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minus-squarewhyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day agowhat’s the big deal with second hand cars in the USA ?
minus-squareubergeek@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoScummy used car salesmen, and lack of consumer protections in the US.
minus-squareanarchrist@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoInformation imbalance and weak consumer protection laws
minus-squareChronographs@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 day agoUsed car salesmen have s reputation of being the sleaziest of salespeople
minus-squareTrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 day agoRight. I thought they were talking more about the recent insane inflation of used car prices and maybe they knew something to explain it that I’d missed. Edit: looking back at their original comment, yeah, nm, you’re right.
minus-squareToday@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 day agoUsed car salesmen are seen as swindlers who make superficial fixes to hide real issues.
minus-squareLandedGentry@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 day agoPeople would rather gamble on a car having minor issues rather than have to spring maybe a few hundred for than spend thousands more upfront. Edit: syntax/spelling
what’s the big deal with second hand cars in the USA ?
Scummy used car salesmen, and lack of consumer protections in the US.
Information imbalance and weak consumer protection laws
Can you give a little more detail?
Used car salesmen have s reputation of being the sleaziest of salespeople
Right. I thought they were talking more about the recent insane inflation of used car prices and maybe they knew something to explain it that I’d missed.
Edit: looking back at their original comment, yeah, nm, you’re right.
Used car salesmen are seen as swindlers who make superficial fixes to hide real issues.
People would rather gamble on a car having minor issues rather than have to spring maybe a few hundred for than spend thousands more upfront.
Edit: syntax/spelling