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You’re thinking of cornbus

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They're notorious money pits, partially because they're also notoriously stupid to work on.

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In my opinion, the worst part about new cars is that they are essentially tracking devices and some of them can be remotely controlled. Nice!

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What are the things that you don't like? I'm in the market for a new (used) vehicle and Mazda seems to top a lot of charts for the past several years but I've never driven one.

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I've put 80k miles on one Kia and just got a Hyundai with 100k miles on it. I've not once had something need replacement that wasn't an expected wear item at about the expected interval. I also witnessed a Kia get pinned against the median on the beltline by a speeding car that lost control and while it was definitely totaled, the occupants were uninjured.

So my annecdotal experience has been quite positive

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Mazda MX5. I have a 2019 and it's simple. Heated seats, blindspot mirrors, backup camera, led headlights. Absolute joy to drive.

No other tech that tracks you as far as I'm aware.

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On my vehicle, those type of controls are moved to the steering wheel

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The Civic's split dash was apparently generally hated, but I really liked it, for just that reason... The year after mine they switched it back to a single cluster, which I think is unfortunate

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There is a website that you can opt out of having certain data tracked.

But I imagine insurance companies will use it as an excuse to raise your rates if you opt out

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And on top of that, at any moment, they (Tesla) can remove pretty much any feature they feel like in a push update, which they have done... Personally, I think removing existing features from already sold products should be illegal, flat out

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Yeah I thought since I'm old I'd be like gimme the old way, but I would actually prefer simplicity for regular commutes.

But I feel like not even car companies want me to have simplicity so they can monetize more doodads

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Mine's a fully digital one but they have animations on the sides that give that sort of feedback... Without it, though, yeah, I think it would make me feel more disconnected from driving, which isn't exactly a good thing

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I so very much preferred speedometers like that which had every 10 marked rather than every 20 like so many seem to do

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Well tough luck, you're getting one with roman numerals!

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No, the top one sparks gasoline. And the bottom one sparks ... I don't know how electric cars work.

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I will never put a light mode display in my car. I will take an analogue dial over something that burns spots into my retinas when I'm trying to drive. Even with dark mode, the amount of ambient light coming off that thing is gonna bother me at night.

We need to downgrade everybody's headlights while we're talking about personal preference too. If the car behind me has lights that are so bright they cast a shadow over my own headlights, they're too bright.

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Depends on the screen. I like the dull matte screen on those citroën picassos.

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Watch out for flying USB drives though.

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For sure just hit :wq.

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Thanks for the suggestion, it looks promising. MX5 has only 2 seats, but maybe one of the larger models is good too.