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If Volkswagen hadn't lost it's compass long ago, the XL1 could have become the Strength Through Joy' car of the 21st-Century.
Mass produced by Wal Mart, COSCO, The Home Depot, or LOWE'S; in steel and glass, without any exotic materials, or hybrid drive, with only an entry-level, gasoline ICE engine, the car could be spit out at below KIA Rio prices.
It would only be 100-mpg HWY, but young couples would save enough for a mortgage on a tiny home. Minimum wage would be enough to finance one, even after necessities were met.
No advertising. No salesman. No dealerships. Purchased like a big screen television, or washing machine. Zero-down. Members drive it home from the store. Nationwide parts and service, anywhere.
Sixteen-year-olds could soon find them on the used car market.
Volkswagen AG, FUBAR.