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“3 MILLION Cars Will Be Repoed” - Will America's Auto Debt CRISIS Trigger The Next Recession?

2025-11-12 Entertainment
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Auto Loan Extension Crisis Signals Echoes of 2008 Collapse

Analyze why extending car loans to 7 or 8 years is leading to surging repossessions and how these trends mirror past financial crises.

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  • Over 3 million car repossessions are projected for 2025, marking the highest rate since the 2008 financial crisis.
  • Stretching loans dramatically increases total interest paid; an 84-month loan costs $5,300 more in interest than a 48-month loan on a comparable vehicle.
  • Subprime borrower delinquency rates (60+ days late) hit 6.43% in August, signaling broad affordability struggles for middle America.

This discussion unpacks the danger of the "payment mentality," contrasting long-term financing with fiscally conservative approaches, while detailing the underlying economic pressures driving defaults following the spike in used car values.

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Car repossessions are surging as more Americans stretch their auto loans to 7 or 8 years. Patrick Bet-David and the crew break down why defaults are rising, how this mirrors 2008’s subprime collapse, and why long-term financing traps buyers into paying thousands more in interest. ------ 👕 VT BLACK & WHITE OUT COLLECTION: https://bit.ly/4qW78hq 📕 REGISTER FOR BPW 2025 - FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12TH 2025: https://bit.ly/3IU2YWx 🎙️ FOLLOW THE PODCAST ON SPOTIFY: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4g57zR2 🎙️ FOLLOW THE PODCAST ON ITUNES: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4g1bXAh 🎙️ FOLLOW THE PODCAST ON ALL PLATFORMS: https://bit.ly/4eXQl6A Ⓜ️ CONNECT ON MINNECT: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4kSVkso Ⓜ️ PBD PODCAST CIRCLES: https://bit.ly/4mAWQAP 🥃 BOARDROOM CIGAR LOUNGE: https://bit.ly/4pzLEXj 🍋 ZEST IT FORWARD: https://bit.ly/4kJ71lc 📕 PBD'S BOOK "THE ACADEMY": https://bit.ly/41rtEV4 👔 BET-DAVID CONSULTING: https://bit.ly/4lzQph2 📺 JOIN THE CHANNEL: ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4g5C6Or 💬 TEXT US: Text “PODCAST” to 310-340-1132 to get the latest updates in real-time! SUBSCRIBE TO:  @VALUETAINMENT   @ValuetainmentComedy   @theunusualsuspectspodcast   @HerTakePod   @bizdocpodcast  ABOUT US: Patrick Bet-David is the founder and CEO of Valuetainment Media. He is the author of the #1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller “Your Next Five Moves” (Simon & Schuster) and a father of 2 boys and 2 girls. He currently resides in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Top Comments (10)

@stlstg 2025-11-12

I don't see how regular people afford a $1000 car payment. Even $600 seems crazy to me.

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@cutecpa777 2025-11-12

But yet the price of used cars is still ridiculous. I refuse to buy a car at these inflated prices.

343 19 replies
@Beejee17 2025-11-12

I’m driving a 2008 Honda accord 195,000 mls😂

315 53 replies
@JTB3112 2025-11-12

all i see are 100k+ trucks here in CA its just ridiculous no one can be affording this shit. its a facade.

314 31 replies
@markmywords9372 2025-11-12

A car is a tool to get you from place to place, everything else is vanity. It's the same with houses; you don't need the 5000-SQF when 1500 will do. Peace of mind is priceless.

297 41 replies
@RudyPJR 2025-11-13

Regular trucks costing 75K to 100K is crazy

218 13 replies
@SFMayer 2025-11-13

driving 58 years-no tickets and no accidents. I'm an insurance company's dream except they won't give me any discounts!!

186 27 replies
@mikelovessusan2102 2025-11-13

My neighbor's son just turned 18. He absolutely had to have a Doge Challenger. Mom bought him a used one 2 years old. $700/month payment and $600/month insurance. She makes $45k/yr. Its insanity.

163 26 replies
@anthonynicholson5523 2025-11-12

I live in a rural town of about 6000 people. The last 4 years, everyone has a shiney new truck. Ive been wondering how all of a sudden a bunch of poor people can suddenly have an 80k truck.

114 11 replies
@vitalsigns6403 2025-11-13

We have to allow deflation. Let prices fall for homes, cars, tuition, all of it. Stop the govt bailouts. No stupid 10 year car loans or 50 year mortgages. Allow the defaults to happen!!!! No bailouts.

31 5 replies

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