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Originally Posted by Burninator
Totally agree. Instead of making entry levels vehicles with trim packages that equip them like an S class, make something basic. Feels like a huge gap in the market. Especially now when it feels like a new car costs around 50k or more on a average. I hope one manufacturer goes this way, but instead well probably get cars with AI nonsense features for more money instead.
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Mentioned a few times, but it's actually $66K! It's bonkers.
Nissan is one company that's at least starting to offer something to counter this. They came out with a new generation of the Nissan Kicks (smallish crossover), but are going to keep offering the old generation (called Nissan Kicks Play) that's going to be about 5K cheaper than the newer generation (so starting msrp $25K vs $30K). Maybe it's not the car people dream about, but from what I've heard, it's descent for the price point, and can provide some basic transportation with a warranty (pending merger/bankruptcy?) at a more reasonable price.
Mitsubishi sadly discontinued the Mirage, which was the cheapest car on the market (I think around $17K). It wasn't particularly great either, but was at least an option.