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People buy it for status. Which is why we see so many of the entry level 323 or 325 BMW's out there, as well as C230's and Audi A4 FWD and Lexus ES330's.
Its an image thing. Its the badge on the front.
Its a perception thing on many levels such as quality, luxury and even economy.
Toyota has gotten this image of undestructablity and making "green" cars. The only "green" thoes cars are making is American dollars. As of now, there is only ONE single hyrbid car that they make, the Prius, and many have spend 5, 10 and even 15k over sticker for what amounts to be an ugly Corolla with an electric motor. Many have reported not getting the claimed world saving gas milage. But, its an image. Its "Hey, I drive a car that doesnt use much gas while you drive that gas sucking SUV you ahole!" image.
But thats where it gets funny see. GM and Ford are both "known" for there trucks and SUV's. Gas guzzlers, spewwing toxic emissions and killing small children and old people as they drive by ARR!!
Well, its only recently that the Enviromentalists are looking at Toyota's trucks and SUV's.
Smaller displacment engines, making less power, getting WORSE gas milage then GM's larger, more powerful V8's.
Gas guzzle that
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2/20/2013: They Day the ****s Stopped
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