Maybe all this is part of the cause of this, wherein the article discusses
that people are keeping are keeping their cars a record length of time:

http://www.thecarconnection.com/news/1099337_average-age-of-u-s-vehicles-hits-record-high-11-5-years?google_editors_picks=true

So, in the end the car industry is in the same pickle as the music
industry. Some people just like the old better, blame it on what you will.

Jim

On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 3:37 PM Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@gmail.com> wrote:

> ...."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)
> >
>