I talked to a guy at work years back that was paying 18% on a car note. I've also heard anecdotally that after the poor get their huge tax rebate checks, they go buy cars which they end up defaulting on in a few months. People do stupid things with money and cars.
On the upside, I've been keeping an eye on the used truck market. You can get a couple year old Silverado crew cab with under 15k miles for 30 grand. That's a hell of a deal for a 50 thousand dollar truck if you ask me. So keep defaulting on your loans people, I want a good deal when I purchase another vehicle in a year or two.
This reminds me of an old adage, "a fool and his money are soon parted."
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