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Originally Posted by MauriSSio
LMAO im not trying to build any kind of car. Im just wondering why the affordable level of cars look the way they do. Im not saying to put the ACTUAL civic mechanics on a Ferrari f430, just why cant they make something that looks similar to that at an entry level (or close to it) price. just hypothetical questions. Im not car shopping or trying to make some kind of fiero ferrari clone or anything like that.
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I know you're not building a car. I'm trying to explain the logic to you - per your request.
Here.
Middle class Joe has $$$ much money. He wants a car that looks like a Benz AMG, but the AMG costs $$$$$ AND he'd have to spend $$ in gas every year. So instead he buys a Prius, which only costs $$ and he only needs to spend $ a year in gas.
It's not that people buy ugly cars because they want to, it's because they're compromising. Same reason people settle when it comes to relationships. Not everyone can date Scarlett Johanson - so they say "eh good enough" and date the first girl they met freshman year.
Also, the "Miata" crowd is a TINY demographic. Compare Miata sale numbers to those of the Prius. It's maybe a quarter of Prius sales. Cars are built AND sold to specific demographics, the fancier and more exotic a car is the smaller the potential sales demographic is.