Well, voting with my feet is easy in the case of Tesla (I think that they are poorly designed and don't feel a need for an automotive status signal at this time

Well, voting with my feet is easy in the case of Tesla (I think that they are poorly designed and don't feel a need for an automotive status signal at this time), but what about when there are no options, or when the options are so much worse that they're not really options at all (e.g. a car without air conditioning)?