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> 6. It's hard to find an old shitbox anymore, even one that is easy to fix, because people are holding onto them until they die.

It's also been made harder because of the insane Obama-era "Cash for Clunkers" [1] program that massive depleted supply of used vehicles in the US with the purported effect of an economic stimulus.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_Allowance_Rebate_System

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It was billed as a stimulus but it was really an environmental program to get people to exchange for more fuel efficient vehicles. See point 1. :)

Big fail if you consider the energy it takes to build a car. All the wasted energy to prematurely destroy those cars that still had years of use in them is mind boggling.

It created an economic stimulus for auto manufacturers by forcing new vehicles to be sold.

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