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> Given that everyone else wants those bells and whistles I'd argue that almost nobody else wants all those bells and whistles, but most people want a couple o
by lamontcg 3y ago
> Given that everyone else wants those bells and whistles
I'd argue that almost nobody else wants all those bells and whistles, but most people want a couple of them. So you wind up with all of them, because people will walk away from a vehicle that doesn't have what they want more than walk away from a vehicle that has too many things they don't.
- shepherdjerred 3y agoI like/use all of the features that the parent listed. There are _some_ dumb features, on my car, but most of them I quite like and are a large part of why I bought my car and not a cheaper model/trim.
- vel0city 3y agoAlmost nobody wants power windows?
- vkou 3y agoOr Bluetooth. Or not having to deal with a clutch. Or a window defroster. Or a rear-window wiper. Or cruise control... I could go on. :)
- aitchnyu 3y agoMirrors the justification for big software: most people use 20% of the features, but that 20% is different for different people.
- lamontcg 3y agoYeah, the analogy to something like Microsoft Office or whatever is pretty straightforwards.
- brewdad 3y agoAnd manufacturers have gotten really good at spreading the most popular features among multiple upgrade packages. You want heated seats and blind-spot monitoring? That's going to be two separate packages that include tons of features you don't really want. There might be an option to only add the two specific features but that means a custom order that will take months to arrive and probably won't end up saving you much money anyway.