Unfortunately, we're in a minority. I sincerely believe people who buy these new high-end cars WANT these gizmos.

Have you ever talked to someone with money who is not a car person such as ourselves? You can see their eyes light up as they talk about their next purchase. Their conversation is about all the "goodies" that their next car will provide..... heated seats, driver memory package, on-the-fly adjustable suspension, heated steering wheel, side view mirror retract, radio volume controls on steering wheel... etc, etc. There's a lot of "cool" factor to this.... and you know how Americans like to look cool.

It is THESE people who buy the new cars, and for these people the manufacturers build cars. The cars are often sold after warranty is out. Manufacturers simply capitalize on the attitudes of these new car buyers.

Very few of my friends are car people. When I talk about how all these gizmos make a car complicated, expensive, and hard to repair, they give me this dumb look like I just came from another planet.

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