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New Car Question (reddthat.com)

submitted 2 days ago by SUDO@reddthat.com to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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My current car is old. I had a lot of repairs done on it recently. If I get a new car, I don't want features. Lane assist, backup camera, DUI Camera, telemetry, auto breaking or other frankly silly features. Call me grumpy, but I find modern cars very distracting.

Can I ask a dealership to disable these at purchase? Is there a car that works best for being private besides just older cars?

I drive very little in a year. No, I can't ride a bike.

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[–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Tell that to the kids and pets that got run over because they were in a blind spot, backup cameras help to prevent that.

I completely understand not wanting the whole suite of modern safety features, I hate most them too, but they do save lives. If you don't drive that much, then they shouldn't bother you if they are there. Most can be turned off anyway. If you're that desperate to not have a rear cam, just tape over it, but please don't.

Even the "cheap", sub $30k new cars come with a lot of the safety features standard now. (Based on general internet rumblings), a used 2018-2022 higher trim car will probably be the sweet spot between having some of the safety features (that can be turned off), physical AC controls, and not having the ads and giant tablet screens. Personally, I wouldn't go any older than 2020 unless you find something well taken care of. A 2018 model year would have be released summer 2017, 9 years ago.

[–] SUDO@reddthat.com 1 points 1 day ago

I followed up with similar comments. The backup screen just seemed like a gateway drug to all the other distracting touch screen slop. I don't actually hate back up cameras, it's that it's required to function for inspection and it's one more part that can break.