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Old 08-06-2020, 03:36 PM   #20
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Originally Posted by Josh (PA) View Post
This is my general issue with companies not properly catering to our subset of the market. They offer a wagon with an anemic engine then say, no one wanted a wagon... They offer a stick with a garbage rest of the the suspension and drive train layout then say 'no one wanted a stick'.

Offer a wagon with a good engine (THANK YOU MERCEDES, just get your suspension right). Offer a stick on the sportiest models, and offer it at cost + option if you want to. I'd gladly pay more to help cover the cost of certification.
Amen.

Of course, this inevitably leads to the ridiculous situation of not having homogenized global safety standards, but that is sort of a different rant.
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