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Old 07-22-2013, 01:50 PM   #50 (permalink)
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Is it just my view on things or are a lot of cars today too luxurious? I prefer hand-crank (Manual) windows and not too much luxury; The more luxury there is to a car, The more there is to go wrong or that's how I look at it; Take the power windows, Power seats and air conditioning for examples and you might know what I'm talking about. I'm not saying "Let's all drive '49 Chevys", Just that to have new cars with fewer options would be nice. I haven't gone browsing brand new cars either, So do take my reply here as what it is and not necessarily holy; I'm just a guy posting on the internet.
My theory on this is, its almost unavoidable. People who buy new cars want nice stuff, otherwise they would buy older worn ones. So they're more likely to want bells and whistles. We on the downstream end of it are more likely to want something cost-efficient but the manufacturers build for those who buy new. Just my opinion of course.
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