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by djrogers 3330 days ago
$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...

3 comments

That's the average for a new car. Most people don't buy new cars.
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.
The used-car market in the US shifts three times as many cars as the new-car market.
For a new car. Lots of people buy used.