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MetroMPG · 02-03-2022, 10:26 PM

Preaching to the choir, buddy!

I was just posting some of the reasons I've read that normal people buy cheap new cars vs. "better" used ones (from experience with Mirage buyers).

The reasons must be compelling, because GM was selling something around 35-40k Sparks a year in the US. Mitsu, ~25-30k Mirages. In Canada, Nissan was selling ~15k Micras a year, which is a LOT when comparing by country per capita.

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