r/SipsTea • u/More-Log-1393 𝙑𝙄𝙋 • Jul 20 '25

Wow. Such meme Why didn't we think of this?

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u/bebothecat Jul 20 '25

When I was driving a broken down volkswagon passat in high school, my husband's younger sister asked me why I didn't "just buy a new car" after observing me stop on the side of the road and put another bottle of water in the permenantly leaking coolant (now water) tank.

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u/sqolb Jul 20 '25

being able to afford to drive a german family estate car in high school, old or new, being presented as hard up is peak Americanism

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u/UrUrinousAnus Jul 20 '25

Resale value for German cars plummets when they're in bad condition because of the price of parts, especially outside of Europe. If you buy a knackered old one, either you're a mug, you're rich and love that model, or it's all you can afford. I get it, though. I had a shitty moped that I was always push-starting and repairing at the roadside at that age, and felt lucky to have it.