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Originally Posted by Hehe
Quite frankly though, isn't this like an industry trend?
I remember back in 2001 when I was a freshman in college, with 30k USD (45k CAD), I had a lot of car choices and if I was willing to go 50K USD (75K), I was balling out of control.
Today a 30k or even 50K USD (or equivalent in CAD) gets you nothing. A loaded freaking Odyssey is 50k CAD+.
Not sure where it started... but the "starting" price of the manufacturer is pointless. A starting price is literally dry of anything decent. And they bundle the options... so, you can't cherry-pick options you want. You either go bundled together with a whole bunch of things or you ain't getting it.
Tesla just took it to the whole extreme. Starting config doesn't exist. There's not a single Tesla 3 without extended battery or any "options" from factory on road.
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Cars are actually getting cheaper when adjusted for inflation. A Corolla started at $15,625 back in 2001. Add inflation and it's 21,325.58 for the same car today. That's about $500 short of today's top of the line Corolla. Corollas start at $16,790 now.
But yeah, aside from Hyundai, base cars are pretty bare bone. When I bought my Sonata, my options were engine/NAV/sunroof. My Genesis didn't even have options for the 5.0L. If you wanted that engine, you got everything else.