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Car is a smartphone on wheels. Here's who's listening

208 points · 139 comments · longhaul

  1. allenrb · · focus · HN ↗
    At first I bought used cars because I was young and didn’t have any money. Later, I bought used because of the savings, and because it made getting a manual transmission easier. Now we still buy used, but avoiding this kind of thing is top of mind.

    Our three family vehicles are 2016, 2016, and 2007. Somehow we live without built-in nav, CarPlay, and hundreds of square inches of screen space. At the rate things are going, I’ll probably live out my life without getting anywhere close to a new vehicle.

    Think about it please, everyone. Do you need this stuff? Really need it?

    1. roflchoppa · · focus · HN ↗
      Carplay in the beater is nice. My 2002 Acura feels great with it. Gonna drive it into the ground. Atoto makes an okay head unit for the cost.

      I think I squeezed a few more years out of my girls Camry by adding a backup camera for her. Not too expensive, $150 bucks maybe…

      May you beat your beater for many miles!

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