Name a year, make, model vehicle a low-income white male in his 30s from an American rust belt city would own.

Question

If I was a working-poor white guy nearing middle-age, earning less then $30000 a year, without much education, working a dead-end unskilled blue-collar job, and I lived in a crumbling city neighbourhood of an old industrial city like Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo, or Pittsburgh; typically, what kind of vehicle would I drive? Please feel free to tell me anything else that comes to mind about a character like this. I'm thinking of writing a character like this into a short story, and any thoughts would help. Thanks!

Answer 1

A chevy! A muddy one at that. Can't tell you the year nor model. Just old.

Definitely some type of flat bed truck

Answer 2

1988 Honda CRX, 198,000 miles on it, faded blue w/ a jacked up fender and rusted all over. The dash is cracked, the sun roof leaks and is covered with duct tape. Springs are popping through the seats and the foam is dry rotted and falls out every time you sit down despite the seat covers. You got this car when your 1980 Crown Vic just completely fell apart, besides the CRX gets better gas mileage anyway and has a super small gas tank. There is always a quart of oil stashed behind the seat and too many tree air fresheners hanging from the rear view. (Brings back memories :D)

Answer 3

1978 Chevy Camaro...especially if you lived in Pittsburgh. You would work as a security guard, spend more money on your car than your girlfriend, drink Iron City Beer, and have Steeler stickers in the window of your two bedroom apartment you rent for $350 a month.

Answer 4

A '95 Neon missing a fender. You would have a rusty trailer that your parents bought on a credit card that you were supposed to pay them payment for, but they went bankrupt and charged everything off and now you owe nothing on it. But you can't afford to move and barely afford the lot rent either. You would have messed up teeth stained from too much coke-a-cola and be in the army reserve. Your girlfriend would have6 cats and the litter boxes would be over flowwing and your trailer stink....

Oh wait, that is someone I know in real life!

Answer 5

A Ford Escort,any year,probably blue or red with missing hubcaps, rust, a cracked windshield and a bumper stick that says my child is an honor student.

Answer 6

I can see him in an old beat up 1980-85 I-Roc, Pointiac Firebird, Camoro.

Answer 7

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