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More Than 80 Percent Of Americans Can’t Afford New Cars (jalopnik.com)
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[–] 32 points 2 years ago (1 child)

The newest car I’ve ever owned (and currently own) is a 2007 model. Not gonna lie, with all the BS getting loaded into cars nowadays I think I’ll keep it that way. It’s easier just to have a couple of cheap shitboxes in the driveway that way you have something to drive when one of them inevitably needs work

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I got a almost new 2021 last year and there's no key hole for the door so when the key fob battery died in the middle of the winter I was stuck outside looking up on YouTube how to unlock my car . Turns out you have to pry off a piece of plastic that I ended up breaking to use my key to unlock the door . It also sets off an alarm when you open the car that way . Who thought that was a good idea ! To make things worse it was like -30 C and I had my 5 year old with me because we where sliding.

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  • [+] -12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    That's why you read the manual, especially for a complex peace of tech, when you buy the thing. Just because you didn't bother to look up how stuff works doesn't make it bad. This one's on you.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Or how about you don’t fix something that ain’t broken. This push to start shit is a cancer

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    I fucking love my push to start.

    It’s easier, more secure, and cool to boot.

    If my key fob dies I just stick it in a hole on the steering column and it starts right up. The door key is easily accessible in the fob, and the batteries aren’t difficult to replace regardless.

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