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probably not, regulation and crack down on pollution from vehicles. Have you ever rode in an older car that uses a carburetor instead of fuel injection? Nothing

probably not, regulation and crack down on pollution from vehicles. Have you ever rode in an older car that uses a carburetor instead of fuel injection? Nothing like the crisp smell of gasoline in the morning... or anytime you drive it.

cuu508 5y ago
Of course, you need some electronics. Let's rephrase: which cars from western mainstream manufacturers are currently the "lowest tech"? No infotainment, no digital dash, no touch-sensitive anything, as few sensors as is viable to still be road legal? And a related question: modern cars are full of tech because that's what market demands. Can we expect the trend to reverse at some point?
- throwaway0a5e 5y ago
  >No infotainment, no digital dash, no touch-sensitive anything, as few sensors as is viable to still be road legal? For compact/subcompact sedans/hatches and midsize sedans the OEMs typically make a super stripped down variant so they can advertise an insanely low "starting at" MSRP. Dealers don't typically buy a lot of them so they're very hard to find and you'll likely have little room to haggle on price. Nowadays there's a pretty long list of mandatory electronics and everything has at least one bus network in it but if you want to minimize the number of extraneous modules on that network then a stripped down economy car is your best bet.
- akiselev 5y ago
  > no digital dash Rear view cameras are mandatory since ~2014 so I don't think this is possible.
  - jaywalk 5y ago
    He probably means no digital instrument cluster, which isn't necessary for a rear view camera. Most lower-end vehicles put a dedicated screen in the mirror for the rear view camera.
- lallysingh 5y ago
  https://ineosgrenadier.com/ https://ineosgrenadier.com/ may hit the spirit of what you want best. There's still a screen, but mostly for Android Auto/Carplay.
- bluGill 5y ago
  > modern cars are full of tech because that's what market demands. Can we expect the trend to reverse at some point? No, they are nice to haves. anyone who is looking to save money on a car will buy a used car with those features because they get the cheaper price and the features.
- aembleton 5y ago
  Probably the Dacia Sandero https://www.dacia.co.uk/vehicles/sandero.html https://www.dacia.co.uk/vehicles/sandero.html Go for the Access version and you don't even get a radio.
  - cuu508 5y ago
    James May on Dacia Sandero: "This car really does say that you have more sense than money. And if you happen to be astonishingly rich, think how sensible it makes you. It's anti-fashion, anti-consumerism, anti-obsolescence." https://youtube.com/watch?v=ELX7NJxnUX0 https://youtube.com/watch?v=ELX7NJxnUX0

cuu508 5y ago

Of course, you need some electronics. Let's rephrase: which cars from western mainstream manufacturers are currently the "lowest tech"? No infotainment, no digital dash, no touch-sensitive anything, as few sensors as is viable to still be road legal? And a related question: modern cars are full of tech because that's what market demands. Can we expect the trend to reverse at some point?

throwaway0a5e 5y ago
>No infotainment, no digital dash, no touch-sensitive anything, as few sensors as is viable to still be road legal? For compact/subcompact sedans/hatches and midsize sedans the OEMs typically make a super stripped down variant so they can advertise an insanely low "starting at" MSRP. Dealers don't typically buy a lot of them so they're very hard to find and you'll likely have little room to haggle on price. Nowadays there's a pretty long list of mandatory electronics and everything has at least one bus network in it but if you want to minimize the number of extraneous modules on that network then a stripped down economy car is your best bet.
akiselev 5y ago
> no digital dash Rear view cameras are mandatory since ~2014 so I don't think this is possible.
- jaywalk 5y ago
  He probably means no digital instrument cluster, which isn't necessary for a rear view camera. Most lower-end vehicles put a dedicated screen in the mirror for the rear view camera.
lallysingh 5y ago
https://ineosgrenadier.com/ https://ineosgrenadier.com/ may hit the spirit of what you want best. There's still a screen, but mostly for Android Auto/Carplay.
bluGill 5y ago
> modern cars are full of tech because that's what market demands. Can we expect the trend to reverse at some point? No, they are nice to haves. anyone who is looking to save money on a car will buy a used car with those features because they get the cheaper price and the features.
aembleton 5y ago
Probably the Dacia Sandero https://www.dacia.co.uk/vehicles/sandero.html https://www.dacia.co.uk/vehicles/sandero.html Go for the Access version and you don't even get a radio.
- cuu508 5y ago
  James May on Dacia Sandero: "This car really does say that you have more sense than money. And if you happen to be astonishingly rich, think how sensible it makes you. It's anti-fashion, anti-consumerism, anti-obsolescence." https://youtube.com/watch?v=ELX7NJxnUX0 https://youtube.com/watch?v=ELX7NJxnUX0