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post Nov 26, 2017 - 9:54 PM
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d3ath2009

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Just wanted to rant about how newer cars are becoming less and less customizable. Honda has done a mid-life refresh of my current car that has a few little odds and ends I would LOVE to have on mine, but such things are impossible because of how stupid auto manufacturers have become. This refresh includes a new, much cleaner layout for the gauge cluster as well as an updated infotainment system. The new cluster looks better, but swapping is not possible due to everything they have routed through it (think new safety features, adaptive cruise, etc.) and forget about trying to update the odometer. The new infotainment, however, is the best upgrade to the whole damn car. It's amazing how something so simple as bringing back a volume knob instead of a stupid sliding feature on a touchscreen (and Apple Car Play) will make you envious. And of course that can no longer be swapped as modern units are coded to the cars computer and VIN. Stupid, stupid, stupid.. Whatever happened to the easiness of swapping out newer parts for newer features without needing a coding expert or dealership to make it work? I fear the golden age of easy customization and upgrading is behind us... Rant over... for now.

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- d3ath2009   Newer Cars Rant   Nov 26, 2017 - 9:54 PM
- - Box   We're back to keeping up with the Joneses, bac...   Nov 26, 2017 - 10:26 PM
- - richee3   The radio thing also has to do with theft. How man...   Nov 26, 2017 - 10:43 PM
- - Box   Yeah, theft probably comes in as a big part. That...   Nov 27, 2017 - 12:05 AM
- - d3ath2009   I can understand trying to keep theft down, but a ...   Nov 27, 2017 - 5:28 AM
- - njccmd2002   no one is ever happy, too much pink, too little p...   Nov 27, 2017 - 9:42 AM
- - cheela   I can't say much for new cars. newest car I ow...   Nov 27, 2017 - 11:46 AM
- - Box   I dunno, most all cars are fairly reliable these d...   Nov 27, 2017 - 5:27 PM
- - d3ath2009   Its the little things they used to do that they do...   Dec 5, 2017 - 7:44 PM
|- - jordisonjr   QUOTE (d3ath2009 @ Dec 5, 2017 - 8:4...   Dec 6, 2017 - 9:39 AM
|- - njccmd2002   QUOTE (d3ath2009 @ Dec 5, 2017 - 6:4...   Dec 7, 2017 - 8:08 AM
|- - bloodMoney   QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Dec 7, 2017 - 9...   Dec 7, 2017 - 10:39 AM
|- - njccmd2002   QUOTE (bloodMoney @ Dec 7, 2017 - 9...   Dec 10, 2017 - 12:15 AM
|- - bloodMoney   QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Dec 10, 2017 - 12...   Dec 11, 2017 - 10:44 AM
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- - d3ath2009   Oh these cars can definitely be saved, but at what...   Dec 11, 2017 - 2:34 PM
- - cheela   It's not about the worth of the car though. An...   Dec 11, 2017 - 4:17 PM
- - d3ath2009   My problems with the older econoboxes come when th...   Dec 11, 2017 - 5:51 PM
- - Box   If you're going to buy a "new car" t...   Dec 11, 2017 - 6:09 PM
- - d3ath2009   20 year old car with 100k miles Most around her...   Dec 12, 2017 - 7:41 AM
- - Box   My almost 22 year old car is right under 120K, so ...   Dec 12, 2017 - 8:16 AM
- - bloodMoney   You just need to look outside of your area. I se...   Dec 12, 2017 - 12:05 PM
- - Bitter   If it's not the million miles LS, no care.   Dec 12, 2017 - 1:23 PM
|- - bloodMoney   QUOTE (Bitter @ Dec 12, 2017 - 2:23 ...   Dec 12, 2017 - 1:57 PM
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- - njccmd2002   my next car will be a ford, so it will guzzle gas ...   Dec 27, 2017 - 11:16 AM
|- - Box   QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Dec 27, 2017 - 10...   Dec 27, 2017 - 4:20 PM
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