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The used car market got pretty crazy there for a while due to the covid supply disruptions. 3 year old corrolas with 100k mileage were selling as much as brand new ones! Why? Because you had to wait 9-10 months to get a new one. So a few years ago anybody who needed a car, whether new or used, was paying a lot. A few years later with more inflation in prices and none in wages, its not surprising to see some of these loans start to default.


Even before that. "Cash for clunkers" did a number on the used car market.




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