Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
No matter how much money is spent on advertising feminine hygiene products it won't create an iota of demand for such products with the slice of the population with no need for such products. Nor will it create such a need. Nor did advertising create the need for the segment of the population who know if they need such products.
People know if they need or want a motorized vehicle; LCF characters who think otherwise are only fooling themselves.
That is a very poor and contrived comparison, and your conclusion is quite obviously wrong.
Of course, I will not be convinced to buy dentures or eyeglasses, a colostomy bag or an iron lung unless I need them. A car, however, is not needed in this way. There are substitutes available, like: the bus, train, a bike, or a good pair of shoes.
You can make your case about whether the demand for driving is highly elastic or not. Yet, it is a mathematical certainty that a demand curve exists. Raise the price high enough, and people will begin to choose alternatives.