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minus-squarewhyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agowhat’s the big deal with second hand cars in the USA ?
minus-squareanarchrist@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoInformation imbalance and weak consumer protection laws
minus-squareChronographs@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoUsed car salesmen have s reputation of being the sleaziest of salespeople
minus-squareTrickDacy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoRight. I thought they were talking more about the recent insane inflation of used car prices and maybe they knew something to explain it that I’d missed. Edit: looking back at their original comment, yeah, nm, you’re right.
minus-squareLandedGentry@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoPeople would rather gamble on a car having minor issues they have to spring maybe a few hundred for than spend thousands more upfront.
minus-squareToday@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoUsed car salesmen are seen as swindlers who make superficial fixes to hide real issues.
minus-squareubergeek@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoScummy used car salesmen, and lack of consumer protections in the US.
what’s the big deal with second hand cars in the USA ?
Information imbalance and weak consumer protection laws
Can you give a little more detail?
Used car salesmen have s reputation of being the sleaziest of salespeople
Right. I thought they were talking more about the recent insane inflation of used car prices and maybe they knew something to explain it that I’d missed.
Edit: looking back at their original comment, yeah, nm, you’re right.
People would rather gamble on a car having minor issues they have to spring maybe a few hundred for than spend thousands more upfront.
Used car salesmen are seen as swindlers who make superficial fixes to hide real issues.
Scummy used car salesmen, and lack of consumer protections in the US.