Things you have to do to new cars that you didn't have to do with old cars.

[Exhaustgases]

A switch around of the other good thread on here.

1 Didn't have to change out the engine 3 or so times before 90K miles or less, because of engineering and or manufacturing defects.

2 Have the dealer fire the parts cannon to the tune of thousands of dollars, and still not find a loose or corroded electrical connector.

3 Need some special extended warranty because the transmission has known defects that may prevent it from making 100K miles if even that much.

 

[k1xv]

Get the car to synch up with the tire pressure monitors when I change tires/wheels from snow tires to summer tires, and vice versa.

 

[Bjornviken]

no need to connect computer to the car for changing bettery, or brake pads. Also it feels more you are a user than a administrator for your new car

 

[Passport1]

Things you have to do to new cars that you didn't have to do with old cars.​

Be careful where you park them.

 

[supton]

Press the brake to shift out of park.

Have a nanny beep at me if I have the audacity to take the key out (or put in) with a window rolled down.

Remind me to drive with caution if I engage cruise in a residential area.

Provide instant mpg feedback.

Fill me with dread as to what might break, and how much it would cost to repair.

 

[JayhawkRoy]

Learn how entertainment center works
Figure out how to use cell phone with the bluetooth thingy.
Figure out how the stalks all work. Each car is different.
Accidentally switch to manual mode in my auto trans.

 

[Cheetah-kins]

Don't know if anyone said it but new vehicles really eat up battery power with all their electronics, even when off. It's something you really have to stay on top of so you don;t end up stranded.

 

[Gyro Gearloose]

Have a degree in process controls and network engineering to diagnose a problem with the heater.

 

[MRC01]

Avoid buying one because they are too expensive, unnecessarily complex, with high maintenance and insurance costs and lower longevity. And fully networked so they report your personal driving behavior to insurance companies and authorities, and prone to networking/security defects that enable the car to be "hacked".

No thank you. I'll make my old car last as long as possible, and if it dies replace it with another vintage car.

 

[fdcg27]

Yeah, I do miss having to fiddle with ignition points a couple of times each year.
I also miss 30K or so brake jobs, along with glass fuel pumps and lots of accessory drive belts.
I wish I had more need these days to replace radiators, alternators and starters and then there was the fun of carburetor rebuilds, really just a complete strip-down and cleaning and then back together with new gaskets, o-rings and needle valves.
Yep, a lot to miss in the cars I had when I was younger.
Thankfully, all this nonsense is now behind me,

 

[meep]

Worry about dents.

Seriously. New ones get awfully thin. Did we have PDR in the 80s? No, because we put our own dents in the roofs sitting up there for the local fireworks. But I digress.

They probably dented just as easily. I cared less with aging vehicles. My aluminum f150 has a permanent warp in the roof because of the first time I clambered up there. I’m still totally fine with aluminum, it’s just a fun comparison for the thread.

 

[ripcord]

Pay the dealer $600 to make me a new key

 

[meep]

With the old cars we rarely took over 60, a vehicle in our home might have gone a lifetime with one alignment. I plus-sized (properly) a set of tires on a 00’s accord and it took three tries to get it aligned right to go straight.

 

[Speedbird001]

Know that most likely in about 5 years the headlights will turn yellow

 

[Speedbird001]

Worry that a pot hole will = a ~$400 rim plus a $200+ tire replacement

 

[eljefino]

Fiddle with an untoward number of menus to get a properly dark instrument panel and associated glarey screens.

 

[Skippy722]

Fiddle with an untoward number of menus to get a properly dark instrument panel and associated glarey screens.

This. A million times this.

 

[JeffKeryk]

Plug it in.

 

[Jarpin]

Wonder if the car is being a tattletale about your gender identity politics to it's manufacturer.

 

[andrew_j]

Not get lost to new places and destinations ….