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Comment by balabaster

Or more X comes at the cost of A and B. Car companies have a terrible habit of making options packs where you have to choose between stupid arbitrary things such as:

- Auto-dimming rear view mirror

- Compass

- Blind Spot Information System

OR

- Heated seats

- Heated Wing Mirrors

- Decent sound system

There is no reason you shouldn't be able to have all of these things together on your vehicle, but they say "Hey, you can have one option pack or the other, no compromises!"

Would I want a vehicle with more X? Absolutely I would. I would have one in a heartbeat if it also came with A and B but it does not. And given the asinine requirement I must choose, I will take A and B over X... even though I really want X.

If a vehicle came with A, B and X, I will take it over any vehicle that is missing one of those features.

parent balabaster 9 years ago

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