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Originally Posted by tiderfish
What happened to the sub $10,000 car?
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The same thing that happened to $1.75 a gallon gasoline, the $6 a pound T-bone steak, and the $5 bottle of California wine; INFLATION. If you look at the competition, there's not a Kia, Suzuki, or Hundai breaking the $10k barrier right now either. The Smart car is just about the cheapest thing out there and while it's not very practical, I think the moment gas tops $4.00 a gallon again, they'll be flying off the showroom floors as fast as they can import them.
Don't get me wrong, the Civic, Festiva, and Cruze will be flying out the door just as fast and provide much better safety and features, but for the bottom of the market, if they can weather the slow economy and cheap gasoline prices, the Smart car will carve out a niche.