Quote Originally Posted by Ferrer View Post
Oh, I hate cost cutting as well. I hate it when manufacturers take us as idiots. The problem is we are. Not we as in you and me, we as in the general public. People do not want a good car, people prefer cars with buttons and screens and lower prices. It a battle we lost time ago for mainstream cars.

iCar: New Study Finds that Gen Y Consumers want Hybrids with Tablets and Smartphone-Like Functions - Carscoop

Fortunately, while there are plenty of those iCars, there are still real gems to be found among mainstream cars. Cars like the newer i-series Hyundais or the (admiteddly long in the tooth) Volvo C30.
Yeah. And that's pretty much what I am saying. The stuff underneath the skin isn't sexy enough for people these days.