r/SipsTea • • 10d ago

SMH Thoughts on this?

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u/ArmenianThunderGod 10d ago

The real reason cars are so expensive is because the dolts who spent 4x a car's value during COVID showed manufacturers they could get away with charging a lot more.

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u/Comfortable_Main5400 10d ago

You are 100% correct.

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u/Future-Step-1780 10d ago

This is nothing new. I remember when the PT Cruiser came out. My grandma kind of wanted one, she thought it was cute, so we went and looked at one. They had a $5k markup. Imagine paying an extra five grand for one of those rolling heaps of shit.