Mr Bean actor Rowan Atkinson blamed for slow electric car sales - eviltoast
  • PlasterAnalyst@kbin.social
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    5
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    11 months ago

    I wish I had enough money to afford to buy a new car, I probably wouldn’t do it because affordable would still mean living paycheck to paycheck. Not sure why I would want a second mortgage on something that depreciates that quickly.

    • Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      9
      ·
      11 months ago

      I don’t want a new car. They lose most of their value the first time you start them up, and then continue losing value quickly. And then there’s the emissions of manufacturing and transportation.

      Plus there aren’t any new cars that don’t have features I actively don’t want, like sending my usage information back to the manufacturer.

      Both cars I own are about 9 years old and I plan on keeping them until they’re more expensive to fix than another used car.

      • PlasterAnalyst@kbin.social
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        2
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        11 months ago

        As far as preventing use data, you can usually unplug the cell modem, or you can put a faraday bag over it in order to prevent it from connecting.

        I’m sure that there is also a software solution for these issues as well. I have a cable and software for my car that lets me enable and disable features.