Safety" Feature Backfires 2039C.H. That doesn't mean that an equally reliable car can't be somewhat involving to drive while still being practical. (and...
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Who said anything about "ecoboxes?"
Who said anything about a Toyota Corolla?
Safety" Feature Backfires 2038Nate Nagel Ted implied it by claiming 'a car is only transportation'. That's the car most of the 'car is only transportation...
Sure it is, you have to buy used though. Like a late-70's or early 80s VW. (which certainly can be fun to drive, not boring like you imply.) Or a basic GM product with a 3800 (although the interior is likely to be a little TOO Spartan and uncomfortable.) Or to crank up the wayback machine a little, any Chrysler product with a slant six. Or a Rambler.
Maybe you just don't drive your cars long enough. As you probably know, the company I work for uses Impalas as company cars; I had the occasion to drive one that had been maintained "by the book" but had a hair over 70K miles on it (when they're typically turned in) until my new car arrived. It felt completely worn out - the engine was rough, the suspension was loose, etc. etc. etc. and of course the interior is *still* Spartan to the point of ugliness - not that I want more features (exactly the opposite) but the materials are just cheap, cheap, cheap. Personally, for $20K plus, I expect better, for that price I shouldn't be getting a disposable car.
This is not bashing GM, either. A lot of new car companies seem to have issues with this, I am just using the Impala as an example. Now VW does have very nice interiors even in relatively inexpensive cars, and past experience has shown that they are exceptionally durable as well, but they seem to be the exception not the rule, and also their true entry level vehicles are not offered in the US. Also the GTI I bought a couple years ago while a very nice car still exhibited a little bit of the "over-gadgetization" I complain about...
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