Originally Posted By: used_0il
I started this topic, forgot about it until now.
This thread should have been in the humor section.
Some of the posts are hilarious.
I like ....You want 4X4? Oh, that must mean you also want leather, XM radio, sun roof...
Mine would be; You want a Diesel Cruze? That must mean you want leather XM radio, sun roof...
Or; You want a 1500 with the 6.2L? That must mean you want the Denali, leather sun roof,..
You want a 4X4 with the off road package? Grease nipples on the steering components? Whats that?
I want to buy a car or truck, they want to sell me a monthly payment on a microwave oven.
I can see the whole landscape of vehicle sales changing very soon.
I am the customer, this is what I want and don't want, call me when you have it figured out and not before.
You want the sports channel? Oh, that must mean you also want the shopping channel.
NOT!
Bimbofication!!! You heard it here first.
As you probably know they're hiding the powertrain expenses in geegaws and doodads. The Liberty Diesel was the same way; only available on the Eddie Vetter shag carpet top of the line model.
Even if the bigger engine isn't that much harder to make, the CAFE penalty makes them stick it in front of the Airline Lounge cabin.
To put it another way, leather seats aren't $1000 to make. If the roof is preconfigured structurally for a moonroof (most are), they're pulling in profit there too.