Sadly yes and they’re mainly taking the worst aspects. Normal built in features like heated seats as subscriptions, dropping smartphone integration for their own far inferior dogshit UI and features, and so on.
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No need for data grabbing AA/Carplay shit in my car, stock ui works superior. But give people the option
Volkswagen is so bad at this! They have phone connectivity but they bog down the infotainment with they're own crap software. The GPS is so bad it slowes down the whole system. I will never use vw maps. Ever. Just stop!
And Chevy just doesn't have android auto on or apple play on their lower trim levels. But they do compensate by integrating Google maps at least.
Kia is the best though. Minimal proprietary software. Plug your phone in and android auto automatically comes up.
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My car is basically an accessory that turns my phone into a car, yes.
aand this is why I won't buy a car made after 2010.
IMO cars peaked around 2015
Interiors looked really nice and you had analog dials etc. Wish some small screens, just enough.
Today it's just big plastic dashboard with cheap tablets stuck in them
The analog dials were an illusion. That information has been processed digitally for at least the last 25 years.
I don't really care what's happening in the backend, I want it to look nice and not cheap
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2016 is still a good year as most of the connected tech isn't supported anymore as it's on the 3g network.
good to know!!
This is why I ordered a Slate.
I hope you get your money back when they fold.
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I don't currently drive since I live in a city with great public transit but if i was forced to get a car it wouldn't be made after 2006. I like buttons and don't want to spend $400 replacing my rear view mirror because its linked to my touch screen for no damn reason
Don't forget the transformation from a 5 buck bulb to a 1000 buck complete LED-system. Yay!
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Bill Burr calls it "driving an iPad"
What becoming?
Both fit in the same category of unfortunately necessary and terrible goods...so the merger makes sense to me.