Car for less than $10,000
So, we are in a recession. People are looking for cheap things, right? Well, I have the car for you, but unfortunately it’s not really selling that well. I just found an article on msnbc.com about the Nissan Versa and how it offers a model for $9990. The funny thing is that even in this economic state we are in, people don’t want this “no-frills” model. You don’t get a radio or air conditioning in the Nissan Versa 1.6 model. Don’t even think about power windows, power locks, or even a vanity mirror behind the sun visor. They aren’t there! Last month, I wrote an article about the Tata Nano car that is being sold in India for $2000. This car is planning on sprucing up their safety standards and emissions and being sold in the U.S. I guess when it gets here it will be like $8000, but yet again with “no-frills.”
People want cheap, but people NEED some features, such as air conditioning. Supposedly, the Versa is surprisingly nice to drive. Nissan sells about 85,000 Versas a year, but what’s funny is that of that number only about 1000 are the Versa 1.6 models without any features. Most people opt to upgrade to higher models or the 1.6 model with air conditioning that costs $10,990. I’d be one of those people as well. It will be interesting to see if the Nano can succeed here. Check out the looks of the Nano. Weird. I guess we’ll need more desperate times here in order for people to pay less than $10,000 for a car, especially without the necessities, such as air conditioning.