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Originally Posted by Daddycat
One thing I think most people don't appreciate is that cars aren't designed for the North American market any more--China is now the world's biggest market and they prefer cars that are big, quiet, and comfortable. Both BMW and Buick are doing great over there. In addition to this huge change in the target market, safety and efficiency nazis have made it darned near impossible for a manufacturer to turn out a product that differs markedly from the competition. That said, we're still in a golden age of performance--you can't argue with the numbers. Your average economy car handles as good as a 1990's sports car, and is faster than a 60's/70's muscle car.
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Chinese knock offs for some of the simple to make stuff that we are being gouged on (1100 msrp mufflers, 150 foot pedal covers, etc) would be very welcome. I wonder if that stuff is starting to show up?
Else I get your point except for "faster than a 60's/70's muscle car" . I think you wrote that last thing when you were sleepy
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