I’m pretty sure the USSR, Cuba, and the like never succeeded doing this sort of thing, but maybe if we hit ourselves in the head with the same hammer (and sickle) just one more time it will work?
If it's all crap anyway, why pay more?
Automobiles are large, expensive purchases with a relatively small set of options though... For most purchases, it's impossible to determine quality ahead of time.
Our current parasitic elites are just enriching themselves. Arguing about economic systems is pointless if the ruling class hates the common people.