The car, a necessary luxury no longer within everyones reach

81% of Spaniards consider that owning a car is a luxury, but 80% need it to work or live. With an average price of €45,000 for a new vehicle, many are delaying their purchase or repairs. Mobility has become a difficult expense to afford, and the used car appears as the only lifeline for the majority.

middle-aged man standing in a dimly lit garage, holding a worn car key in one hand and a smartphone showing a loan calculator app on the screen, his other hand resting on the hood of a dusty used car with faded paint and mismatched door panel, repair tools scattered on the floor near a jack and wheel with worn tire, a price tag of 45000 euros crossed out and replaced with a lower handwritten number visible on the windshield, cinematic photorealistic engineering visualization, dramatic shadows from overhead fluorescent light, metallic reflections on engine parts, realistic dust particles suspended in air, emotional tension in body language, ultra-detailed mechanical wear on car components

The used vehicle and technology as a real alternative 🚗

Faced with the €45,000 cost of a new car, the second-hand market offers installments from €90 per month. This change in habits is driving the development of digital buying and selling platforms and more accessible technical verification systems. Manufacturers, for their part, are beginning to design models with more durable and economical parts, intended to extend their lifespan and reduce maintenance costs for the average user.

The luxury of having a car that doesn't leave you stranded 🔧

So now you know: owning a car is a luxury, but needing it is a burden. And while the price of new ones skyrockets, the used one saves your skin for €90 a month. The funny thing is that now the real luxury is not having a vehicle, but one that starts on the first try without you having to sell a kidney to pay for it.