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You are not "dinosaur". People like me are. I don't live in the city. I love driving, it is a form of active therapy. One day I realized that the UX of my M3 is

by nbzso 5y ago

You are not "dinosaur". People like me are. I don't live in the city. I love driving, it is a form of active therapy. One day I realized that the UX of my M3 is making me crazy. I crafted a UX customer journey for myself and removed all the "marketing crap". Turns out all I need is basic functionality, no infotainment and focus on driving experience and reliability. Sold my BMW, bought 2001 Mercedes-Benz Compressor, restored the hell out of it. After a year, repeated this with X308 Jag and Honda Civic R 2005. Now I have a fleet of cars with no problems and versatility for my use-case. I will wait patiently for the option to electrify all of them. New cars are not exciting for me, to much "tech" for my taste. May be this is professional deformation, but I need a place in which I am in control all the time, with no distraction from the road and no "notifications", except the valuable ones related to the driving. I use a Garmin navigation and old iPod touch for infotainment needs.

_fat_santa 5y ago
Values for older cars with less tech has shot through the roof I feel like. Recently I was a Ford Excursion go for $100k[1] which is fucking bonkers for a 15+ year old Ford product. And looking at the market for older Land Cruisers is just as hot, used to you could get a mid 90's LC for around $10k, now they go for $20-30k. Even my 2009 4Runner, you used to be able to find the nicest one around for $10k and I bought mine for $14k with nice ones going for over $20k (keep in mind, for a 12 year old car at the youngest, usually with >100k miles). I think folks are getting fed up with these high tech cars.
- Mezzie 5y ago
  The newer, high tech cars are a bitch to repair, especially given 2021's supply issues. Older cars are easier to keep on the road and cheaper to take care of, which are major concerns for most people. At this point, I'm glad I have the connections to get a cheap junker if I need it; my car is ending the end of its lifecycle and half the cars out there now are proprietary spy-machines.

by nbzso 5y ago

_fat_santa 5y ago

Values for older cars with less tech has shot through the roof I feel like. Recently I was a Ford Excursion go for $100k[1] which is fucking bonkers for a 15+ year old Ford product. And looking at the market for older Land Cruisers is just as hot, used to you could get a mid 90's LC for around $10k, now they go for $20-30k. Even my 2009 4Runner, you used to be able to find the nicest one around for $10k and I bought mine for $14k with nice ones going for over $20k (keep in mind, for a 12 year old car at the youngest, usually with >100k miles). I think folks are getting fed up with these high tech cars.

Mezzie 5y ago
The newer, high tech cars are a bitch to repair, especially given 2021's supply issues. Older cars are easier to keep on the road and cheaper to take care of, which are major concerns for most people. At this point, I'm glad I have the connections to get a cheap junker if I need it; my car is ending the end of its lifecycle and half the cars out there now are proprietary spy-machines.