Comment on New cars are great...

Smacks@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• dansity@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  But its just 20min to update bro. Any you will get all the juicy spyware and tracking.

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• shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I have a 2004 F-150 and a 2002 Mitsubishi Spyder. Think I’ll just hand on to those.

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  • sheogorath@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Depending on the country you might not be able to do that. In some countries you have strict emission guidelines where cars older than 5 years need to be certified that they output emission below a certain threshold. It’s good for the environment, but if you live in a place that has shit public transportation it can force you to get new cars and spend much more than required to have a car that suits your needs.

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  • CCatMan@lemmy.one ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You should be ok with up to 2018 models

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• grue@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Same, which is why all* my cars are at least a decade and a half old and I have no real plans to replace any of them, except possibly with different similarly-old ones.

  * Yes, I own too many cars.

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  • Lazylazycat@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I have one car, it’s 20 years old and I’ve had it since 2009. Sometimes I look and think, maybe it’s time to get one not covered in scratches with a dent in the back? But then I see posts like this and feel incredibly grateful this little banger has kept me on the road for so long.

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    • grue@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You could always have your scratches and dent repaired, or learn to do it yourself as a fun hobby. (I’m not joking, by the way: I’ve done some body repair and painting on some of my cars, and it’s kinda fun!)

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      • Lazylazycat@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Yeah you’re right I could probably do this! But I’m not sure I care enough about its appearance 😆

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• TrustingZebra@lemmy.one ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  You wouldn’t brick a car…

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