All we got was the stupid fucking auto start/stop bullshit, auto e-brake, more batteries, kill switches, heated seats subscriptions, cars that drive tthemselves to the compactor if missed a payment and removal of AM radio.
Also, you can't work on them yourself -- you need to take them to the dealership mechanic or it voids the warranty -- not that you'll need the warranty, because everything is designed to fail right after the warranty expires. The extended warranty is the one you would need, but that one usually comes with reduced coverage, to exclude the components that would have you to breaking even on the cost of the warranty versus the cost of repairs.
Learning how to fix your fix your own vehicles and choosing the right (old) vehicles was the right move all along. Technologism is something of a new age religion too if you think about t. It makes promises of paradise, it has scripture, it has organization. In the end though paradise is always a tomorrow away while the organizations grow exponentially in power and influence with every passing day.
If everything collapsed you would have blacksmiths, carpenters, and horse drawn wagons -- and people would be fine with that.
AM? Not sure we ever used AM in cars in my country. In my 50+ years, I only saw FM. We are a small country (the farthest you have to travel to reach the oceans, is about 50km), so I can understand why AM could be necessary in a large country. Do you have AM in stereo?
We were promised flying cars in the 2000s.
All we got was the stupid fucking auto start/stop bullshit, auto e-brake, more batteries, kill switches, heated seats subscriptions, cars that drive tthemselves to the compactor if missed a payment and removal of AM radio.
Worst flying cars ever.
Also, you can't work on them yourself -- you need to take them to the dealership mechanic or it voids the warranty -- not that you'll need the warranty, because everything is designed to fail right after the warranty expires. The extended warranty is the one you would need, but that one usually comes with reduced coverage, to exclude the components that would have you to breaking even on the cost of the warranty versus the cost of repairs.
Learning how to fix your fix your own vehicles and choosing the right (old) vehicles was the right move all along. Technologism is something of a new age religion too if you think about t. It makes promises of paradise, it has scripture, it has organization. In the end though paradise is always a tomorrow away while the organizations grow exponentially in power and influence with every passing day.
If everything collapsed you would have blacksmiths, carpenters, and horse drawn wagons -- and people would be fine with that.
High tech could have been great but it has been subverted by greedy corporations to squeeze every cent they can out of you.
Auto start is a very nice thing in cold climates.
We do have flying cars, just not in mass production…. ;-)
https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/history-flying-cars/
AM? Not sure we ever used AM in cars in my country. In my 50+ years, I only saw FM. We are a small country (the farthest you have to travel to reach the oceans, is about 50km), so I can understand why AM could be necessary in a large country. Do you have AM in stereo?