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Enlightening; not pointless. Strategic; not stupid. Educational rather than envy-driven. That's what The Good Car Guy says about this $$$ article. The fact that a BMW 3-series or Infiniti G35 can be had for a speck more money than Honda's latest special edition vehicle, the Civic Mugen Si, and that Acura's TSX or a Subaru Impreza WRX are less expensive than the Mugen (as seen on GoodCarBadCar this week) told me the world needs to see comparative pricing.
That's not to say the 1000 people who buy Mugen Si's aren't smart. They're getting a great car, a vehicle which sought out handling fun and disregarded any expense; caring not about luxury or straight-line speed. Nevertheless, it is sometimes shocking to see what other items are available for the price you paid.
In some cases - many cases, actually - very sporting vehicles are available for the same price as your new minivan, and it's hard to remember that you needed seven seats. "Counting the Cost" ignores that fact and looks at five USD price points ($20, 30, 45, 80, & 170K) to find out what unique rides are available. Don't get stuck in the rut of considering some of these cars "good deals" and others "bad deals". Different buyers need different vehicles.
- June 2015 Ytd U.s. Vehicle Sales Rankings - Top 279 Best-selling Vehicles In America - Every Vehicle Ranked
Auto sales in the United States grew at a 3.9% rate during the month of June 2015 and have now grown by more than 4% through the first-half of 2015. This growth has occurred despite falling car sales and the decline of America's best-selling vehicle,...
- 2012's The Good 12 - Bmw 3-series Sedan
BMW 3-SERIES Few cars own so sterling a reputation or so indelible a connection with moderately priced elitism. BMW's new 3-Series sedan, the sixth-generation F30, is a little longer, wider, taller, and more spacious than the outgoing E90 3-Series....
- 2010 Goodcarbadcar.net Awards - Introduction
From now until January 8th, GoodCarBadCar.net profiles the best and worst of what's available in the North American automotive Marketplace. Over the course of the next twelve days, cars will be released one-by-one in alphabetical order. Twelve cars....
- Numerically Speaking - #4
124 pages of February/08's Car&Driver inspired me to provide The Good Car Nation with a complete look at the big numbers in autodom over the last month. Discussed, written, and edited by C/D, but provided to you succinctly, here are the numbers...
- Mazdaspeed6 - Bye
The next Mazda 6 built for North America will not be the same as the Mazda 6 seen on other continents. Apparently, this means the future existence of the North American MazdaSpeed 6 has been called into question. And apparently, the answer to that question...
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HAVE YOU COUNTED THE COST?
Enlightening; not pointless. Strategic; not stupid. Educational rather than envy-driven. That's what The Good Car Guy says about this $$$ article. The fact that a BMW 3-series or Infiniti G35 can be had for a speck more money than Honda's latest special edition vehicle, the Civic Mugen Si, and that Acura's TSX or a Subaru Impreza WRX are less expensive than the Mugen (as seen on GoodCarBadCar this week) told me the world needs to see comparative pricing.That's not to say the 1000 people who buy Mugen Si's aren't smart. They're getting a great car, a vehicle which sought out handling fun and disregarded any expense; caring not about luxury or straight-line speed. Nevertheless, it is sometimes shocking to see what other items are available for the price you paid.
In some cases - many cases, actually - very sporting vehicles are available for the same price as your new minivan, and it's hard to remember that you needed seven seats. "Counting the Cost" ignores that fact and looks at five USD price points ($20, 30, 45, 80, & 170K) to find out what unique rides are available. Don't get stuck in the rut of considering some of these cars "good deals" and others "bad deals". Different buyers need different vehicles.
$20,000
- Chevrolet Malibu (169bhp 4 cylinder)
- Ford Mustang (210 bhp V6 coupe)
- Mini Cooper (118 bhp 4 cylinder)
- Honda CR-V (fwd, 166bhp 4 cylinder)
- smart fortwo cabriolet (71 bhp 3 cylinder)
$30,000
- Toyota Avalon (Touring, 268bhp V6)
- Toyota Highlander (awd, 270bhp V6)
- Subaru Legacy GT (sedan, 243bhp turbo 4 cylinder)
- Mazda CX-7 (awd, Grand Touring, 244bhp turbo 4 cylinder)
- GMC Sierra 1500 (SLE2, 315bhp V8)
$45,000
- Audi A6 (awd, 255bhp V6)
- Audi TT (awd, convertible, 250bhp V6)
- Lincoln Mark LT (4x4, 300bhp V8)
- Dodge Ram 3500 (4-door, 4x4, 350bhp diesel 6-cylinder, dualie)
- BMW X5 (260bhp 6 cylinder)
$80,000
- BMW 750Li (360bhp V8, long wheelbase)
- Land Rover Range Rover (305bhp V8)
- Land Rover Range Rover Sport (390bhp supercharged V8)
- Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (505bhp V8)
- Volkswagen Touareg (310bhp diesel V10)
$170,000
- Bentley Continental GT (552bhp twin turbo W12)
- Aston Martin DB9 Volante (convertible, 450bhp V12)
- Mercedes-Benz S600 (510 bhp twin-turbo V12)
- 1 Chevrolet Corvette Z06, 1 awd 4-door BMW 335i, and 1 Cadillac Escalade
- 8 Mini Cooper S
- 1 Honda Civic Mugen Si, 1 BMW 328i, 1 Acura TSX, 1 Infiniti G35, 1 Subaru Impreza WRX
- June 2015 Ytd U.s. Vehicle Sales Rankings - Top 279 Best-selling Vehicles In America - Every Vehicle Ranked
Auto sales in the United States grew at a 3.9% rate during the month of June 2015 and have now grown by more than 4% through the first-half of 2015. This growth has occurred despite falling car sales and the decline of America's best-selling vehicle,...
- 2012's The Good 12 - Bmw 3-series Sedan
BMW 3-SERIES Few cars own so sterling a reputation or so indelible a connection with moderately priced elitism. BMW's new 3-Series sedan, the sixth-generation F30, is a little longer, wider, taller, and more spacious than the outgoing E90 3-Series....
- 2010 Goodcarbadcar.net Awards - Introduction
From now until January 8th, GoodCarBadCar.net profiles the best and worst of what's available in the North American automotive Marketplace. Over the course of the next twelve days, cars will be released one-by-one in alphabetical order. Twelve cars....
- Numerically Speaking - #4
124 pages of February/08's Car&Driver inspired me to provide The Good Car Nation with a complete look at the big numbers in autodom over the last month. Discussed, written, and edited by C/D, but provided to you succinctly, here are the numbers...
- Mazdaspeed6 - Bye
The next Mazda 6 built for North America will not be the same as the Mazda 6 seen on other continents. Apparently, this means the future existence of the North American MazdaSpeed 6 has been called into question. And apparently, the answer to that question...