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Extreme amounts of regulatory capture. Americans don't even begin to comprehend how much of the apparatus of the government is used purely to make them not only
by kmeisthax 3y ago
Extreme amounts of regulatory capture. Americans don't even begin to comprehend how much of the apparatus of the government is used purely to make them not only buy and drive a car, but to pay exorbitant markups on that car, both up-front and over the long run with aftermarket sales. We don't notice it for the same reason why we don't notice the air we breathe.
- hammock 3y agoIf all that is true, wonder why we don't see more "kit cars" or build your own. Seems to be relegated to a few niches like drag racing and classic restorations. A downmarket kit car that you add your own sweat equity to seems feasible considering India sells fully manufactured cars for like $5,000
- anotherhue 3y agoThere's a wonderful YouTube channel where a gentleman extracts the guts of a Chevy Volt and uses them to electrify a DeLorean. (Great Scott!) Watching the complexity, the time requirements, the expertise requrements, and the physical space and specialised equipment for a process like this should give you your answer as to why there aren't more kit cars anymore. https://www.youtube.com/@BillCarlson/videos https://www.youtube.com/@BillCarlson/videos