I'm from Norway, and visited a buddy in Florida back in the early 2000s. It was my first time to the US.
I recall I was completely flabbergasted by all the cars just ditched along the highway. There were lots of them, just off the road into the grass on the side or whatever.
I asked my buddy about it and he said it was usually tires, as it was cheaper to buy another car than get new tires... Well that didn't help my blown mind one bit.
Mind you, on the way to his house I passed a Kia dealer which literally had a huge "buy one car - get one free" sign outside...
When I was a boy in Florida in the 1970s, there was an annual inspection for automobiles. Some other states still do this. It would certainly improve overall safety on the roads if we still had any minimum requirements.
I recall I was completely flabbergasted by all the cars just ditched along the highway. There were lots of them, just off the road into the grass on the side or whatever.
I asked my buddy about it and he said it was usually tires, as it was cheaper to buy another car than get new tires... Well that didn't help my blown mind one bit.
Mind you, on the way to his house I passed a Kia dealer which literally had a huge "buy one car - get one free" sign outside...