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		blendo 25 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The $25k car is going extinct? People like cars that can go 80-90 mph for hundreds and hundreds of miles while carrying 4 people. With crash protection. Add electrics with thousand lbs of batteries, and you've got today's 4000-6000 lb SUVs, all costing an arm and a leg.

dagw 25 days ago | [–]

People like cars that can go 80-90 mph for hundreds and hundreds of miles while carrying 4 people. With crash protection.

My 12 year old entry level sedan does all of that no problem.

Dylan16807 25 days ago | [–]

Focusing just on gas cars: People wanted that ten years ago too (and twenty and thirty), so what changed?

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