Wish we could get cheap cars in the U.S. Our prices are crazy.
I recall hearing the smart car could be sold cheaply in its original country, but after importing it and meeting all U.S. requirements, the price quadrupled.
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> Wish we could get cheap cars in the U.S. Our prices are crazy.
They are actually lower than in Europe, mind you.
The Scion iM a.k.a. Toyota Auris starts at ~$17k. in Europe to give an example.
I've always wondered how much would the price of a car/truck decrease, if advertising for vehicles would be banned? 10%? 20%? 30%?
And if they authorized cars to be sold outside of showrooms, how much would they drop further?
It seems to me that a huge portion of the price winds up paying for advertising + the showroom building + the salesperson and their administrative staff.
I hope one day we can go from factory -> consumer without all this extra cost baked in.