"dwight" wrote in news:ldCdnee3ReUw5UvYnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@comcast.com:
The Scions look a lot more expensive than they are. That's a major factor IMO.
Brilliant marketing IMO. Additionally, loading up a wad of options still keeps the car fairly reasonable in price.
Good point. Years ago, I ordered vehicles based on options I wanted, sort of a la carte. Nowadays it's almost unheard of to order your vehicle from the factory. You either take what's on the lot or move on.
To the point that they get accustomed to the brand, I don't think it's unreasonable. I think it's human nature to stay with something you're comfortable with.
To a point. But there comes a time where you want to "upscale". Scions only go so far.
I disagree only in the sense that the desire to improve the quality of life will always be a part of any generation.
I think there will always be a segment that wants to "drive" (i.e., sports/sporty/muscle cars will always be made), but the schism between the lazies and the drivers will increase.
dwight, I know it's cold up there, but you might want to get out for a bit and stop watching all those movies in your entertainment center. ;)
If Scion is building that car, you can bet everyone else will be too. They might not even be known as "cars" by then...
Agreed. To further the point, the entire experience should be a team experience. It shouldn't just start with a core group and then bring in another group that inherits the first group's efforts and so on.
I don't know if today's market supports that. You yourself brought up the point that today's youth are not at all like we were growing up. Today's youth has the attention span of a gnat, demand instant gratification, and expect a disposable product delivered on a gold platter. As you've pointed out, witness the Razr.
That's my wife in a nutshell. She hates to drive, she views cars as tools to be used to get from here to there. She doesn't even put gas in her van - that's my job (for which I'm handsomely rewarded, btw). She loves the Shoebox ('96 Mazda MPV) because it is exactly what you described.
It does have a "manly" name. Now if Tim Hardaway smoked, I'll bet he'd smoke Marlboros... ;)