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Originally Posted by PARANOiA-R34
Apparently it actually did happen:
http://www.autonews.com/article/2014...uality-recalls
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People want a lot of car for a relatively low price.
Somehow a nav system, automatic climate control, leather seats, bluetooth this, power that, is seen as a "necessity" in a sub-20,000 dollar economy car.
Manufacturers struggle to deliver this, and the quality of other parts (parts the average buyer won't ever see, touch, fix, or repair) suffers.
IMO if consumers weren't so damn unrealistic (aka asking for BMW levels of luxury from an Accord) the Japanese wouldn't have this problem. Personally I would rather have a super reliable, fun to drive, well-built car with barely any "features" than a fully loaded car that is a complete shitpile... |
I think that was a market trend started by the automakers themselves.
I remember seeing entry level automakers boasting about how they can include luxurious features on their cars at a fraction of a price, compared to their German counterparts.
This has made the German throne sitters a little uncomfortable, but in the end, it is the boasting automakers who need to deliver more and more for less and less.