Auto manufacturer rant

[IsaacCarlson]

Originally Posted by robchalmers

Styling
cost of repairs
ease of repairs
ease of emergency work

Yeah.....they have to have NEW style, repairs must cost more than the car, and a simple repair requires the removal of the engine, transmission, exhaust, AND gas tank!!!???

Come on, it is all about money, and that is all. Everybody wants to be filthy rich and be in absolute power. We need to stop buying new cars every dang year. People have been taught that they need the newest thing. I can't sell any of the things I make because they are not new, weird, and useless.

There's my rant.

[Frank Lee]

I'm glad we have so much flagrant wasteful consumerism. I can live like a king off the trash of the land!

If it weren't for utility bills and taxes I could probably get by quite well with no money at all.

[NachtRitter]

Originally Posted by ConnClark

Market dictates what sells. Car companies consider a lot in making a car. They are trying to maximize sales and that means juggling several factors.

... and car companies certainly do their best to influence the market!!

[Bicycle Bob]

People are not logical, and cars are not practical, as a rule. Cars project status and image, with only incidental functionality. Business is designed to maximize a market, not deliver a service at minimum cost. Frank has it right - parts and depreciation run about $200. per year for a low-status, but perfectly reliable, fairly economical, and comfortable ride.