Even in the last 10 years, new car prices have skewed higher. It’s not as if there are _zero_ cheap cars left, but the field is heavily narrowed. We almost had

Even in the last 10 years, new car prices have skewed higher. It’s not as if there are _zero_ cheap cars left, but the field is heavily narrowed. We almost had a cheap pickup truck, but 1) it’s got a 4.5’ bed, and 2) no one can actually buy one. WRT to simplicity, I hear you. Given modern regulations and cost margins it may not be possible to see a simple, basic car or truck ever again. I’m not suggesting this is the manufacturer’s fault, but simply that they’re not offering anything I want to buy.