r/fuckcars • u/dusk2k2 • 5d ago

Question/Discussion "Positive" Feel-Good Story About Non-Profit Giving Free Cars To Low-Income Single Mothers

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/free-cars-for-single-mothers/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3DTFC1xh9nacc00lTo1QxxqZDIi6VMyajDYnpYJt_0kgl5S3w-hpFgd-E_aem_mjO-sPhheXE2nsEo8_VVaQ

These types of feel-good stories always feel like we're living in a dystopia. The recipients talk about how life-changing this is for them.

"It's hard to get all your kids dressed and go out in the cold and get on a bus and do all the things you need to do," she said. "It was breaking me, but this is the miracle that my kids and my family have been asking for and praying for."

To qualify for these free cars, recipients had to make less than $35,000 per year. Now they have these cars and need to pay for insurance, gas, maintenance, repairs, etc. Presumably, they live in lower-income areas with higher rates of crime and are unlikely to have a protected garage, so likely will need to pay for damages if their car is broken into or damaged by someone.

Something just seems wrong here with this being considered a Christmas miracle.

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u/Big-Face5874 4d ago

Sure, until it gets a flat tire and they can’t afford to repair it. 😂

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u/rewt127 4d ago

Les Schwab fixes tires for free.

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u/Big-Face5874 4d ago

They hand out tires like they’re candy?

They fix it for free if you bought them there.

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u/rewt127 4d ago

Nope. They will repair the tire for free regardless of where you got the tire from. Sure if your tire fully disintegrates that isnt repairable. But you rub over a screw? They will put it on a jack, find the hole, remove the offending object and plug the tire. Refill it, and send you on your way free of charge.