Car Features You'd Pay To Remove

[Shel_B]

This article was in todays Jalopnik email. It touches on some things that have been mentioned here. One thing that I like very much about the Camry is that it's not loaded up with high-tech features. It's still very much a basic car.

The 2023 New Car Features You Would Pay to Remove

New cars in 2023 have a lot of great features, but some (Automatic Stop/Start and annoying touchscreens especially) you'd be happy to pay to get rid of.

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[CharBaby]

I wouldn’t necessarily pay to remove features however I would like to be the one who decides if that feature will be going into the “new“ vehicle that I am purchasing. I realize that bundling reduces cost as compared to buying particular features individually. But all too often the package comes with too many features that I wouldn’t want. I want more exterior style with less interior fluff in a vehicle.

 

[JoelB]

I'd pay to remove my automatic climate control. Just give me back a dial for temp and fan speed. No I do not want 100% fan speed every time I get in the car.

 

[FT92]

all I need is a standard shift, AM- FM and a heater ..no need for any of the other stuff.

 

[2strokeNorthstar]

Sunroof, every time.

 

[Finklejag]

All the warning beeping‘s.

 

[demarpaint]

Stop/start.

 

[Kurtatron]

Pay to remove the automatic and replace with a stick please! I can tolerate all the ostentatious tech, but automatics make driving so dull.

 

[KCJeep]

Sunroof, stop/start, automatic cruise control and lane keep assist. I realize some of those can be turned off on a lot of models but not all. Or they come back on every time you start the car.

I'm convinced LKA and ACC are just not ready for prime time. And I've never understood cutting a hole in an otherwise perfectly good roof, paying extra for the privilege and then dealing with more road noise, less head room and potential leaks.

On the flip side I have friends who love sun roofs and wouldn't by a car without one.

 

[spasm3]

I'd pay more for a key ignition switch.

 

[NiwradND]

Sunroofs, Stop/Start, and Lane Assist

 

[dishdude]

I don't like leather seats.

 

[Malo83]

I like all my features, might not use them all the time but rather have than not.

 

[andreigbs]

Eco/Comfort/Sport/Sport+ etc.

I can decide how much and when to use the available power.

 

[Pew]

I'd pay to remove leather seats.

I'd pay to remove auto start/stop if this car had that but seeing this is a way to get past EPA, I would understand if I couldn't.

 

[LouC]

Stop start
Electric brakes of any kind
Air suspension
Touch screens

 

[wpod]

I would like everything electronic, computer, microprosser removed except the Alternator volt regulation , ignition / distributor and have K Jetronic fuel injection .

 

[RooflessVW]

Sunroof, every time.

Every. Time.

 

[PF52]

Sunroofs. Been there, done that; I almost never used it. And not at all after the first couple years of ownership. Even the tinted glass panel lets in too much glare.

Overly-intrusive power locks. On my Honda Fit, they seem all too eager to lock themselves yet it takes deliberate input by me to unlock them.

 

[Leo99]

I'd pay to remove my automatic climate control. Just give me back a dial for temp and fan speed. No I do not want 100% fan speed every time I get in the car.

My vehicles have an Auto switch that you can turn off. I assumed all vehicles with auto climate control had this.