I have never paid less than $20k for a new car. Is this a US thing? Does Europe have much cheaper cars? It’s around $25k for sedan, and > $30k for SUV’s in US. And the most popular vehicles in US are pickup trucks that are > $50k
Europe has smaller cars, up until recently you'd see way more very small 3-doors hatchbacks than SUVs, including in rural areas. These would cost around 10-15k€ new, bellow 10k€ with a few thousands kms on the counter.