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At a time when Americans increasingly want pricey SUVs and trucks rather than small cars, the Mirage remains the lone new vehicle whose average sale price is under 20 grand — a figure that once marked a kind of unofficial threshold of affordability. With prices — new and used — having soared since the pandemic, $20,000 is no longer much of a starting point for a new car.

This current version of the Mirage, which reached U.S. dealerships a decade ago, sold for an average of $19,205 last month, according to data from Cox Automotive. (Though a few other new models have starting prices under $20,000, their actual purchase prices, with options and shipping, exceed that figure.)

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[–] aebrer@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Lol apparently having AC in your car is a privilege and not a basic feature... It's 2023 and it's just getting hotter, I want AC sorry

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Pretty sure AC is standard in most (all?) cars sold here so I expect he'll start trashing us for "spending extra" on motorized windows next

[–] ddkman@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

No car comes with AN OPTION for AC. He is kinda right you know. No car on the market has equipment so basic it would be unlivable. All come with central locking ac, electric windows, ps, most come with cruise. I can see drivetrain options, but spending 19 grand optioning up a Mirage is just mad.

[–] ShittyRedditWasBetter@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Find me a new vehicle without AC. Oh right, you're just making shit up to make it seem like you have a point 👌

[–] SymphonicResonance@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

According to Kelly Blue Book you are correct:

Barring an unexpected last-minute change, every mainstream car available for sale in the United States for the 2023 model year will come with standard air conditioning. That’s a first.

The last holdout was, unsurprisingly, the Jeep Wrangler. For the 2022 model year, buying a brand-new Wrangler without A/C is possible.

I'm actually surprised there was one still left last year.