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I have been on the fence about buying a car for a while now. Still am. Trumps tartifs are not helping. However I have realized that regardless of tarrifs Americas car options are strange.
The cheapest car in South Africa is the Suzuki s presso. Approx 9500 dollars final price.
The cheapest car in USA is the Nissan Versa S at 18300 dollars
And since this is America this excludes sales tax.
Now I’m probably not in the market for the cheapest car in either market but that too me is a very interesting fact. In the USA the demand for all wheel drive vehicles that drive in snow is a factor but otherwise the market is clearly constrained by design to keep prices higher on average.
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Cause, on 06 April 2025 - 06:13 PM, said:
I have been on the fence about buying a car for a while now. Still am. Trumps tartifs are not helping. However I have realized that regardless of tarrifs Americas car options are strange.
The cheapest car in South Africa is the Suzuki s presso. Approx 9500 dollars final price.
The cheapest car in USA is the Nissan Versa S at 18300 dollars
And since this is America this excludes sales tax.
Now I'm probably not in the market for the cheapest car in either market but that too me is a very interesting fact. In the USA the demand for all wheel drive vehicles that drive in snow is a factor but otherwise the market is clearly constrained by design to keep prices higher on average.
The cheapest car in South Africa is the Suzuki s presso. Approx 9500 dollars final price.
The cheapest car in USA is the Nissan Versa S at 18300 dollars
And since this is America this excludes sales tax.
Now I'm probably not in the market for the cheapest car in either market but that too me is a very interesting fact. In the USA the demand for all wheel drive vehicles that drive in snow is a factor but otherwise the market is clearly constrained by design to keep prices higher on average.
Now you've inspired me to look up the cheapest Chinese car (in USD)... at least as of the article below it was apparently 4387.22 yuan = $603.63 presently. Available over Alibaba (but of course not in the United States...).
The Cheapest Chinese Cars That You Can Buy in 2025
For price of the cheapest car in the USA you could buy 30 of the cheapest Chinese car... oh wait probably even more than 30 because they give you an extra discount if you buy in bulk. (Of course the really important question is: who would win in a fight?---one Nissan or 30 KEYU's? ... that might be one of the safest current uses of true full self-driving.)
