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Old 07-14-2022, 10:35 AM   #118
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Originally Posted by series.trackday View Post
The US government has mandated an amount of safety equipment that prohibits passenger cars being under a certain weight and a certain cost.
And yet Mazda manages to sell a 2400lb car for $30,000. Do they lose thousands of dollars for every Miata sold? Regulations certainly play a part, but throwing all blame for big and heavy cars on the government alone is disingenuous.
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