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Originally Posted by jbernie

You can never defy the laws of physics. Add in inflation costs, mandated safety features, mandated smog control, mandated this mandated that. The last time I checked you don't need airbags, tire pressure sensors, stability control, plus associated electronics to go somewhere on the internet.

Your argument is old, tired and annoying. There is only so much weight you can take out of a vehicle at a reasonable & affordable cost before you end up with a car the size of an Aveo costing $100k and made out super exotic materials to remove the weight which few consumers can afford and even fewer will want to buy.

Oh, and don't forget the extra weight every vehicle is hauling around as this country gets fatter and fatter.

To add to that, the sharp decrease in automobile cost already happened--back in the earlier part of the last century.