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I was in a semi serious car accident last week, everyone is fine but the 2002 F150 Crew Cab I've been driving since 2006 is a total loss. Insurance is paying for a rental (a 2021 Toyota) that is obviously newer and ostensibly nicer but I kind of hate it. While some of this is probably a combination of sentimentality and miscalibrated muscle memory (I keep reaching for controls that are not in their proper place), at least part of it is the preponderance of "features". Push button start, lane assist, a stupid splash screen that pops up on the dashboard periodically telling me my estimated gas millage for the trip, this thing that beeps and flashes when ever there is a vehicle at your 5 or 7 o'clock, and an "Infotainment system" that reminds you to wear your seatbelt and obey local traffic laws on start up. The only feature that I find remotely useful/would look for whatever vehicle I eventually end up purchasing as a replacement is the back-up camera.
I guess I've officially become one of those old men who hates technology and just wants a their phone to be a phone, and car to be a car.
On a brighter note I've been working on getting back in shape after kind of letting myself go during the pandemic and I'm feeling kind of chuffed that the falling line of my body weight just crossed the rising line of my 3-rep max for clean and press. I am once again in a place where I could theoretically lift myself over my head which I haven't been at since my late 20s.
I just don't understand why they don't come out with a parallel line of cheapo cars with limited computer bullshit like we had 20 years ago. There are a lot of people that don't like the computerization of modern cars. Why isn't the market stepping in to serve them and take their money?
They're out there, but don't seem to get put in the mainstream lots. I asked around and found a dealership that specializes in providing "fleet" vehicles for large companies/government organization. I contacted them about getting a new "bare bones" Ford Ranger, and while they have them the dude was clearly annoyed that I was only interested in buying 1.
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