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Subject:Re: Friday post: Why are new vehicles connected to the Net?
From:Karl Ploessl
Date:Fri, 21 Aug 2015 16:37:39 -0400

...."VW (or someone) builds and markets a car WITHOUT all the 'features' we
are now seeing"...

BUT "WITHOUT all the 'features'" is a "feature" then and no price drop but
an upgrade/upcharge :-)

On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 4:11 PM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote:

> ​RE: All the 'stuff' being added to new cars
> Do we see a market opportunity here?
> Just as Kia and Hundai broke into the low dollars end of the market with a
> more basic vehicle, how about this.  VW (or someone) builds and markets a
> car WITHOUT all the 'features' we are now seeing?  And drops the price
> accordingly!  A back to basics vehicle.  No electric/electronic anything
> that doesn't absolutely have to be there.  I'm betting that there is a huge
> part of the buying market that would jump at the idea.  And the price.
> Where is the Renault 4 CV when we need it?  (big grin here)
>

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