And these are at MSRP, and lulz to anyone who can't manage to get a car below MSRP. Pushing up against $30k? Are you kidding me?
Maybe a "racing" model, like Ford Focus ST or Subaru WRX (a small, but very powerful engine, costs premium) will get you to $30k. But you can deck-out these starter vehicles and keep costs around $20k easily.
And as others have said: normal people don't buy new cars.
Honda Civic LX is 18,640, while the high-end "Touring" trim is $26,500.
http://automobiles.honda.com/tools/build-price/trims.aspx?Mo...
Mazda 3 is $17,845 to $25,795.
And these are at MSRP, and lulz to anyone who can't manage to get a car below MSRP. Pushing up against $30k? Are you kidding me?
Maybe a "racing" model, like Ford Focus ST or Subaru WRX (a small, but very powerful engine, costs premium) will get you to $30k. But you can deck-out these starter vehicles and keep costs around $20k easily.
And as others have said: normal people don't buy new cars.