People on here talk about wanting basic and bare bones… but that is just not true outside of here in my experience. The market may be there but that doesn’t mean the market is big enough to be worth going after for manufacturers.
I sure do miss cheap oil.
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My ex-employer in the late '80s used to buy S-10 work trucks, Iron Duke 2.5 4-speed manuals... For under TEN GRAND,
FIFY...
In other markets, they do offer more basic versions of the cars we get here. I presume because those markets are more competitive and significant market segment wants a simpler car.
We've bought two base model new cars, but the Outback has got everything we really want/need anyways, we voted with our wallets but its true that not many new buyers think the same.
$1.25 would fill my '62 Austin Healey Sprite and run for weeks. Don't tell but I was skimming my lunch money to fill the tank!
I bought a brand new 2000 bare bones Ford Ranger for $10,000. Couldn't pass on that one!
This is my experience. Most people (US) want nice new vehicles. Lot of folks on here advocate against buying new or luxury vehicles but then want to complain about new and luxury vehicles. If you buy them new you have grounds to complain. If you only buy used then not so much.
Great, great post in my opinion…
I am willing to pay more for “ better” high end products… Like Lea and Perrins Worscestershire sauce. $4.99 a bottle vs $1.19 store brand.
Though at times one can find cheaper products that are better than more expensive name brands… The Greek yogurt store brand from Harris Teeter and Food Lion are way better than Chobani… Or the HT Traders pasta sauce that is $4.99 vs the $8.99 and up pasta sauces is another example of that.
But I know at times you just gotta pay more for better quality. Like fresh chicken from Harris Teeter the blue package chicken antibiotic free, no growth hormone chicken is a good bit more money vs the cheapest chicken. But that more expensive blue package chicken cooks way better and takes flavor and seasoning way, way better too. Like Niman Ranch pork is way, way better vs Smithfield pork.
Patman
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That's how I feel about Supertech/Kirkland oil, it is better than some of the more expensive name brand oils (namely it's better than some of the more basic entry level synthetics from Mobil, Pennzoil, Castrol, etc.)
Here is the inflation adjusted cost of crude oil. Crude input costs are just a small part of the price of motor oil but energy costs at refineries are affected by the general price of energy. We enjoyed relatively cheap oil from 1985 to 2005, but the price of oil took off around 2005 and so did the price of lubricants.
Oil in the US is still cheap relative to here , even the cheapest no name oils are over 5€ / L .
Although yes, sales tax is 21% here.
Although yes, sales tax is 21% here.
I'm sure a few here might remember the Schucks/Kragen auto parts stores .49 quart Chevron, even with inflation that was pretty cheap.
Me not so much as I buy as much as I can on sale and a rebate if possible.
Now a 2024 Lectern is $19,000.
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