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All of those are considered somewhat "upmarket" cars in the US. They're not marques that the everyman is buying.
by flyingfences 9y ago
All of those are considered somewhat "upmarket" cars in the US. They're not marques that the everyman is buying.
- sorenjan 9y agoVolkswagen is upmarket? That's weird, they own Audi for that reason. What brands are cheaper?
- mi100hael 9y agoCivic & Corolla both start under $19k. VW Sportwagon starts at $22k which is more than 10% more.
- illirik 9y agoTrue, but VW grants a lot more in the way of rebates than Honda or Toyota. A manual Golf Sportwagen (lowest trim) quotes right at $20,000 on Truecar (where I live), and a manual Civic hatchback (lowest trim) is at $19,700. Not much of a difference (both prices including destination).
- StudentStuff 9y agoMost americans don't want to buy manual cars. The in-laws actually got $8k off on their new Accord due to it being a manual, extremely hard to sell in Seattle.
- StudentStuff 9y agoVW and Audi are both considered upmarket, but Audi has a bad rap for the whole "plastic gears" shenanigan, and VW's emissions scandal still dogs them. Most people go with BMW's if they don't care about maintenance and want to buy upmarket.