Firstly, they are not so expensive as cars and almost every family can afford to buy and repair them.

首先，自行车不像汽车那么贵，每个家庭都买得起，也负担得起修理费。

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Customers don't buy cars to have a vehicle to drive. They do it so they can keep up with the Joneses, get good gas mileage, or save money.

顾客买车的目的并非仅仅是为了有辆车开，他们这样做是为了赶时髦，是为了买到省油的汽车，或为了省钱。

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So they certainly can probably buy and sell cars cheaper than we can.

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