The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for August 29, 2022

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    Ahuehuete  over 2 years ago

    Gladys and Brutus haven’t seen used car prices lately, have they? One of my cars is 9 years old, low on miles (47K) and from what I’ve seen online, I could sell for 80% of what I paid for it when I bought it new.

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    Wilde Bill  over 2 years ago

    Or buy insurance or maintain it or…

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    KA7DRE Premium Member over 2 years ago

    We’re all in the same boat Brutus.

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    Bullet Bronson Premium Member over 2 years ago

    Mabelline’s Used Cars? Are they branching out from cosmetics?

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    Bullet Bronson Premium Member over 2 years ago

    You could buy her the car, Brutus, and then push it around.

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    GROG Premium Member over 2 years ago

    Just wait until you get your insane renewal on your first. You won’t be able to afford either car.

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    Zykoic  over 2 years ago

    Prior to the flu thing and the gas-flation I got a used (2 years old) Leaf (2015) for less than 10k. I have driven it for five years now and I believe I could get my money back. Too bad I enjoy driving it so much. Fast little bugger.

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    jmworacle  over 2 years ago

    !@#$%^&*!!!!!!

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    adadmp  over 2 years ago

    Mabelline, why can’t you be true…

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    The Reader Premium Member over 2 years ago

    Maybe you could leave it at the Park ’n Save.

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    Carl  Premium Member over 2 years ago

    or the insurance or the yearly taxes or the yearly registration fees or ….

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    Justanolddude Premium Member over 2 years ago

    Brutus is doing better than I am. I can’t afford another car or buy gas for the one we already have. The last time I went to buy gas for the mower I filled 2 5 gallon cans and it was $40 something.

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    e.groves  over 2 years ago

    I thought Maybelline was make-up.

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    preacherman Premium Member over 2 years ago

    If the second car is a used EV, then the savings on fuel will more than make up for the slightly higher initial cost.

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    Chris  over 2 years ago

    sell the first car then… you gotta get gas some how. ;)

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    MuddyUSA  Premium Member over 2 years ago

    Brutus “ain’t” so dumb…..gas over $4.00 a gallon!

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    Just-me  over 2 years ago

    “As I was motivating over the hill,

    I saw Maybelline in a Coup DeVille.

    Cadillac rollin’ on the open road,

    But nothin’ outrun my V-8 Ford.

    Cadillac doin’ ’bout ninety-five.

    We was bumper to bumper rollin’ side by side.

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    Maybelline, why can’t you be true?

    Oh, Maybelline, why can’t you be true?

    You done started back doin’ those things You used to do."

    Chuck Berry Maybelline

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    KEA  over 2 years ago

    not to mention insurance, tags, maintenance…

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    davidnavar  over 2 years ago

    Yes they can, because the prices are droping… Right JoeEL

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    Moonkey Premium Member over 2 years ago

    Wilberforce is going to be very disappointed in a few years when he realizes he will have to get a job if he wants a car.

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    heathcliff2  over 2 years ago

    For Brutus’ family, often the catch.

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    raybarb44  over 2 years ago

    If you can’t afford the maintenance, gas and insurance, you can’t even afford a free car….

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    hooglah  over 2 years ago

    …..or insurance.

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    davidob  over 2 years ago

    I believe she was the one running from Chuck Berry’s V-8 Ford. She was driving a Cadillac as I recall.

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    Daltongang Premium Member over 2 years ago

    Only Brutus Thornapple couldn’t afford the gas for a second car. But then he couldn’t afford the air for the tires either.

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    paranormal  over 2 years ago

    Mabelline’s cars motorvate over the hill great!

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    drycurt  over 2 years ago

    Gas? Taxes, registration, and insurance cost more than that if you’re not driving to work every day, and maybe if you are.

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    randolini Premium Member over 2 years ago

    Get her a little scooter with a trunk on the back, they get over a 100 miles to a gallon.

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    gopher gofer  over 2 years ago

    japan has an onerous mandatory car inspection system that makes a vehicle more expensive the longer you own it, meaning that owners replace cars every couple of years, so used cars are nearly as expensive as new ones. and gas ain’t cheap, either…

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    Brent Rosenthal Premium Member over 2 years ago

    You had me at Mabelline! Everybody sing along now: Why can’t you be true?

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    Brent Rosenthal Premium Member over 2 years ago

    I like Gladys’ expression in the third, “oh yeah there’s that, isn’t there “

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    bike2sac  over 2 years ago

    Why can’t you be true?

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    christelisbetty  over 2 years ago

    Right you are Brutus, and it gets better when the only car you found and could afford, turns out to require premium grade gas.

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