{"id":4623,"date":"2022-06-13T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/?p=4623"},"modified":"2022-06-10T10:21:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T15:21:00","slug":"25k-cars-20-years-apart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foell.org\/justin\/25k-cars-20-years-apart\/","title":{"rendered":"$25k cars 20 years apart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I was talking to a friend about my Chevy Bolt after I got it, and remarked how many features it has. Then I realized nothing<\/em> on the list of features would impress him. He’s the type of guy that gets a new car every 2 years, so he’s seen the gradual stair-step addition of features across several models. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The “new” automatic windows that go all the way up\/down with a single button press astound\/annoy me. That’s how far behind I was. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’d driven a 2002 Subaru WRX since 2005. It was a fantastic little car that was terrifically fast. At the time it didn’t have a lot of extra features – you could buy the base WRX for less than $25k in 2002. While the base MSRP for a 2021 Chevy Bolt is in the $30k range, tax and dealer incentives frequently brought it to the $25k price point. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Since almost 20 years had elapsed between these two model years, I wanted to highlight what sort of features have become standard:<\/p>\n\n\n\n