I’ve been increasingly dismayed by the direction automakers have been going with vehicle design. They keep packing anti-features into their lineups that are hard to avoid. Do you know of any modern cars that don’t have the following features?
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Internet connectivity. If the car is connected, it’s tracking me.
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Remote anti-theft. If someone else can disable my car, I don’t own it.
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Subscription features. I want to own my car.
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Touchscreens. They are a safety hazard.
There are some features I do want as well:
A: All wheel or 4wd. It snows where I live.
B: >= 30mpg or 250mi range if EV.
There is a discussion on Hacker News, but feel free to comment here as well.
The drawback of older cars, wear aside, is they weren’t designed with things like crumple zones or airbags.