This is like the first vehicle I ever drove and it was brand new when I drove it.(The one I drove was green though, I was 10 YO)
Good luck finding such a thing. Do they even make hand crank windows for the US market any more?
I’ll trade the anti lock brakes for rear wheel drive.
Remember when the high-beam switch was on the floor?
Back in the Nineties, I was looking for a new work van. Went a Dodge dealer, and found a nice one. Opened the driver’s door, and there was no front seat! It was extra! I laughed at the salesman, and left.
That's just the dealer's opening offer. If you pay all of that, you are a fool that deserves to be taken.
Second, you don't have to buy off the lot. Although, since the dealer is having to pay interest and insurance on the cars on the lot, he ought to be willing to sell them at a steeper discount to move them.
I love e windows, AC, and remote locks, would never buy a car without them. I used to think that I would never get an automatic trans but new ones get about the same mileage as manual, are reliable, and a lot better in a traffic jam.
I buy used though and let the new buyer take the hit on depreciation.
He found me one three weeks later with crank windows but no cruise control. The dealership was located about ten miles from GM headquarters in Detroit, and the car was manufactured across the river in Ontario. GM didn't care then, why would it care now?
I can remember when a heater was optional.
I have seen something recently which is a new one on me.
A couple, maybe 3 different vehicles which are all black. I mean black trim, black wheels, black wall tires. Everything is all black.
At first I assumed they were unmarked police cars but I don’t think they are and like I said, two or three different brands but done the same way.
I seem to recall reading that hand-crank windows weren’t eliminated because electrics were more luxurious but because the mechanism was simpler and cut down on weight. Helped the manufacturers meet their idiotic CAFE standards.
Remember when bumpers were “extras” on pickups?
The used-car market is really tight.
People can’t afford new cars, so they are turning to used cars, and they are in short supply and prices for a low-mileage used car are not a great amount lower than the price of new
How about when the spark advance was on the steering wheel?
I bought a 2013 jeep Patriot in Dec of 13, it’s a basic car no power locks or power seats or power windows and basic radio and ac, cost me 19k before the lo-jack system and a life time warrenty up it to 25k.
My Uncle had a 55 Buick in which the starter was in the accelerator. You turned on the key then pressed on the accelerator. About half way down the starter kicked in.
Not a particularly good idea imo.
Airbags aren’t a luxury item anymore. Standard equipment. And if you need to replace one expect to pay out the nose. My horn went out and the whole damn airbag (never deployed) had to be replaced for $800 to pay inspection.
Been in numerous accidents over the years (side impact, rear impact) most times the cars are totaled. Air bags never have deployed.
Never been at fault in those accidents either.
This is like the first vehicle I ever drove and it was brand new when I drove it.
One way to go is to buy a lightly-used car from Enterprise Car Rental. Their database extends all over the country; so if you want a car from another state, you pay a little extra to have it driven to you under their existing transfer arrangements. You can limit your search to cars with under 15,000 mileage. Many of their cars are fairly simple because businesspersons or travelers often just want to get from Point A to Point B; but in paying a depreciated price for a slightly used car, you can accept a few extras like AC for a car that has been well-maintained on a daily basis.
I am buying a new car for the first time in 25 years, I looked at 2-3 year old models, but there is such a difference between them and the new one. I figured I might as well get all the bells and whistles in the new technology. I probably won’t ever buy another one, so I am treating myself.
I know a girl whose Mother conceived her in a 61 Rambler in which the seats made into a bed. Her parents got married a few months later and their next four probably started out the usual way.
She and two of her siblings were queens of their respective colleges.