The bells and whistles frankly have just gotten out of hand. Yes back in the day air conditioning was an extra and yes the way things are now and even back then that was a good improvement. I remember power windows and cruise control being in that category as well. Yes the cruise control makes sense but power windows that cost more than $500 to fix for one when it goes bad really adds up. A new key fob which costs over $300 kind of burns my butt as well. But now we have not only heated seats but cooled seats, backup cameras, and self adjusting cruise control when approaching other vehicles. Just like student loans the race to spend out of control has gotten out of control because all of the options are becoming more standard. The problem is even standard options have to be paid for.markiver54 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 08, 2019 8:43 pmI don't want bells, whistles, vibrations or back up cameras. I can also put on the brakes and park myself without sensors. Heck, I don't even like anti-lock brakes which our 4-Runners DO have. I am the one in control of my vehicle and have been for decades. Personally, I will keep it that way. Sorry..not wanting to offend anybody...just different strokes for different folks.
I think I read somewhere that in the US the medium car cost over $30,000.