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[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Max Headroom: Twenty Minutes Into The Future circa 1985

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 days ago

Targeting that mid life crisis dad.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Tbf I have more respect for enthusiast car ownership than many other types of cars.

I walk most places, take the train and limit the use of my own car. (mazda6 estate) Hard to do now that I have a three year old.

I would love an El Camino with an 400hp xl engine. A completely useless car that will be mostly tinkering and some summer driving. A Shelby is a nice car, and if cars are a hobby I say go for it.

I have more issues with oversized cars clogging up my town on what could have been done with a bike or by foot

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

Yay Capitalism!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

glorified toaster on wheels

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Excuse me sir! The ad is working, look at all the comments! Oh you wanted to sell cars! Sell! Ah I see. Okay, well give us a few minutes, we'll correct this problem...

[–] [email protected] -2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The real problem is that college is over priced. Again you people keep focusing on the wrong problem.

[–] Knoxvomica 6 points 4 days ago

It can be both at the same time. They aren't mutually exclusive.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I do not understand the concept of parents paying for college anyway. Mine didn’t have the means to do that and I didn’t want them to stress over having to do it, so I did it myself.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

did it myself

Can't be done here.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Where is here? For reference I’m in the US. I did a combination of applying for a load of scholarships and grants, coupled with working while in college and then paying the rest off over time. It sucked.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

In the US.

It could kinda for us. For the kids now it is simply not an option. A six figure job right out the gate for years while continuing to live a student lifestyle (ramen, cheap drugs, etc) doesn't spend the loans down.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

That's what happens to 80% of people of lower class.

That's what a class war looks like in practice. But American normie to dense to see it for what it is

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 days ago

those poor people aren't the target demographic for this car anyways

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago

I also took care of my own college costs, but I can see how cost growth has far exceeded the general inflation rate and federal aid has been shrinking, to put that out of reach.

Also I benefited from a significant scholarship from my Dad’s employer, and that kind of thing just doesn’t exist anymore. There aren’t any for my kids to reach for

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