critic points on new cars:
- Hiding critical/often-used buttons behind touchscreens for the sake of minimalism (and cost?)
- On that note, poor physical layout in general (genuinely thinking that you can rate cars’ on a “hazard-light-button-placement index”)
- YOUR LED LIGHTS ARE TOO BRIGHT GODDAMIT
- Cars are getting too big; why are manufacturers pushing “crossovers” and SUVs on consumers and why are consumers buying them? I could write pages on this point alone.
- Combine the two previous points for peak blindness
- “Low profile” rims/tyres/wheels/whatever: cost a fortune and more prone to getting scratched
- Subscription style plans trying to creep their way in
- ALL the privacy violations you could think of
- Rubbish software and UI all round: it’s 2024 and I dread it every time I need to pair my phone to a car
- That weird glossy pastel paintwork that’s so popular all of a sudden (I’m allowed one subjective point on here, OK?)
Dealerships are also primarily only sell SUV/crossovers, so you’re less likely to find/be able to buy one that’s not. Heards there’s a law/regulation stating that cars have to be sold by dealerships in the US