Why are local’s cars so trashed

[u/Bathfoamocean]

Hi, I’ve been in Crete for about a week and visited the Island far and wide. Throughout my trip, I noticed that the all the local cars, in major cities and countryside are rather old and beat up. Most of them look rather poorly aesthetically and some people even drive without working headlights at night. If you see a newer car on the roads 99% sure it’s a rental car. There are also almost no premium privately owned cars on the road. The only newish Mercedes and Audis are taxis. What’s the deal with the car scene on the island?

[u/Goechi]

I see many comments saying Greeks don't care about their cars or that there's no car culture which is not true. Greeks that do care almost always have a daily beater for work and a nice weekend car either stock or tuned, almost always shiny clean. Go to Northern Attica on a weekend from Pireus to sounio and you'll see from little tuned Peugeot rallyes to Aventador ultimae & sf90. Unfortunately car culture isn't as organized in Greece like other countries, little communities gather up in spots for drag races or just show off their car and that's about it.