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EX500rider

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6. Avg price means squat, you can get a new car for under $20,000

Reply to justaprogressive (Original post)

Mon May 4, 2026, 08:32 PM

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The 2025 Nissan Versa is currently the cheapest new car in the USA, with a starting MSRP of $18,330

Also cars are never going to be as cheap as they used to be due to mandated safety features.

Cheap cars in the 70's/80's did not have:
airbags (front and side), seat belts, electronic stability control, antilock brakes, tire pressure monitoring, backup cameras, and child restraints. Recent regulations require Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) and, by 2027, advanced impaired-driving prevention technology

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How Inequality Killed the Affordable American Car by Harold Meyerson [View all] justaprogressive Monday OP

In 2021, I bought a brand-new Chevy! MineralMan Monday #1

BYD to the rescue the_liberal_grandpa Monday #2

do they pass Federal standards? WarGamer Monday #4

If consumers are clamoring for inexpensive vehicles, one would think that they would be on top of the sales charts MichMan Monday #3

The only people buying "affordable" cars are buying used. hunter Monday #5

Avg price means squat, you can get a new car for under $20,000 EX500rider Monday #6

American financial illiteracy and ego killed the affordable car. flvegan Monday #7

I buy new and keep them for 12 years and 225K miles MichMan Monday #8