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Originally Posted by rollercoaster
Someone needs to make a simple no frills car with manual windows, a manual trans, manual mirrors etc and etc.
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They still do, but apparently you didn't buy one.
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Todays cars are filled with so much gadgetry it adds more weight and distractions to the driver. May be the ABS can stay and HID headlights would be good -with other LED lights. All wheel drive would be nice if I lived in the snow belt/North.(-but this would sacrifice gas mileage. )
This is what Germany did with the VW bug. The peoples car. Something almost everyone could afford.
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Yep, the "people's car" was something every
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The Mazda I bought 6 years ago has power seats. I did not want power seats. You set the position once and then what? I carry the weight of those little motors and wiring with me everywhere I go -same with power mirrors. You set them once and leave them alone. This gadgetry makes no sense.
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Then why did you buy it?
I bought an Aveo for my wife for her daily commute to work: manual windows, manual mirrors, manual seats, no climate control, minimal electronic gadgetry, it's a no frills car. But we did want (and bought it with) A/C and A/T because driving in NY City is intolerable without those amenities. If a product isn't what I want, I don't buy it.
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Unfortunately Americans are lazy and want their conveniences.
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No, actually Americans don't know really what they want and/or are persuaded to buy things they don't want or need (just as you admit you did). But no one put a gun to anyone's head to buy these things - it was achieved through mass media brainwashing.