Re: Catering to used-car buyers?

[Huw Powell <human@nh.ultranet.com>]

> Designing a car to woo used car
> buyers isn't even in the top ten, and I doubt resale value is either.  It
> may be a small part of some of these, but it isn't a large part.

Old girl friend of mine considered strong resale value a *major* factor
in her purchase of a Honda Accordian.  Whether this plays much
importance in the design and manufacture of new cars considering the
highly emotional content of most new car buying, is difficult to
determine.

I think if a manufacturer notices they have achieved a high resale value
they may make some PR hay out of it, but I doubt if it is high on the
list of original design goals.
-- 
Huw Powell