[geekagirl]

I had my (very boxy and boring) 1800 sq ft house reroofed with 30 year asphalt shingles for ~$7k, including tearing off both previous layers of shingles.

I looked at getting a metal roof, and standing seam was going to cost about $16k.

Edited to add: The cost of living is cheap where I am.

[stupidhn]

>I looked at getting a metal roof, and standing seam was going to cost about $16k.

Same. There seems to be a subset of HackerNews who thinks that most homeowners can pay $50k for a roof and $35k for a car. It's cool high-end stuff, but certainly is not mainstream.

[djrogers]

$35k for a car is absolutely mainstream - in fact that's just about the average price for one...

[1]https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2015/05/04/new-car...

[ItsDeathball]

That's the average for a new car. Most people don't buy new cars.

[jorleif]

True, but from the car manufacturer's point of view, all of their customers buy new cars, so comparing what is low-range or high-range to other new cars makes sense.

[vacri]

The used-car market in the US shifts three times as many cars as the new-car market.

[catawbasam]

For a new car. Lots of people buy used.