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Re:Thousands of Mazdas in the Seattle area are stuck on a si... by dfxm12 on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @10:41AM (#30273923)
That's the same reason I bought the base model of my last car. Besides the steering wheel, you end up interacting with the center console the most. It really should be one of the top considerations in buying a car vs fancy wheels, a cool spoiler or a turbocharger, etc. After all, a lot of body components & engine modifications can be added after market. You're going to have a much harder time "fixing" that center console...
Re:Thousands of Mazdas in the Seattle area are stuck on a si... by yojo on Wednesday February 09, 2022 @11:12AM (#30274343)
It’s too bad the manufacturers don’t just make APIs with swappable standard sized hardware instead of integrated systems.

An average car lasts 12 years. How many 12 year old tablets do people want to use?

My first car was a 15 year old beater with a tape deck. It was trivial to rip it out and put in an (at the time current) CD player. I pity the poor kids who are going to be stuck with these cars down the road.