Low level entry cars look TOO nice nowadays. amirite?

I think this about pick up trucks. When did they all turn into luxury vehicles costing $60k - $80k+?

by brendan45 4 months ago

Sounds like Ford is trying to reverse this with the Maverick. Sounds pretty utilitarian. At least compared to the $70k pavement princesses.

by ChoiceEcho1909 4 months ago

The macerick is a much smaller truck than a full size pickup. But its perfect for home DIY projects. You're right with that though, they're making an affordable truck again.

by Anonymous 4 months ago

Cause people are buying it.

by xjohns 4 months ago

No matter how many people pretend "No I would totally buy it" a dirt cheap car with no safety features, no tech, no driver comfort, and no convenience features would not sell. In 2024 an 86 HP car with crank windows, no radio, no AC, and no cup holders would not be viable commercially at any price. People expect more out of their vehicles now then they did in 1985 and that's not a problem to be solved.

by Stehrnicole 4 months ago

None of that relates to the exterior styling, though, which is OPs point.

by Anonymous 4 months ago

I wouldn't buy them because they are too small.

by Anonymous 4 months ago

But that's the point. The only thing you want is bluetooth. The only thing Ted wants is a back up camera. The only thing Steve wants is heated seats. The only thing Bob wants is... and so on. It's expensive to have a bajillion and one configurations (that's what killed the 2010s era Dodge Dart it was a dirt cheap car that was too customizable and therefore too expensive to produce even though no one Dart was all that expensive) so they have to put the bluetooth and the back up camera and the heated seats and this and that in every car, and we're right back where we started. The era of the cheap "every person" car is over.

by Stehrnicole 4 months ago

The "sports car look" that you are referring to is an aerodynamic shape. It costs way less to make car into that shape than cost of gasoline that the shape will save due to better fuel efficiency. Retro-looking "simple" cars are more expensive to operate.

by Kmueller 4 months ago

What's the issue with cars looking good?

by Anonymous 4 months ago

Paying extra for looks is silly.

by Anonymous 4 months ago

How do we know that we're paying extra?

by Anonymous 4 months ago

Low end cars being more expensive, if that is the case, feels like a different opinion.

by Anonymous 4 months ago

Absolutely love mine as well. I have the hatchback one and I love the storage

by royal60 4 months ago

Most stock cars look way to agressive and would have been considered riced even 20 years back

by Anonymous 4 months ago

They look nice, but they're also more expensive than they used to be. I miss the days when you could get a basic car for a reasonable price.

by conroyjovan 4 months ago

Prius cost as much as a Tesla.. wouldn't consider it cheap

by Anonymous 4 months ago

I'm not seeing it. Camry, Civic, Rio, etc all just look like basic sedans.

by Embarrassed-Bit 4 months ago

Look at Dacia Logan for simplicity if that what you want and also cheap.

by darby42 4 months ago

The look is actually mandated by manufacturing laws in order to have a certain level of aerodynamics.

by Psteuber 4 months ago

You're getting old friend. This happens to everyone.

by Yhills 4 months ago