Yeah, I know..... real shocker, isn't it?

I guess the train of thought I was going for was that since a Civic is percieved as Honda's entery level car, some may say it shouldn't cost 20k. But I could be wrong. :chuckles:

 

Maybe the Civic Hybrid "feels" better in terms of build and solidness is because it's made in Japan...Practically hand-assembled, I read...That was a number of months ago, though, so the current demand due to high prices may step up production.

 

What about the Mazda3? That tops out at like 23k with all the options!

 

Hey, SUCKERS WANTED is Volkswagen's tagline.

 

Yeah but "all those options" include xenon headlights, digital tire pressure monitoring, 6-disc in dash changer, sunroof, leather seats, ABS, a bunch of airbags, and navigation, among other things. That's a lot of goodies for $23k.

 

but that's a lot for a mazda economy car...sorry but the protege and 3 are still economy cars...once you drive it off the lot that $23k car will drop to $13k...resale is terrible on the proteges at least

 

That doesn't mean anything. He was arguing about the statement against entry level cars and $20k+ pricetag.

 

I don't believe I was responding to you.

 

Ok, so?

 

I don't think you have to necessarily equate entry level with cheap all the time. Looking at VW, its entry level vehicles the Golf and Jetta have gone from commuter cars to $32k semi-luxo performance machines (say the R32 or the GLXV6). It just depends on the brand and where it wants to position itself. For Honda, I think that their roots in fuel efficient and fun to drive cars certainly warrants its entry level being priced lower than say VW who wants to position itself more upmarket.