[Mgs] Ridiculous new cars

[dave]

Something positive about that newfangled devices:  my sister-in-law is a TERRIBLE driver, doesn't pay attention and wanders out of her lane.  She has totaled a number of cars.  They got her a new car and its constantly harassing her, making her a much better driver

On the other hand, a friend tells me that if you try to accelerate on a 2 lane road to speed up before you pass the car's braking system works against you; you have to go into the other lane to do that.  That's not so good.

I wouldn't know - our newest car is a 2011; my daily is a 2006 honda accord.  I'm going to go waaay off topic here - in 2006 and 2007 only Honda made a 4 door accord with a V6 and a 6 speed transmission.  It’s a hoot to drive!  I bought a used one in 2008 and drove it until 3 years ago when I found another 2006 with 27,000 miles on it.  Bought it right away, sold the old one with 135k miles on it.  My net cost to replace the high mileage one with a low mileage one was about $5k.  it has 71k on it now; I expect to drive it for another decade.

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From: Mgs <mgs-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Steve Shoyer via Mgs
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 11:55 AM
To: MGs <mgs at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Mgs] Ridiculous new cars

Some of the newer safety devices are good to have.  If my son (fairly new driver at the time) had been driving a car with a collision avoidance system, he might not have totaled the car when he ran into someone.  The car we got as a replacement system has collision avoidance, and the rest of the stuff that comes along with it.

My everyday car is ready to be replaced, and I agree about all the junk in the new cars that's not really needed.  I hate paying for stuff I don't want and probably won't use, and I especially hate to pay to have someone fix it in a year or two when it stops working.  That being said, I almost took a car off my list because my cell phone doesn't fit in the built-in wireless charger.  First world problems, I guess.

--Steve (1980 MGB)


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