This is going to be a “it depends” answer. Based on your location and dealerships (or dealership equivalent) in your area. Lots of Tesla’s and Tesla service centers in California - great experience (at least that’s my experience). In North Dakota? ROFL no.

As for the traditional manufacturers specifically, the higher-end the brand, the more likely you are to have a better service experience. Rolls Royce, BMW, Audi, Porche. But even then it’ll still depend on your local dealer. Just because you spent a lot on a car doesn’t mean the dealers aren’t useless snobs.

To answer the question you asked: No.

The prices are totally logical for what you’re getting. But what to buy doesn’t make sense for the majority of true “homelabbers”. Even the base price of the HL15 at $800 USD doesn’t make sense. I got a Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 Full Tower and shoved 16 drives into it, some extra cables, a standard ATX power supply… all brand new and you can get the RAM/CPU and other accessories for significantly under than $800 price tag.

I would argue that the HL15 is a great option…for a small business.

If they don’t, they take a Betamax/HDDVD ride.

Really there is no option, the entire rest of the automotive industry has agreed to go NACS. The Leaf has seen what happens when you’re on the wrong side of a charging standard.

Apple is the cool/luxury brand and the entire “green bubble” thing leads to a lot of peer pressure. So large amounts of iPhone usage don’t surprise me… but 87% ownership across the ENTIRE nation seems suspect.

Granted this is from 2015, but the NCCP puts the number of adolescents in low income families at 39%. Sure, not every iPhone is a brand new Max Pro at $1200, but even the new SE is $430. Amazon shows refurbished iPhone SE’s (3rd gen, latest) at $300. Give or take.

For the 18% of youth in families classified as poor, it seems HIGHLY unlikely they’ve spent $300 on a iPhone when their family is living pay-check-to-paycheck.

And none of that takes into account situations where parents simply won’t get their kid an iPhone, or the kid might genuinely prefer Androids.

Yes, kids love iPhones and thats a problem for Android. But I still feel like these numbers don’t quite make sense.