Thread 28560466

How do we solve this problem so many people are falling into?

https://www.motor1.com/news/768230/alabama-ford-dealership-teen-scam/

Did he sign the contract with a gun to his head?

Ignorance is no excuse for stupidity.

Why would you buy shit from a dealer unless it was new?

It's insane most Americans can't find 5000$ for a car

why should we have any sympathy for some moron making a bad financial decision? no one forced him to go to a DEALER for a USED CAR of all things. in an age where you can ask chatgpt a simple question and it will plan out your entire financial future for the next 40 years, you have only yourself to blame if you do stupid shit like this

>>28560487
Gen Z barely sees the money it makes. It would literally make zero difference to our daily lives if we were indentured servants who were provided with food and a bed in exchange for working a 9-5.
Boomers didn't pull themselves up by their bootstraps, they climbed up a a ladder and then pulled it up behind them.

>>28560493
my parents are convinced that you should only buy used cars at a dealership because "they have a reputation to protect"

>>28560466 (OP)
The car was sold for fair value. Absolutely a $5k car in today's market. The only shady shit was pocketing the $500 which honestly is his own stupidity and wouldn't have changed a thing since they'd have fucked him on the "documentation" fee anyway.

The biggest scam is this retard buying another car in under a year because he got promoted and his boss wants him to use HIS truck. Fucking scam the retard is falling for while financing his boss's business is insane to me.

>>28560466 (OP)
>18 year old kid in headline
>19 year old in article
journalism

>>28560495
My gen z colleagues spend the day buying shit they see on Instagram all fucking day it's insane. I don't make shit, same as them, but I have no sympathy for their dumb asses.

Bosses don't care because we're contract so they can't do anything without paying out a huge fee to get rid of us. Sucks because I actually like the job but this younger generation is retarded honestly they're not even learning basic skills of the workplace.

>>28560466 (OP)
And I'm 26 and look like a teenager. Why does this 18yo look like he's 32?

>>28560725
i have the same problem but its health related so i am skinny as fuck

>>28560728
I'm skinny fat, but my job requires me to shave :( so I look the exact same as I did in highschool, just a little plumper. I also still occasionally get acne breakouts still, which doesn't help. Not all the time, just every couple of months at inopportune times, even though I still use face wash everyday.

>>28560466 (OP)

> 19-year-old kid walked into a used car dealership, looking to trade in a 2010 Ford Escape with 185,000 miles on it. It was worth maybe $500 to $1,000, @thetruckcenter said.
>But there was a major problem: The kid still owed $4,200 on it.
>The customer had just gotten promoted and needed a truck for his job.

Jesus this kid is stupid, his parents failed him. !st he has no idea how loans work, or the value of the vehicle, but then even his boss takes advantage of him by promoting him and forcing him to get a truck for company use. Good old southern edumacation right there.

>>28560725
Because he has a beard.

>>28560769
So they create a vehicle, its worse than a sedan but still not good enough to be a truck. I thought that suv's were supposed to be like a car but with the convenience of a truck. What job even makes you use your own truck anyway, lawn work or whatever, the Escape can probably still haul a decent amount or just get a trailer.

>>28560831
pic rel

>>28560769
>NEEDS a truck

lmao yeah sure

>>28560725
If you go through a ton of stress you will look older after a certain amount of time, I dont recommend it though

>>28560503
>they're not even learning basic skills of the workplace
Why should they? You think their boss gives a shit about them?

>>28560466 (OP)
Not only did he hose himself buying from a dealer, he hosed himself again selling to another dealer.
>Fucker lit himself on fire and used gasoline to douse the flames.
Make natural selection great again. Also ban usury because it raises prices for even responsible spenders.

>>28560496
>"they have a reputation to protect"
Your parents are right. Used car dealerships have a well-known reputation for being dishonest scumbags and they do everything they can to maintain it.

>>28560725
You’re low test twinky

>>28560466 (OP)
How the fuck do you already look that gay at 18?

>>28560769
Why the fuck is he taking a loan for $5000 in the first place? Second, why the fuck is he buying and selling through dealerships instead of privately like a normal person? How fluoridated is this retard?

>>28560998
Twinks have always been the most desired type of male, just look at the statues the greeks and romans build. Also modern chicks have always obsessed over twinks, from the Beatles to kpop

why the fuck would anyone buy a ford escape

>>28560466 (OP)
Yet another symptom of single mom parenting

Worst part is that most dads aren't too bad, the mom just has her toxic friends tell her to love unshackled, and the Jewish judges give her 50%+ even as a no fault

>>28560848
it's not an SUV, it's a crossover.

>>28560503
>paying laughable salaries that are barely enough to not starve to death
>wondering why your workforce is not invested in developing any skills whatsoever
anon, I hate to break it to you but people work like they are paid. maybe, just maybe, if all those ceos directed some of their unreasonably huge salaries towards paying their people more then maybe you would see people actually workin instead of slacking off? our generation is absolutely right in our attitude towards work. if you want to be a slave to some nepo baby the its a (You) issue, we work as hard as were paid.

>>28561163
Because that old generation is good and reliable

>>28561163
Because new "cars" are even worse

>>28560487
It's "$5,000", not "5000$". Faggot.

>>28560503
>My gen z colleagues spend the day buying shit they see on Instagram all fucking day it's insane. I don't make shit, same as them, but I have no sympathy for their dumb asses.
Because long term planning, responsibility, work ethic, financial education, etc. are supposed to be taught in school. The education system is in absolute shambles, compounded by limp wristed parents who never discipline their kids because it's difficult and/or they want to be their kid's cool friend rather than their dad, so now you have young adults coming out into the real world with absolutely no clue, no motivation, and the mental maturity of a 10 year old. On top of that being told that you need to save $300k for a house (and better act fast because prices keep rising!) when your leftover money after bills and basic necessities is like $500 is some bullshit, so naturally many just give up on the spot and proceed to either just spend that money on instant gratification or chase get rich quick schemes (stocks, crypto, becoming an influencer, etc.) which never work out. Basically an entire generation set up for failure.

>>28560501
Maybe it just took them a year to write the article.

>>28560466 (OP)
>congratulations, you got promoted!
>cool, what do I get, a pay raise? my own office? maybe a parking spot with my name on it?
>even better than that, a truck!
>oh that's nice, you're giving me a truck?
>well no, YOU are giving ME a truck. with your own money. but the truck is still legally yours so there's that
Do Americans Really?

>>28560769
>>28560497
>>28561567
these are the posts to pay attention to. fuck what you boss wants you to buy. if he cared he'd buy it for the company and amortize that down to free over the next 5 years.

>>28561262
but anon, we need to pay the CEOs and C-suite execs exorbitant sums because they are so good at their jobs (even if they run the company to the ground in order to gain short term profits like they usually do) but don't worry, the wealth will start trickling down any day now!

>your truck is only worth $500
What dealership doesn't say this for every trade in.
>https://www.instagram.com/thetruckcenter/
lol they should change their name to the cuckcenter.
>>28560725
That's the salesman.

>>28561262
This is the reason why most postal services are absolute ASS.
You'd think something as important as that would have beter pay/be taking more seriously but nope, peanuts and minorities everywhere.

>>28560466 (OP)
>teen
Bro looks like a 30 year old

>>28560769
>$500 to $1,000
It's worth more than that on CL. Fuck this faggot, anyway, if you take a loan for a Ford escape you deserve to suffer.

>>28560466 (OP)
It's hard to feel bad for this dude considering it was a 2010 with 185,000 miles on it. Just using Google for a few minutes to look at prices for the same car elsewhere would've told him it was a total rip off.

>>28560466 (OP)
What?

What?!

This entire thread doesn't realize it's essentially a public service announcement for braindead high school dropouts, not to say all dropouts are retarded? The article. The whole thing?
>hey so uh, do basic math and keep track of your debts
Like whats the problem here, one legitimately retarded fuck?

>>28561262
>>28561615
i see forum posts here and there of cost cutting happening at burger auto stores like autozone and o reillys etc. you used to have grey beards working there that could rattle off the part number of some obscure trim piece without hesitation or figure out that your model was made right after a change on the assembly line to stop people scratching their ass so it's using a different part number. but those kind of people are just too expensive to pay so let's just hire some high school kid that has no idea that cars need air filters what's the worst that could happen?
>>28561564
>compounded by limp wristed parents who never discipline their kids because it's difficult
australia in a nutshell
>daddy government parent our kids for us! ban them from social media, teaching them the dangers of the internet is just too much!

>>28560466 (OP)
Nice try, better luck next time.

>>28560466 (OP)
wait wait wait, people sell for more and buy for less to make a profit? SAVE ME MARX!

>>28560466 (OP)
>"(((they))) pocketed the $500."