What Happened to the Affordable Car?
The episode explores why new cars have become increasingly unaffordable, pushing consumers like carpenter Josiah Johnson to hold onto older vehicles for longer. It reveals how automakers’ shift toward high-margin trucks and SUVs, combined with rising costs and a K-shaped economy, has tran
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