsons

[@dedeborya9015]

Car payment is 700.... but insurance on that car is nearly 300 per month, never mind the gas to feed it .... or the thousands spent on accessories - The only thing worse than a too expensive truck that is all pimped out that never sees dirt.... but it has the Carolina Squat to it too. Shoot me now.

[@MelJohnson56]

The real reason is simple. Most banks aren’t willing to take a chance loaning you money for an older car that will break down. So they give you a better car knowing there’s a better chance said person will pay it off.

[@slchance8839]

I paid $52K cash for my 1967 Corvette 14 years ago. Tuxedo black exterior with tan interior. Took me 3 years of research to find. Currently increased in value $18,000 more than I paid. That's a 34% profit in 13 years. Even the S&P 500 investments only averages 9%. A true investment I can enjoy. I'm self-employed, so it's ALMOST my daily driver, unless I need more room. The car does not have a trunk. I have a used lexus ($5K) that I use for groceries or transporting shelving bought from Goodwill or if i need to buy something and keep it in the trunk while running errands. The Vette is cheap to fix (some parts can be bought at Autozone), mechanics LOVE working on it and it doesnt take them long at all: everything comes apart and back together with a wrench. I have a special mechanic that looks it over once per year to make sure things dont fall apart on me....that's about $400/year, but still cheaper than financing anything. It's a lotta fun to tinker with: finding locking pins here, replace carpeting there, upgraded shoulder seat belts here.... The Vette community is AWESOME. We hang out for brunch and smoke cigars well into the afternoon some days. When i do get tired of it.....i'll at least make the money back, if not a profit. It's not a choice for everyone, but i've crunched the numbers - before and after purchase -- and it's been a winning move.

[@johnfroelich8554]

I had a string of new corvettes in the 90s. They got me laid

[@DrGingerHamster]

Laid, sure. But not a relationship with a broad that's worth anything. Getting laid is easy...

[@josephmcmahon7339]

thank you for talking sense

[@aaron___6014]

Are these available as podcasts? I cant find this episode.

[@slchance8839]

I bought a 67 Corvette 12 years ago. One of the best decisions of my life. Appreciated $5500 since I bought it. Insurance is cheap, but comprehensive....so if i get it totaled, I'll come out ahead with the settlement. Cheap to fix. Most parts found at Autozone. Easy to understand how it works. Looks great next to BMWs or Ferraris, alike. Even if it was super impractical....I dont care. I just love it, man. Love at first sight. But the reality is...if i ever sell it, it's a classic so wont depreciate: I'll get all my money back

[@Markbell73]

I would not be too surprised if I get more attention from the ladies pedaling around on my 2000 dollar gravel bike, than these dude bro's do in their 60 thousand dollar BMW M2 Competition.

[@Markbell73]

I paid cash. Yes. It is my daily transportation. Been doing it for over 6 years.

[@TriforceOfTheGods80]

Might be the hipster women as a gravel bike is a niche, hipster thing. I want to get one as well to do bike touring.

[@Markbell73]

@@TriforceOfTheGods80 I mentioned the kind of bike, for people who might ask. None of the women, save only one, ever notice my bike. They notice me riding it. They are not hipsters either. They are all ages, height, length, width, weight, wheel track and..... Oops, that's a line from My cousin Vinny. Woman of all the demographics notice me.

[@Markbell73]

@@TriforceOfTheGods80 my first bike was a Fuji Cyclocross. I loved it's versatility. So when my Fuji got stolen I replaced it with a Cannondale Topstone.

[@eotikurac]

i drive a 2002 malibu ls and it's cool because i'm in europe and people don't know what it is. they think i am batman or something. it's one out of maybe 10 malibus of that type in europe so it's more rare in europe than any bugatti. when i explain why my car is so cool the girls' clothes explode off them and they gush like a broken water main.

[@TheMABExperience]

Life has gotten better since getting rid of the Benz. Looking forward to telling you more about it soon.

[@xSupra]

Agreed. Not sure a girl would care if you had a new BMW M3 or smth. All I want is a 1989-1992 Toyota Supra in black and slighty modded.

[@xSupra]

@@njerseydavid What?

[@xSupra]

@@njerseydavid Mk4 i'd agree but I want a Mk3 with like 360 or 400 hp.

[@tk75jo]

The bank owned most of those cars. One in fifty pays cash for a new car.

[@e5m956]

The reason I don't buy used vehicles is because I'm a germaphobe and don't want to sit in seats with a bunch of strangers fart solution and bengay and hemorrhoid juices in the seats - yuck-eeee! Lol.

[@MunchinMaQuchy]

AMG is the performance division of merc. The really high end mercs are built under maybach or however its spelled. Those are 150k+

[@markpozsar5785]

Perks of living in a civilized place (a.k.a. Europe) is that I don't even need a car and I am not planning to get one even though I could afford it, because there is really nice public transportation that get you anywhere you want to go at a veeeeery low cost. Every dude acquaintance I have are constantly bitching and moaning about their cars, they cannot shut up about it how it's in the shop now, how it broke down, or they get some part upgraded, it is literally like their child, very sad.

[@deepthought708]

Yea for a period of my life I had a series of Cadillac's. Loved the cars, especially the CTS with the V8 engine. But looking at it now. I wasted so much $$$$

[@AnthonyBolognese710]

I drive a jeep wrangler JK and yeah I paid too much for it (32k) but I paid it off in under 3yrs and got it at 5% APR. I can upgrade it when I want. The luxury of being able to upgrade components myself since pretty much everything is bolt on…I don’t think that’s a luxury that’s gonna be available for much longer to people buying newer cars. I wish I had a better engine than the POS minivan engine though.

[@slashmaster2]

Got to disagree here.... Clothes are 1st thing women see, car 2nd. They have to be impressed by those 2 things first before they'll even want to see where you live. Saving and living frugally in a trailer til you can pass those 2 things first seems prudent. I'm sure even Warren Buffet would agree.

[@joeshugabowski1444]

First shes your face and body. You go to club everyone wear nice cloths and your car is parked 15 min away in side street. Its not really helping..J Meeks was carless and cloths from k mart

[@slashmaster2]

@@joeshugabowski1444 Good point!... Got to spend that money on fixing anything wrong with your face like getting rid of zits, blackheads, scars, or maybe get a hair transplant before having a more expensive car.

[@andyburk4825]

Wish I could find a nice Chevette for reasonable.

[@Norm475]

The odds are the people in the park do not own the cars. They are leased.

[@e5m956]

But I know a lot of house owners and renters who lease too. Clarey is all a out minimalism but wouldn't living in a trailer be minimalism? Such double standards with humans.

[@phillipchapman]

Cappy you fye

[@dirtydan1861]

But I heard truck nuts will get da gurlza!

[@DrGingerHamster]

The fact is, the most moneyed guys probably drive a 74 Ford pickup. Being from Minnesota Cappy, you know exactly what I mean..._

[@DrGingerHamster]

Farmers you know, poor, scraping a living from the dirt, pull out a wad of hundreds or thousands to buy a tractor. No 'financing' needed.... Oh yeah, those poor dreadful suffering farmers in Minnesota. How do they manage....

[@sevenstepsurvival]

The rapid city fair is only fun when you’re like 14 years old lol

[@phillio5271]

First cars Mercury Cougar, 6k Acura/Honda EL 11k VW Jetta 12k Alfaromeo giulietta 14k Volvo V60 wagon 8k I miss the girly cougar car 😅

[@commycomentor9695]

Guilty on this one.

[@boldsign]

I proudly drive a 2000 Toyota Corolla that has been through some accidents and it's ugly to the eye. Still runs like a clock and gets me from point A to point B.

[@timothygibney159]

You won't get laid driving that

Unless something changed you got some bad info. The SD state fair is in Huron.

[@BFCZ8NAP]

theres an auto loan bubble rn.

[@unchainedsilver9702]

i had the a nice Lexus when i was younger and it was a huge waste of money , i got laid more when i had a crappy car plus it cost way less to maintain

[@unchainedsilver9702]

shady car dealers will get anybody a car loan a couple years ago when interest rates were close to Zero , Car loans in the last couple years where like house loans in 2006

[@gregallen1381]

What are y’all’s paid off vehicles ? I’ll go first ! I have a 08 Hyundai Sonata v6 51k miles

[@johnpichla9557]

2017 Buick regal. Bought it used from hertz rent a car. Former rental. 42, 000 miles. It came with two year's warranty and free oil changes thru a pep boys deal they had. That was back at the end of 2018/ 2019.

[@Krash845]

2010 VW Golf 120K miles

[@Whitetiger187]

98 Toyota 4runner and a 88 Honda Prelude si

[@TwinQuan]

96 Toyota Tercel 156kmi 91 Honda CRX 274Kmi

[@RRaquello]

No wheels right now. Last car I had was an 86 Chevy Caprice station wagon. Bought it for $2000 when it was 15 years old and had 80,000 miles. Drove it for 20 years and put another 140,000 miles on it before I had to send it to the happy hunting ground. Been thinking of buying another car but can't bring myself to part with the money.

[@halledwardb]

Why is everyone so concerned with getting laid all the time?

[@bazookaluke467]

It a status symbol to have many side chicks to people who never grew up past highschool.

[@redrustyhill2]

Its fun. It feels good

[@shaftdrivenmetal2992]

@@redrustyhill2 IMO not really. The warm soggy hot pocket is pretty over rated

[@redrustyhill2]

@@shaftdrivenmetal2992 be glad then you are fortunate to not have a high libido. My big head knows its a waste of time but my little head is constantly wanting that soggy hot pocket. It creates alot of unnecessary troubles

[@redrustyhill2]

@@bazookaluke467 it was never about status with me. I didn't give AF if anyone else knew, i just enjoyed nailing a different girl every few days

[@JK20239]

I drive a corolla. It helps me repel the ratchet hood chicks. Debt free and going to keep it that way lol

[@Joe_Dirt82]

I have a custom 4wd, a custom 2wd, a custom hotrod and put my folks in an Escalade. Paid cash for all 4. Honestly the 4wd was only $100 cuz the previous owner never changed distributor cap so it didn't run,, and the 2wd was $800 cuz idiot kid got his gf pregnant. Then it's my hobby to go scour junkyards for other parts that fit and look good. People see em n say "wish mine looked that good." I say it's easy, buy it cheap n do repairs that can be made custom and pay CASH! They don't want to do the work that I do. 4wd was rebuilt almost ground up. They're not that new of vehicles either. Escalade is newest at 2000 and its still in awesome shape cuz I take care of my investments. But I also only do this for me. Someone compliments me I say thanks. I like walkin away n lookin back at my hard work. I walk in my garage or walk out to my driveway and it's full of my blood sweat and beers. Just last weekend I did full 4 inch drop, axle swap and brakes on my 2wd to get the look I LIKED. Now I walk past it n smile that I bled to do the work. No one else likes it, water off a ducks back. Next investment besides my house, maybe a dually crew cab chevy from 90s if price isn't ridiculous. It's beautiful. But I actually use my trucks as trucks. Get a lot of scrap from building vehicles and trees always fall when it storms. Can't pull a tree with a Honda civic n can't haul scrap in a mini cooper.