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> Remember that many people are not buying cars for themselves but for other people, usually family. Can you explain this? I guess maybe the devil is in "many

• sandworm101 2y ago
  Unless you are single, and even then you carry occasional passengers, many/most cars are used by multiple people. So people who buy cars are thinking not just about the primary driver but about all the other people who will drive/ride in the car too. Nobody buying a car actually wants in-dash 4k movies, but they think that their partner/kids will.
  • bombcar 2y ago
    It's true for some features (the wife (and I, to be fair) were pretty strongly on the "heated seats" side of things) but things like infotainment were not dealbreakers if everything else lined up. But CarPlay is darn close; I'd not say I'd never buy a car without it but having it means I don't need to worry if the infotainment setup is crap or not, because I won't be using it.
  • kelnos 2y ago
    This doesn't really ring true for me. I agree that when people buy cars, they are often not just buying for themselves. But the purchase decision is not usually made without input from the other drivers. Well, a purchaser will probably discuss things with their spouse, and ask if they care about particular features. But in the case of someone buying a car for their kid, it's usually "they'll get what they get, and they'll like it".
    • chgs 2y ago
      Kids are in the back and thus a screen in the back is what’s needed. An iPad or similar will do that, so a place to mount would be good. By the time they are old enough to be in the front they have their own phone and headphones and care less about a mounted display than they do about a TV.