What car would you buy for your area's median monthly wage?

We are talking about the pre-tax wage.

In Puławy, Poland, that's about 2950 PLZ, or about $825. For that sort of money, I'd get an Audi 80 1.8E, or maybe a Volvo 740, if I'd find one.

 

In Minnesota, it's just over $2500, so I would get an early 2000s Mitsubishi Galant.

 

We counting before tax or after tax?

 

A shopping trolley.

 

Pre-tax.

 

I would but a fiat tempra, theyre so cheap (because the fiat tipo, a chassis brother of it, catches fire easily), the brasilian's minimum wage is around R$880,00 (or more, its always changing) or almost 277.175 USD, and tempras 16v 2.0 are around R$2900,00 so with a few months saving money is possible to buy them, but there is always a risk for a little fire:
The car on fire is actually a fiat tempra

 

In that case. Median salary in UK across all fields of work, part time and full time is £22556. Leaving, well we'll round it up a few pence to £1880 a month




92000 miles, 1.8. £1790



Or a focus ST170

 

6,750 for me... I work overtime a lot...

 

For you isn't your areas average though

 

Okay, I have no idea sorry.
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I looked it up, its 3,000$$

 

500€ isn't a lot of money, but enough for a beaten to death E34 520i, 2010 aveo taxi, or a relatively clean rwd lada.
You all know which I would go for...

 

For 1150€ I'd buy a well kept 3rd generation Legacy with four wheel drive.