The late 90s to early 2010s was peak automotive design IMO. You could still buy a relatively safe car with good performance and decent creature comforts for under $30K, with no spyware bundled in.
These days you can’t even buy a car. It’s nothing but trucks, SUVs, and crossovers. Part of this is the EPA’s fault for loosening fuel economy and emissions restrictions on bigger vehicles. The requirements should be the same, regardless of vehicle size.
All I want is a proper sedan, coupe, convertible, or hatchback that is fun to drive (to make the daily commute more bearable), gets 30+ MPG, isn’t the size of a god damn tank, and costs $25K new, just like we used to have. Until that day comes, I will continue driving cars from the 2000s until it stops being practical to do so.
I mean same happend with combustion cars. From icons to the worst shitboxes you have ever seen in just a few decades.
The late 90s to early 2010s was peak automotive design IMO. You could still buy a relatively safe car with good performance and decent creature comforts for under $30K, with no spyware bundled in.
These days you can’t even buy a car. It’s nothing but trucks, SUVs, and crossovers. Part of this is the EPA’s fault for loosening fuel economy and emissions restrictions on bigger vehicles. The requirements should be the same, regardless of vehicle size.
All I want is a proper sedan, coupe, convertible, or hatchback that is fun to drive (to make the daily commute more bearable), gets 30+ MPG, isn’t the size of a god damn tank, and costs $25K new, just like we used to have. Until that day comes, I will continue driving cars from the 2000s until it stops being practical to do so.