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Why is it with most car makers, you have to buy the bigger body styles to even have the option of some features? For example, on the X3 there is no option for massage seats, air suspension, B&W sound system, etc. in any trim. You have to go up to the X5. People who have no need for a larger SUV don’t want those features? Conversely, many of the larger vehicles also have more features standard as if people who need the extra room also want more than just the basics in features.
I get you can’t offer every feature in every model for cost and efficiency as well as vehicle/feature design considerations, but many things are relatively easy to scale. Just a first-world gripe I have. Don't get me started on clothes Anyone else have other similar "why is it..." automotive questions?
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It was just an example...tell us how you really feel
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Today, 09:29 AM | #4 |
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Cars are too expensive and feature bloated then people complain about price. Most of it is shite anyway, fancy speakers in a car... like really.
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This is 100% what drove me to an X5 when I wanted a X3. Finding one with the options I wanted was WAY easier on the X5 because many came standard. It is irritating that you don't need to larger vehicle, but have to if you want certain things. Probably way I DD a SQ5 now and the X5 sits more. LOL X3 would have been perfect sized. I do feel like X3's are getting better options now - maybe due to the X3 getting more popular or something?
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If you could get the luxuries of a 7 series in an entry level car, why would anyone buy a 7 series? It's not a size constraint, it's a marketing constraint.
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Cars are already on average costing more than they were adjusted for wages over the past few years. Bloating them out with costly options is not going to help new car sales.
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Right but options are just that. No one is forced into them if they want a more modest build. My point is, I would like the option to add certain features on smaller chassis vehicles.
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It is why McDonalds does not offer Wagyu beef options for their hamburgers. |
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It's also true that the take rate would be extremely low for most of these options if presented in a "lower tier" model. There are cost caps on models, and the manufacturers know where that is, so it makes no sense for them to bother offering some options.
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People buying the smaller vehicles are typically doing so for cost reasons, at least when you're talking about not particularly big vehicles.
That said, manufacturers are not incentivized to add those features because they make more margin on average on larger vehicles. My bigger WHY!?! Is all these stupid screens. I don't need screens tondo things buttons can do easily. Also, manual transmissions. Bring them back. Big engines, bring those back too. |
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I would assume that most people with plenty of discretionary income but no need for space aren't buy compact SUVs or sedans, they're buying coupes and convertibles and trucks. At least that's what I did, lol. |
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Yeah, I had an Z4M Coupe for a few years and while a hoot, it was just very impractical and I had to get a beater to drive in the snow. I don't have a large family but sometimes something with a little cargo space is a handy things. A hot hatch is a pretty good compromise.
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The RS6 Avant is cool, but hideously expensive, and you're really.paying for being different vs the super SUVs that exist. The rumored M5 Touring however, is hideous. Taycan wagon similarly is absurdly expensive and has the drawbacks of an EV. Newer AMG wagons just don't appeal to me. Hot hatches are cool, but similarly have crept up in price to the point that they're kinda pointless. You look at like a GTI vs. Kona N, it's hard to see why you'd spend the extra money on the smaller and less powerful GTI. X1 M35i vs Golf R, it's a similar story. As hot hatches get bigger, and compact crossovers get smaller and cheaper, they're basically becoming one in the same. |
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