Proof that compassion is still alive

[erronis]

https://www.reddit.com/r/spreadsmile/comments/1utg7dc/proof_that_compassion_is_still_alive/



Some good comments in the thread also.

[UpInArms]

1. The car is 10 years old

This world is so f**ed up that a 10 year old car cannot be paid for without a loan

[erronis]

2. I have a 15yo car and will need major repairs. If I need a replacement, I'm looking at $15,000+

When most Americans don't have savings to afford more than a month or two of living expenses, how will they (and me) deal with this situation?

I don't know if it's the whole world, but rampant greedy capitalism has definitely destroyed the US for us "un-rich".

[UpInArms]

3. I am having to replace the radiator in my 1994 subaru loyale

… a plastic piece failed

I found a completely aluminum one on eBay and hope to keep my car running until I die

ETA

We live in rural America … on a gravel road that can be snowed under in the winter …

So, we have a fleet of aging vehicles …
1992 Subaru loyale 4wd wagon
1994 subaru loyale 4wd wagon
2000 ford 2 wheel drive (parked in the winter) ford ranger
2006 Honda civic (our highway car)

We try to spread our miles out among all of them … mileage ranges from 25 mpg on the ranger to 40 mpg on the civic …

All are 5 speed manual transmissions

Because they are old, our taxes are low annually to keep them, as is our insurance, so … we can do a lot of maintenance without having car payments…. I guess the worst of it we have to keep tires and batteries up to date

[erronis]

4. Good for you! I'm going to keep mine patched and running as long as possible.

Good cars. The winter salt and sand in the northeast is hard on cars/trucks.

[UpInArms]

5. I updated my post in the meantime

🫠

[BurnDoubt]

6. Thanks to you.

Sometimes situational ethics works out for the good.
Good on you, and may The Unknowable Mystery bless your days with Goodness and Light.

[Joinfortmill]

7. Hugs to him! He may never know how much good he did.

[warmfeet]

8. Well done. NT

[multigraincracker]

9. In 1982 I had a little puddle jumper with one payment left on it.

My dad, one of the smartest persons I’ve known, told me to make that last payment and keep the car. Then make that same payment to a bank account until you have enough to pay cash for the next one. That payment I made in 1982 was the last car payment I ever made.