Counterpoint: A modern-era, used, non-luxury, vehicle is an amazing value for a precision-engineered product with astounding utility. There are a lot of places in the US you can get to by car, but not by public transit.
Over the last few years used cars have been selling at basically the same price as new (sometimes even more). It is no longer a big money saver to buy used, especially when you factor in increased maintenance/repair costs.
Definitely. Not many deals to be had anymore. A lot of this is due to short supply (supply chain issues with chips, strikes, etc.), but some of it is also due to cars being so much more reliable now (and therefor more valuable even when used).
it's a good counterpoint. but basically we're saying the car is a good bandaid for the foolishness of city planning (spacing things way too far apart, having the stores be min of 2 miles from most houses, placing disproportionate office space to housing ratio, nearest library like 4 miles away and yet its the size of an amusement park).