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How to opt out of the privacy nightmare that comes with new Hondas (sherwood.news)
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[–] 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

And if you want connectivity or infotainment you can just install an aftermarket system, still not anywhere as near invasive as new cars integrated ones

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

    Have you seen a car lately? Whist I'm sure it could be taken out (leaving a raggedy, jagged, odd-shaped hole in the dash...) you'd lose half the functionality of the car with it. These aren't the single or even 1.5 DIN chassis of yesteryear, and I doubt Crutchfield has a conversion kit that's going to replace the dash elements, backup camera, steering wheel controls, climate control, vehicle information center, and, for some bizzarro-world reason, the instrument cluster setup options.

    I really can't stand the modern "everything's gotta have a big-ass tablet interface with no tactile landmarks. Particularly when I'm hurtling down a narrow corridor in a 1.5 ton metal box and trying to avoid hundreds of other idiots doing the same.

    Bring back buttons!

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    We were talking about old cars with high likelyhood of DIN size standard radios.

    But you are not wrong, car manuafacturets started to make uniquely shaped radios and later infotainment systems that you pretty much can't install aftermarket ones, and having all controls in the single unit is dumb, and touch screens are even dumber, i never want that to my car. I love my buttons!

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