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Volkswagen now blocks grapheneOS (cybernews.com)
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[–] 30 points 4 months ago (16 children)

It doesn't need it, it will drive just fine without app connection, but it provides convenient remote access and control capabilities.

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  • [–] 47 points 4 months ago (15 children)

    I'd prefer a car that's entirely analog. What a crazy dream.

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  • [–] 20 points 4 months ago (10 children)

    My first car was a 1992 honda civic. As time went on and cars cot more modern, i yearned for a more modern car. Infotainment seemed like so much fun, all thr convenient knick knacks and gizmos.

    Now, unironocally my dream car is my 1992 honda civic from back in the day

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago (6 children)

    90s Civic or Miata has been my dream forever, I’m with ya.

    Two pieces of modern tech, though: security and sound.

    90s Civics were notoriously easy to steal, so I’d definitely want something to prevent that.

    When I was younger, I’d always dreamed of having a nice sound system in my car, but could never afford to do it. Now that I have a car with a super nice sound system and a sub, I can never go back. No “infotainment” BS tho, just gimme a standard deck. USB support is nice, but an aux jack is all I really need.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    In my civic i installed a "killswitch", which was just a hidden switch to turn on the fuel pump. Not really sure how much that would prevent theft in the real world, but i think it was hard enough to find that someone trying to steal the car would rather give up than spending more time on this car. I had a pretty good sound system, which i wouldn't need anymore. Infotainment is super overrated, my dream setup now is just something that mirrors my phone

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    I had a similar switch on an old truck, and it did prevent it from being stolen once. It appeared to have started and moved far enough to get out of its parking space and was left in the lot with the door open.

    So it will work if your vehicle is such a sad decripit POS that it just appears to be broken when they try to start it.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    We had an old manual Ford Escort that we had drilled the ignition out of and put a switch in instead. No one figured it out without us telling them (friends family borrowing). Ours wasn't even really hidden, just unexpected... thieves rarely want to spend extra time and effort on unexpecteds.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    I have a suzuki samurai that was intended to just be a project car.

    But now, I think the highest technology item it has is whatever transistor is firing the spark plugs. Its tempting to just daily it.

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    I remember seeing guys in samurais off roading down ATV trails and I was always a little jealous.

    I'd love to get one to wrench on, but I don't need another project.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago*

    Get me a '94 Camry with a nice stereo and I'll be happy.

    This is the millennial midlife crisis vehicle. Not the Lamborghini or Ferrari or Porsche or Corvette. Nah. Something that I can leave behind for my descendants.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (1 child)

    I switched to a 1989 VW Golf a couple weeks back. No regrets

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    I had a 1988 Scirocco 16V. I loved that car but it was not reliable. The tacked on AC and accessory belt system was horrific. It ate timing belts and wheel bearings. The best VW was a dead simple model, the Rabbit or Quantum/Fox chassis with maybe AC if you felt adventurous.

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  • [–] 0 points 4 months ago

    I'm a convert for the fob systems. Despite having grown up a locksmith, I still lock my keys in my car more than I'm proud to admit. But ever since I got a newish Avalon, it hasn't let me do it once. Plus I got tactile buttons for most all control. Ac is still touch screen type buttons, but everything else I get a reassuring click.

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