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New Car Question (reddthat.com)
submitted 2 days ago by SUDO@reddthat.com to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

My current car is old. I had a lot of repairs done on it recently. If I get a new car, I don't want features. Lane assist, backup camera, DUI Camera, telemetry, auto breaking or other frankly silly features. Call me grumpy, but I find modern cars very distracting.

Can I ask a dealership to disable these at purchase? Is there a car that works best for being private besides just older cars?

I drive very little in a year. No, I can't ride a bike.

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[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

And as much as I don't like having to look at the camera to back up, it does seem to have a wider FOV and the backup sensors see things even further out, and the rear end of cars are just so high and back windows are so small (I think these are now all this way for rear end crash and rollover reasons) that you just can't see out the back like you could out of an older car. It's pretty much just how it has to be with the safety requirements these days.

this post was submitted on 04 Jun 2026
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