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I am a car aficionado and, while you're right in terms of improvements, I'd argue that the factors the OP has highlighted are absolutely correct and overwhelm t

I am a car aficionado and, while you're right in terms of improvements, I'd argue that the factors the OP has highlighted are absolutely correct and overwhelm the those improvements. Especially cars from the last 10 years. Recent cars are horrible appliances that are incredibly difficult to repair. So you're both right, but it didn't need to be that way. The manufacturers have royally screwed up the direction in which the industry has gone. And you say features are being added because the general population wants them. I'll revert to my go-to argument here. The general population want McDonald's too.

hparadiz 3y ago
My 2020 civic has turbo but also lane sensing, collision detection, cruise control that adjusts based on what's in front of me, and a bunch of other features. That's what I'm paying for. Sure I can't fix it myself but that's not the point. The car was hit while parked in its first few months and I was very scared that the repair wouldn't be good but turns out the body shop knew what it was doing and did everything correctly putting it back together like new. Insurance was billed about 6k since there were hundreds of parts that needed to be replaced. Do I even want to learn how to do all that myself? Nope. Cars are a utility for most people.