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More Than 80 Percent Of Americans Can’t Afford New Cars (jalopnik.com)
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[–] soupbowl 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Across the pond in the UK they're expanding ULEZ and this is a major sticking point. You need to upgrade to more fuel efficient cars, right when buying shopping is expensive enough. They want you to get new cars, and the majority cannot aford them.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Buying shopping? What does that mean?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

In the UK “the shopping” means food, groceries, and other essentials (although it can mean luxury items too). Giving phrases like “I’ll carry in the shopping” or “I’m going out for the shopping”.

So saying it’s expensive to be buying shopping is saying food, etc. is expensive.