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My bad, I checked Costco website for the price and they only list GLA 250 trim in the GLA model, sorry about that. > And(once again, for the 3rd time), this wa

My bad, I checked Costco website for the price and they only list GLA 250 trim in the GLA model, sorry about that. > And(once again, for the 3rd time), this wasn't a reason to swap. So why did you bring it up as a reason to swap? Obviously people lease or whatever their cars and get new cars after 3 years and the new cars have new features how does it contradict my point that people do not sell their cars for the gimmicks?

gambiting 6y ago
Because, like I said: >>Well, one of the(but definitely not the main) reasons I made a list of reasons - like, I'd like a car that uses less fuel. Car that doesn't wake up the neighberhood when I start it. Car that can actually take some shopping from IKEA. These were the main reasons for a swap. But obviously, there is a secondary list to this - car that doesn't have a shit audio system. Car that has comfortable seats. Somwhere on that list is a car that has android auto support. All of this has contributed to me swapping. But logically thinking, there was nothing wrong with the car - I could have just paid it off and kept it. It's very specifically not a lease so I don't have to hand the car back after 4 years, keeping it(either by paying it off or refinancing) is actually an option. I think what I am saying is that the lack of something like android auto(in a scenario where it cannot be easily retroffited) can and does contribute to a decision to change the entire car - it's not just a stupid tech gimmick that no one cares about as some much earlier comments were trying to suggest.
- pandaman 6y ago
  Well, logically thinking, if you were completely satisfied with the car except for Android Auto and owned the car ( really owned, not PCP or whatever where you actually owe money to the bank and the car is a collateral on that loan) would you sell it? If not then can you really count it as a reason? This word implies it's a sufficient condition, but I am not in UK and not even native English speaker, so I might be wrong here. And just FYI - you don't have to hand over a leased car, at least in the US, you can pay it off and keep it.
  - gambiting 6y ago
    Dude, you're focusing on this one point too much. Yes, reasons can add up. No, a reason doesn't have to be sufficient on its own. The car having uncomfortable seats, loud exhaust or no android Auto are not a reason to swap cars alone, but in aggregate they are. Like, think about houses - a small bedroom, noisy neighbour and no fast internet are probably no reasons to move houses on their own - if you told someone you moved houses just because your neighbour was loud people would think you're weird. But when you start listing other reasons in addition to that, people understand. Same for relationships(small reason to leave add up), changing employment or even changing your phone - once the list of reasons for changing is long enough, you make the jump, you can finish justify it to yourself. And FYI - in UK you can't keep a lease, that's specifically the difference between a lease and a purchase contract. I'm also not a native English speaker so apologies for perhaps not explaining things clearer.
    - pandaman 6y ago
      Dude, you returned a leased car (like 99% of people who lease) and then decided it would be a great argument to support somebody who believes that car manufacturers add gimmick features to the cars so people change them like cellphones.
      - gambiting 6y ago
        I honestly forgot what the argument was about at this point. I thought it was me saying that the lack of android auto contributed to my decision to change the car. I don't recall supporting anyone, but then again it was a long time ago now.

gambiting 6y ago

Because, like I said: >>Well, one of the(but definitely not the main) reasons I made a list of reasons - like, I'd like a car that uses less fuel. Car that doesn't wake up the neighberhood when I start it. Car that can actually take some shopping from IKEA. These were the main reasons for a swap. But obviously, there is a secondary list to this - car that doesn't have a shit audio system. Car that has comfortable seats. Somwhere on that list is a car that has android auto support. All of this has contributed to me swapping. But logically thinking, there was nothing wrong with the car - I could have just paid it off and kept it. It's very specifically not a lease so I don't have to hand the car back after 4 years, keeping it(either by paying it off or refinancing) is actually an option. I think what I am saying is that the lack of something like android auto(in a scenario where it cannot be easily retroffited) can and does contribute to a decision to change the entire car - it's not just a stupid tech gimmick that no one cares about as some much earlier comments were trying to suggest.

pandaman 6y ago
Well, logically thinking, if you were completely satisfied with the car except for Android Auto and owned the car ( really owned, not PCP or whatever where you actually owe money to the bank and the car is a collateral on that loan) would you sell it? If not then can you really count it as a reason? This word implies it's a sufficient condition, but I am not in UK and not even native English speaker, so I might be wrong here. And just FYI - you don't have to hand over a leased car, at least in the US, you can pay it off and keep it.
- gambiting 6y ago
  Dude, you're focusing on this one point too much. Yes, reasons can add up. No, a reason doesn't have to be sufficient on its own. The car having uncomfortable seats, loud exhaust or no android Auto are not a reason to swap cars alone, but in aggregate they are. Like, think about houses - a small bedroom, noisy neighbour and no fast internet are probably no reasons to move houses on their own - if you told someone you moved houses just because your neighbour was loud people would think you're weird. But when you start listing other reasons in addition to that, people understand. Same for relationships(small reason to leave add up), changing employment or even changing your phone - once the list of reasons for changing is long enough, you make the jump, you can finish justify it to yourself. And FYI - in UK you can't keep a lease, that's specifically the difference between a lease and a purchase contract. I'm also not a native English speaker so apologies for perhaps not explaining things clearer.
  - pandaman 6y ago
    Dude, you returned a leased car (like 99% of people who lease) and then decided it would be a great argument to support somebody who believes that car manufacturers add gimmick features to the cars so people change them like cellphones.
    - gambiting 6y ago
      I honestly forgot what the argument was about at this point. I thought it was me saying that the lack of android auto contributed to my decision to change the car. I don't recall supporting anyone, but then again it was a long time ago now.