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Not built to last anymore? We got my kid a 2007 Corolla with the odometer such at 299,999 miles six years ago for $500. Never needed anything but standard preventative maintenance. I'm about to sell it for $1,000. Cars not being built to last is one of the biggest myths there is. If you just do the maintenance religiously on a Toyota you can legitimately get 20+ years out of it with no major issues. Nothing built before the late 90s can hold a candle to the stuff built after in terms of mileage you can get out of it.

My friend makes good money over $150k/yr. They kept waffling on a new car, didn't want to spend $35k on something small but new... Decided to buy a 10/yo Truck for $18k, they've now spent $9,000 on repairs, in under 6 months, and it still has problems... Used cars are too expensive, and not built to last anymore

my transmission died uncle told me: “just buy a reliable used car like we used to.” then i showed him the market. a decent 2015 honda with over 140k miles was like $14k cash. he said: “back in my day i paid $4,000.” i adjusted it for inflation and it was STILL cheaper than cars today then he hit me with “you just need to negotiate better.” now people are out here paying hundreds monthly for 8-9 years on used cars they didn’t even want. “just buy used” stopped making sense when used cars started costing what new cars used to.

@dubsndoo Wait, who the fuck is buying RVs if not the boomers? When I drove truck 90% of the dudes driving RVs were boomers.

Boomers didn’t buy RVs that they couldn’t afford, we tented it. Boomers didn’t buy new cars, we bought used ones. Boomers didn’t spend six bucks for a cup of coffee at Starbucks. Boomers could hang all their clothes in a four foot closet. Boomers didn’t cry how tough their lives were, we fought through the tough times. Boomers have everything they have because they managed their money, didn’t squander it on frivolous things, and invested it in proven technologies and long term successful businesses. Boomers have zero fucks to give for whiners, fools, and couch potatoes.

@frozenaesthetic We only say that for the shit in the can. We're trying to convince ourselves.

Why do Americans say "tuna fish" We know tuna is a fish, just say tuna

@CWEeditor @Gavin_McInnes They were Rastafarian so like yeah, they had a lot of biblical lyrics, but they also thought the Emperor of Ethiopia was literally Jesus.

@Gavin_McInnes Bad Brains had a lot of pro-Biblical songs & were against all drugs but cannabis. Lots of American bands were against casual sex & against abuse of drugs & alcohol.

They were glam. American punk (not HC) was very rare. Dead Kennedys Dead Boys Germs …

@SheaSerrano This is the first thing I've ever read on substack. I had to click a button, then I had to download an app, then I had to create an account. Worth it.

here is an essay about Scarface this is the most important thing i’ve ever written goodmovie.substack.com/p/scarface

@Gavin_McInnes They're horror punk and the Cramps invented that.

They’re not punk. They invented their own genre: horror rock.

No one wants to talk about the fact that there was a big four in fast food roast beef in the 90s. We really had it all.

@JusSumDoode @GovernorShapiro Thanks to Republican governor Tom Corbett of course.

@GovernorShapiro Josh Shapiro just doesn't give a damn

Donald Trump’s tariffs are a direct tax on Pennsylvanians. They’re hurting the local farmers who feed our communities. They’re hurting the owners of our local diners, craft breweries, and convenience stores. They’re hurting our friends and neighbors. Donald Trump’s economic chaos is causing a lot of pain for real people and families — and he doesn’t give a damn.

@cherryxprentiss I've never had Chinese takeout that didn't have containers like this. Some of it is in a foil container with a plastic lid, but the vast majority of my order comes like this.

Why haven’t I ever had Chinese takeout in these containers? Is this a tv show thing?

@emzanotti Joanne's inside our local mall closed like two months ago. I don't think I've ever seen a Claire's outside of a mall.

None of these stores were in *malls.*

@mercerboy Honestly, i probably could. I just dont under regular circumstances

@WBVRich I'm good for finishing a whole pie myself up to at least 30" haha!

It's laughable that people act like no one ate out more than occasionally in the 80s and 90s. I grew up in a family restaurant. Grandfather was the owner, my mom worked there full time. This was in a town in Pennsylvania of less than 10,000 people. Not a wealthy place either. Majority of the residents solidly below the poverty line. We had multiple customers that ate there five times a week. We had even more customers that ordered takeout 2 or more times a week. People with families. In the 80s and 90s you could legitimately get a pizza from a mom and pop place that was comparable in cost to cooking at home. A 16 inch pizza was under 7 bucks with a topping. A 14 inch was under 5. Our regulars kept us in business from 1978 until we closed after my grandfather's death in 2001.

@island_politic @Gavin_McInnes Primus sucks

@Gavin_McInnes Primus whatever the hell primus is

As discussed on today's show: Bands who invented their own genre...

@mercerboy It was a huge pizza. I can house a large pizza from any normal place now, I don't think I could crush one of our pies

@WBVRich That pizza somehow used to feed a family of 4. Granted, it probably still could now if people observed portion control. Now you need three of them.

Part of the problem with the cost of eating out is that everyone wants to go to "Corporate Slop" and they pushed small restaurants out. Any place I go to that has a mom and pop analogue is more expensive than the small restaurant.

The pack a lunch vs. buy a lunch debate is getting wild now because the alpha health weirdos have entered to let you know you can never have a sandwich.

@jrolley325 Better times

@WBVRich And also under the caps for your reward code. Could win a trip to the Bahamas

Psychotic take. Everyone drank soda constantly in the 80s and 90s Soda was actually pretty freaking cheap.

@jrolley325 People drank so much soda they used to have rewards programs

@WBVRich A can of coke out of a machine in 2000 was like 35 cents. Now they’re at least a dollar at a gas station

@stelzner_n1150 Well thats insane. I get OEM wiper blades from the freaking Subaru dealer for slightly more than half that and EVERYTHING is overpriced at the dealer.

I replaced my daughter’s wipers today. I went to Advance Auto Parts and installed them on my own and still spent $71 dollars!!! Inflation is completely out of control.

A Chipotle burrito costs $15. Ground beef is $7 a pound. Inflation is financially crippling Gen Z. Once again, an out-of-touch rich boomer is lecturing young people.