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SheltieLover

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1. And these new cars people are going heavily into debt to purchase are made like Walmart toasters!

Reply to Zorro (Original post)

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 01:14 PM

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Lots of plastic parts and planned obsolence taken to a new level...

I feel sorry for younger people today who will never know the joy of buying their first new car and taking good care of it for decades...

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The Death of the Basic American Car [View all] Zorro Monday OP

And these new cars people are going heavily into debt to purchase are made like Walmart toasters! SheltieLover Monday #1

For that higher price, you will get a far safer car getting far better gas mileage or you can be Wonder Why Monday #2

So, we want the votes of organized labor, but want cheap cars from the CCP? MichMan Monday #3