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Car Buying Transportation Means Years Drive Eslpod 0171 Cn Eslpod

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Episode Id ESLPod 171
Episode Title Buying a Used Car
Title Buying a Used Car
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Many U.S. cities do not have good public transportation systems. They do not have the subways, buses, and trains that are often found in other countries. This means that owning a car is essential or very important to most Americans. More than 90% of all American families own at least one car. Even those who do not make very much money usually have a car.

Since cars are very popular among people of all levels of income, you will often see cars in very poor condition. Those with lower incomes will often buy older cars, sometimes 10 or 15 years old. Each state regulates or controls car ownership and sets the rules for what your car must have so that you can drive it. Most states require, for example, that you test your car every few years to see that it is not polluting. This is called a "smog check." "Smog" is another word for pollution (actually, a combination of "smoke" and "fog"), and "to check" means to investigate or look at. In order to renew your car's permission to drive, you need to have your car checked.

However, these checks do not include the other parts of a car, such as the doors or windows or paint. The police will sometimes give a ticket or a fine to someone who has something missing from their car (such as headlights), but this does not happen very often. For this reason you will often see cars that need to be repaired but that are being driven. Of course, there are also many rich Americans who drive the newest cars available.

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