mesamune@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoHow to opt out of the privacy nightmare that comes with new Hondassherwood.newsexternal-linkmessage-square257fedilinkarrow-up1624arrow-down111
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minus-square0x0@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30arrow-down2·6 months ago Who wants to buy / drive a 10 yo car though… I do. Less built-in obsolescence, let spyware, less vendor lock-in. More durability. Ain’t ditching my '97 Fiat anytime soon.
minus-squareeldavi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 months agoadd to that list better gas mileage than most new cars of the same type and i feel the same way bout my '08 ranger. i’ve had to upgrade the infotainment system 3x already because of the planned obsolescence built into them.
minus-squareClassy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 months agoMy '14 RAV4 is amazing. Gimme CD player or give me death!
minus-squareSpuddlesv2@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoThis Fiat? https://www.euroncap.com/en/results/fiat/punto/15461
minus-square0x0@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·6 months agoThe very same model, yes.
minus-squareSpuddlesv2@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·6 months agoSo along with all those positives you listed, the big negative being it’s a death trap.
minus-square0x0@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·6 months agoYes, newer cars are safer, there are tradeoffs. No, older cars aren’t deathtraps but you can collect your comission from Honda now.
I do. Less built-in obsolescence, let spyware, less vendor lock-in. More durability. Ain’t ditching my '97 Fiat anytime soon.
add to that list better gas mileage than most new cars of the same type and i feel the same way bout my '08 ranger. i’ve had to upgrade the infotainment system 3x already because of the planned obsolescence built into them.
My '14 RAV4 is amazing. Gimme CD player or give me death!
This Fiat? https://www.euroncap.com/en/results/fiat/punto/15461
The very same model, yes.
So along with all those positives you listed, the big negative being it’s a death trap.
Yes, newer cars are safer, there are tradeoffs. No, older cars aren’t deathtraps but you can collect your comission from Honda now.