Americans Are Spending More Money to Drive Worse Cars

Re:Americans Are Spending More Money to Drive Worse Cars by fc417fc802 on Tuesday October 20, 2026 @02:09AM (#50161968)

I want any car that doesn't spy on me for the profit of the manufacturer. Any car that I don't have to wonder if someone could gain remote access on the back of the manufacturer's data connection and use that to injure or kill me. At present the only option is (at least in general) physically disconnecting or otherwise damaging the modem which places you at risk of not receiving software recalls and prevents first responders from being automatically notified in the event of a serious crash.

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Re:Americans Are Spending More Money to Drive Worse Cars by ethbr1 on Tuesday October 20, 2026 @08:26AM (#50165322)

Bottom line: You're probably looking for a 4th gen 4Runner with the 2UZ-FE ;)

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Re:Americans Are Spending More Money to Drive Worse Cars by 4d4m on Tuesday October 20, 2026 @10:57AM (#50167406)

Grave concerns, especially after some of the research on canbus and vehicle network vulnerabilities.

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Re:Americans Are Spending More Money to Drive Worse Cars by rickydroll on Tuesday October 20, 2026 @12:52PM (#50169234)

I want an electric car that isn't bound to the stealership and isn't a ticking time bomb when they stop maintaining the software. If my car doesn't go for 200,000 miles, I feel like I was cheated.

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