‘That’s scary’ – car buyers fret over risk of price increasespublished at 20:22 British Summer Time
Brandon Drenon
Reporting from Washington DC
Robin Marshall (left) loaned her car to Jeannie Dillard, her “hop-along bestie”, so she could shop for a new one
Jeannie Dillard rolled into the parking lot of a used car dealership in Virginia last week, looking for a replacement for her previous car that was stolen and irreparably wrecked.
She’s been searching for months, unable to find one that fits her budget. She lives on a fixed income.
With Trump’s car tariff deadline around the corner – expected to raise the cost of cars in the US – her search grows more desperate.
“That’s scary,” she says, referring to the prospect of increasing prices. “Prices are already high.”
“I should buy (a car) more quickly, but I have to have enough money,” she continues.
“I’m obviously not going to buy something that I can’t afford.”
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