repairable electronics and small, simple “assistant”-free cars, apparently.

i daily a 2002 Toyota Yaris, and i get to drive modern cars decently often. a few months ago i got to drive a turbo-diesel manual shifted opel.

first of all, boring as fuck. you barely hear the engine, so i had to have one eye on the rev counter all drive long. also very sluggish, mushy clutch on an almost 2-ton vehicle isn’t fun.

the shifter somehow felt even more muddy, and i got back pain from the seats.

then, ten minutes into the drive, the lane keeping assistant kicked in. why would i need that shit if i’ve been keeping my lane just fine on my own?

all kinds of lamps and sounds just add to the confusion. until the traffic warning feature in the radio blows out your eardrums at max volume, even though THE RADIO IS OFF.

long story short, my yaris is better. it starts every morning, doesn’t complain, doesn’t interfere, it lets me do my thing. it has one single warning sound that kicks in if you left the lights on, that’s it.

also i own a fairphone 4, that one explains itself.