On 04/05/2012 11:14 AM, scott wrote:

> It happens with everything in cars. Electric mirrors, tape players, CD
> players, MP3 capability, bluetooth, LCD display in instrument cluster,
> ABS, traction control, stability control, flat-tyre sensors, rain
> sensors, navigation, power steering, fuel injection ... the list is
> endless and will continue to grow.

And here I was thinking that they just make the same cars over and over 
again...

> At the beginning manufacturing costs are negligible, you're paying for
> the development costs. After several car cycles
> (decades) eventually you'll get to the stage where there are no further
> development costs.

Cars actually advance noticeably in a 10-year period? Not, like, a 
40-year period or something?

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