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2023-01-29 Economy

Americans struggling to make car payments is highest since Great Recession

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Posted by Besoeker 2023-01-29 00:34|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

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In our case, Corporate America greediness seems to have been our problem.

We REFI'd our Chrysler Capital car loan with our local credit union. Dropping the rate from 5.9% to 3.19%. It saved us enough to cover what seems to be an Industry wide car insurance price hike.

Posted by NN2N1 2023-01-29 06:51|| 2023-01-29 06:51|| Front Page Top

#2 ...We're fortunate, both of our cars are in reasonably good shape and paid off. But I shudder to think what we'll have to do if one of them is wrecked or develops some unaffordable glitch.

With 12 year old cars going for well into five figures here, this is insane.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2023-01-29 09:32|| 2023-01-29 09:32|| Front Page Top

#3 @#1 - Yeah, I was reviewing my credit card bill recently and saw my auto-pay semi-annual charge for my auto insurance jumped a good $70 or so...spotless driving record, no accidents. Yeah, I was not a happy camper when I saw that.

Posted by DooDahMan 2023-01-29 10:30|| 2023-01-29 10:30|| Front Page Top

#4 Thanks for the giant influx of new unlicensed / uninsured motorists, Joe...

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-01-29 10:36|| 2023-01-29 10:36|| Front Page Top

#5 I was finally hoping to hear some cries that mandatory auto insurance was patently raciss, but no such luck.

Posted by DooDahMan 2023-01-29 10:51|| 2023-01-29 10:51|| Front Page Top

#6 Itll be a buyers market by summer. Cash is king.

Posted by BrerRabbit 2023-01-29 15:31|| 2023-01-29 15:31|| Front Page Top

#7 They're going to have to show me a much better economy than I'm seeing right now before I finance a new(er) car or truck.

#6 May have nailed it.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-01-29 16:42|| 2023-01-29 16:42|| Front Page Top

#8 Owe $700 on my 2020 F150. Post retirement income has a bonus ;-)

Posted by Frank G 2023-01-29 16:46|| 2023-01-29 16:46|| Front Page Top

#9 Buyer's market? Ima take a 2nd look then at that '56 Pontiac Club de Mer.

Posted by Rex Mundi 2023-01-29 17:05|| 2023-01-29 17:05|| Front Page Top

#10 Gonna try to squeeze a few more miles out of my Hupmobile.

Posted by M. Murcek 2023-01-29 17:12|| 2023-01-29 17:12|| Front Page Top

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