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Re:Car quality is suffering as automakers shift focus to tec... by Xenoamorphous on Sunday June 25, 2023 @12:07PM (#36469712)
I doubt there’s a market for that, or just an extremely niche ine. Whenever I see someone with a brand new car they’re usually boasting about the car features.
Re:Car quality is suffering as automakers shift focus to tec... by thayne on Sunday June 25, 2023 @12:29PM (#36469938)
Maybe if the price was competitive with used cars. The people such a car would be attractive to probably has a large intersection with people who usually buy used cars.
Re:Car quality is suffering as automakers shift focus to tec... by dmbche on Sunday June 25, 2023 @12:13PM (#36469776)
I know, the cars that I would like to see appear again (EG Civic, Tercels, etc) were all built at a time when there was an incentive to get people cars to reinvigorate the economy, so cheap gas sippers were a good call, and that's not the case today.

It would just be bought by cheap car enthusiasts and people that are presently in the used market - although I can see people being interested to stop leasing and buying their own car. Anyway!

Re:Car quality is suffering as automakers shift focus to tec... by Swizec on Sunday June 25, 2023 @04:09PM (#36472086)
> Whenever I see someone with a brand new car they’re usually boasting about the car features

You’ll notice people boast using similar words to what the marketing team uses. Ask any Catheram user what they like about their car and they’ll go on and on about how analog and barebones it is – a pure driving machine.