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The $25k car is going extinct?

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319 points pseudolus | 2 comments | 29 Jun 25 15:59 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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tlogan ◴[30 Jun 25 12:49 UTC] No.44422630[source]▶
This is a great example of how factually incorrect narratives - so long as they align with a preferred agenda (which is that things are not affordable any more) - it gets upvoted.

Reality check:

- In 2025, there are 12 new car models available under $25,000

- In 2005, there were around 10 new models under $15,000 (25k adjusted by inflation)

So the premise that “cars used to be much more affordable” is not true. This article is full of misleading or outdated information that distorts the real trend.

HN deserves better data-driven discussions.

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foobarian ◴[30 Jun 25 12:57 UTC] No.44422707[source]▶
Not to mention how much more functionality present day cars have. (mentioned in a couple comments elsewhere, but things like airbags/backup cameras/other sensors etc).
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1. happosai ◴[30 Jun 25 13:47 UTC] No.44423228[source]▶
All cars have become a lot more bigger. I was just watching the movie Jewel of the Nile on Disney+. There was a scene, where a dictator and the protagonists cram into to Rolls Royce of 80s and I just thought the average suv these days has more interior space...

While flight travel has got cheaper by making seats more compact and planes more efficient, the cars go the opposite direction - drive luxuriously like kings and burn the planet with bigger and bigger gas guzzlers...

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2. potato3732842 ◴[30 Jun 25 15:16 UTC] No.44424376[source]▶
That 80s car probably has comparable interior space. It's the exterior that's gotten bigger. 7" thick doors and all that.