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My other car is a 20 year old Peugeot 306. It actually has rain sensing wipers, speed adjustable too. Has a basic version of traction and stability control and brake force distribution. Has 4 airbags... it's structure is not the safest! But... It is refreshing, get in, sit down, change gears, drive. It's just simple and there's no screens to distract. It's too noisy inside to hear the stereo so your road trips fly by with "guess that rattle, what's that clunk" etc... It's great.
Doesn't sound that different to my 14 year old Civic, but it has at least 6 airbags, 5* NCAP and no rattles/clunks :)
I just leave the VSA and auto lights and wipers on, and we have to be selective about what music we listen to on the motorway because you can't hear some (the speakers basically have zero bass and it's not terrible but the sound insulation is not great). Part of me would like adaptive cruise but I enjoy gamifying my driving by seeing how long I can keep the cruise control on at once (personal record down the A120 at night) and it would knock my mpg...
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Back to car car tech... I think apart from safety improvements you'd be surprised at how refreshing it is getting in an older car. Our family car is an 2015 Audi A4 that was fully loaded by the original purchaser. It's got tech in it that is pretty current. Even today. I keep all the Accident avoiding tech turned on, except for lane keep assist. The adaptive cruise is probably the most useful thing. Other than that, changing various settings is a faff, too many options and automated things to turn off every time you drive... Frustrating.
My other car is a 20 year old Peugeot 306. It actually has rain sensing wipers, speed adjustable too. Has a basic version of traction and stability control and brake force distribution. Has 4 airbags... it's structure is not the safest! But... It is refreshing, get in, sit down, change gears, drive. It's just simple and there's no screens to distract. It's too noisy inside to hear the stereo so your road trips fly by with "guess that rattle, what's that clunk" etc... It's great.