Everything is turning into disgusting subscription services. Most recently I saw home printers that required a monthly subscription service in order to print.

So, how long before Windows is a subscription? They have already brought ads into Windows.

Yes, I think I'll sign up for the...hm, the "Casual Gamer" tier, which allows 2 hours per week of gaming. Although I could always watch an ad to unlock 30 more minutes.

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[–] Zerlyna@lemmy.world 38 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

I am seriously considering buying an older car (2017) that doesn’t have the tracking or connectivity in it. (Aside from CarPlay). I don’t want to pay twice for my heated seats. And buttons. I want buttons.

[–] Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

Same here, I don’t want a new car for the same reasons. I’m hoping when I go back into the market to find a gently used car from the early teens.

[–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Straight up I used to think I wanted a new car since mine is from 2007, I now won't buy anything newer

In fact the cars I'm currently looking at are from 1999 and earlier

[–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

Currently driving a 2010, and dreading the day it eventually dies. Simply because it means I’ll lose my physical buttons, and the car will apparently have fart-sniffing sensors built into the seat cushions so the manufacturer can track what I had for my last meal. And disabling that tracking will apparently kill the radio, cruise control, brakes, and power steering.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Don't go that far back. I've got a 2002 convertible and 2004 truck and parts prices are clearly going up.

Friend of mine got an '97 something, forgot what but it was a popular model. Couldn't find a tranny for love or money.

[–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I'm looking at importing a kei truck (either a Honda Acty or Subaru Sambar) currently and unfortunately the newest I can import is a 1999

The good news is I'm wanting it so that I can keep my little Kia a commuter and can stop taking it into the mountains

Edit I forgot some stuff when hammering out this reply before my break was over: Basically I was looking for a vehicle to take to the mountains often or to turn my car into the "mountains rig". But with modern cars being modern cars I'm going to leave my car as my commuter and import a kei truck for being my "mountain rig".

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Curious, would an Acty do well enough in the mountains? I'm probably just thinking of the circus that is I-70 west of Denver and maybe you had something else in mind, but wiki says these things have 656cc engines. I totally get that people overestimate what they need, and these have a lighter body, but that seems like it would be pushing things!

[–] Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 10 months ago

They're surprisingly capable little vehicles offroad.

They may have about 660cc engines and about 40 HP (Acty is 38 and Sambar is 45) but they only weigh about 1800 lbs, have 4wd, rear mounted engines, locking diffs (in the Acty Attack), and crawler gears (in the Sambar and the Acty Attack). Oh and a really short wheel base (less than 6ft).

And the parts are plentiful (though need ordered from abroad typically).

70mph is a pipe dream for them but 55mph is something they can typically do all day. So the right lane on highways is your home, but I'd be avoiding highways whenever possible anyways due to the prevalence of brodozers.

As a fun little aside, one of my friends is planning to buy one and put a liter bike motor in it for the lols. I can't wait to see the results but that will be sometime in July at the earliest due to shipping times of the kei truck.

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 10 months ago

Exactly the same reason I am trying my hardest to keep a 2005 Corolla alive.

Thankfully, it's a 2005 Corolla, so it's going well so far.

[–] thisisawayoflife@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Watch out for direct injected cars, which is virtually all of them now except for electrics. Many don't have traditional fuel injectors in the intake manifold anymore, and because of poor PCV systems, oil vapor carbonizes on the intake valves, causing problems. This is generally around the 40k-50k mile mark, potentially sooner if people don't drive their cars on the freeway for extended periods after startup. Some newer cars have addresses this by adding supplemental fuel injectors in the intake (some audis, some Toyotas) but it's not a widespread practice, of it will ever be.