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Re:Be wary of imitating high-status people who can afford to... by steveBK123 on Sunday December 11, 2022 @06:35PM (#33948870)
Yeah I’m not gonna put Tesla on a pedestal for class leading active driver assist by any measure lol.

Subaru specifically punches above their weight in terms of safety per dollar and given their close relationship with Toyota I could see them being similar.

Re:Be wary of imitating high-status people who can afford to... by steveBK123 on Sunday December 11, 2022 @07:14PM (#33949151)
And to my point - the $25k Subaru with all the option stay be a historical memory or marketing fallacy.

If you open up the pricing tool on the cheapest Subaru wagon/SUV model, the Crosstek, and want all the active driver assist options, you quickly end up at the $30k top-tier "Limited" spec which is $31k after fees, and if you add any functional options/accessories (GPS nav, auto dim mirror, etc) is more like $35k.

Similarly their most famous model, the Outback may START at $28k, but if you want the trim with all the safety options, thats the $41k Touring. You can knock a few of the safety options off by going with the Limited for $36k (and add a few of the safety features on optionally to end up at $39k).

And I'm not even including markups, which dealers spent the last 2 years adding. Personally my mom spent 6 months hunting down a Subaru dealer who would sell her a car at sticker price after having her old one totaled in an accident. Then another 2 months waiting for it to arrive. This is probably over now, but again the $25k car is so rare as to almost be mythical.