Originally Posted by
mrobinso
Worth noting, my 2004 Limited did have the auto-dimming rear view mirror which was a very nice feature to have. Loved it on my C55 as well, except the C55 had the rear-view and driver side mirrors with auto-dimming, but I digress. I read somewhere on these hallowed forums that the auto-dimming mirror was removed from all Crossfires in 2005 to help cut back on the production costs? Don't know how much truth is behind that but there you go.
Confirmed.
Nissan does this stuff quite often, especially if a model is a slower seller than initially projected. Saving $10 per component from a direct supplier cost standpoint, multiplied times 20,000 vehicles (avg) a year = $200,000.
Per part. Per platform. You can quickly see that this adds up. When it comes down to brass tacks, the manufacturers simply hope you won't notice. Or care.
They should have at least offered it as an option on 2005+ Crossfires, especially on the halo SRT model.