Car buying today 2012 versus 1980

Car buying today 2012 versus 1980

Introduction

The process of buying a new car is a joyous event but along with that it is also a troublesome event, because it has always been a time consuming and a stressful process, which requires a lot of attention for the person buying a new car, because the sellers will always try to see through you if you are a freshman and you lack the qualities of identifying a perfect car, so it is recommended that the person looking to a buy a new car he or she should possess the essential knowledge regarding the parts and traits of the car, along with that the buyer should also know about the market price of the car. There has been a major change experienced by the car buying industry from 1980 to 2012, in 1980 the prices of the cars were very high as compared to the cars in 2012, along with that there were many other major differences between the cars of these two generations, which we are going to be discussing in the paper below. In the era of the 1980 the buyers had to take a long amount of time as they had to visit more than one dealer and compare the prices of the cars. Some may offer options and different price for a vehicle of the same brand and same model. The options are usually sold in sets predetermined by the automobile manufacturer. Dealers can offer additions such as rust proofing, fabric protection and paint, anti-theft system and an extended warranty.

Discussion

Car buying technology in 1980

It would be completely erroneous and off beam to compare the car buying technology of 1980's to the year 2012, as there was no special sort of technology available at that time foe making the purchase of a car, it was the era when people used to go to the car showrooms to buy a car for themselves, another major difference between t the two era's is the prices of the cars the prices of the cars in 1980's were much higher and they were more expensive as compared to the cars of today. In 1980's only well to do people belonging to the elite class were the ones who could afford a car. Whereas, today we have an extensive amount of cheap cars available to us easily and the cars today could not only be bought by the elite class, but now the normal middle class could also afford a car for themselves and their family. The cars in the 1980's were also not environment friendly, as compared to the cars of 2012 where the developers are looking to manufacture cars that are more and more environment friendly (Paul, & Champion, 2005).

Car buying technology in 2012

Today, car buying technology is much simpler and easier as compared to the car buying technology which existed in 1980. The technology today has made car buying much easier for the people, technology has allowed ...