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As a bike rider, I forget this is a thing. Asked my neighbor, he pays $350/month in insurance alone 🙃 (slrpnk.net)
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[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (9 children)

“No one cares about what car you drive” has such Boomer energy to it, and it’s completely false.

Our 2nd car (ie. the one we use if my wife or I need to commute individually - suburban sprawl means we live in a public transportation desert), is a beat-up 15yo Hyundai hatchback.

We both love it because it’s economical, surprisingly reliable, cheap as anything to maintain, and we don’t particularly care if it gets dinged at a parking lot.

But the looks we get from our peers when we drive to our respective offices (we usually WFH), holy crap! Constantly having to explain ourselves is tiresome, and our line managers have both made off-handed comments sarcastically asking if we’re not being paid enough. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[–] dwindling7373@feddit.it 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

My boss did joke about giving me a raise to get me a car and I'm all for it.

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[–] 13esq@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe it's different in your social circle. I work with engineers and technicians and keeping an old car going is respected not derided.

I wouldn't want to hang around with people that look down their noses at me because I drive a car with 100,000 miles on the clock.

[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

It’s not so much our social circles; rather our respective companies’ Department Heads and C-Suites. Appearances and office politics play a hand in perception, unfortunately.

While I can somewhat understand their viewpoints, as both my wife and I are paid well - neither of us have client-facing roles, and we have a nice enough family car for carting around the bub and in-laws.

There is honestly something liberating about not worrying about dings, scratches, or expensive replacement parts.

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[–] Goun@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Sorry, the best "for you and your future"?? OUR future

[–] stiephelando@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

We bought a reliable car for 22k without financing. Our next car will be bought when this one dies. It's not necessary to have a new car every couple of years.

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