I love the new technology that exists in cars..for the most part. I bought a new car last year. I hate the auto hi beam feature. I’m sure there’s a way to dismantle it on the touchscreen control panel thing. I just haven’t looked into it yet. I hate it because the second a car in front of me goes over a hill, it auto hi beams. Then a second later when the car is in sight again, it goes back to low. It always goes to low beam when I pull into my subdivision. I live in a very rural area and there are no street lights on my street. I actually want hi beams when I pull onto my street. Again, I’m sure this can be changed to manual control. I just haven’t looked into it yet. Laziness on my part for sure. Speaking of high beams, I miss the floor button hi beams. That made sense. I also miss manual transmissions. I would never want to live without an automatic, such as when I’m in heavy traffic on the rare occasion I drive into the city. But for cruising around my little town, I would love a manual. I miss cars that are not computers. But I can’t live without GPS. Another thing I hate about my new car is the fact that if I’m not gripping the steering wheel tightly enough, I get a warning on the screen telling me to keep my hands on the steering wheel. Again, I’m sure that can be turned off. I just haven’t looked into it.

Probably my biggest complaint is trucks. I bought a truck several years ago because I needed a truck. I had bought a house and was renovating it myself. That meant regular trips to Lowe’s, Home Depot,and other such places. On any given day, I was hauling wood, flooring, paint, toilets, vanities, etc. Also hauling stuff to the trash dump like three floors worth of carpeting, paneling, rotted osb, etc. I searched forever before getting lucky and finding great truck at a great price. Still, it’s far more than what I needed. I remember when you could buy a new work truck that was regular cab, manual transmission, manual doors and windows, long bed, no frills, just a simple truck for like $10k. Now, every new truck is like a luxury vehicle, with luxury vehicle pricing. I also miss small trucks. My truck is a first generation Toyota tundra. It’s an awesome truck. I love it. A friend of mine bought a new Toyota Tacoma. For those who don’t know, the Tacoma is the small truck whereas the tundra is the full size. My tundra is a 2005. My friend bought a new Tacoma in 2018. He came to my house one day and parked his Tacoma next to my tundra. I was surprised to see the front end of his truck was significantly larger than mine. The bed of his truck however, is much smaller. The bed is so small, it’s honestly useless as a truck. I think it’s a five foot bed. Basically the only thing that truck would be useful for is getting groceries. What happened to work trucks? Give me a regular cab, eight foot bed, manual transmission, manual door locks, manual windows, and vinyl floors. The only upgrade I would make in truck like that is I would want Bluetooth capability so I could listen to music from my phone. My truck has plenty of life left in it and my car is brand new. But if I find an older vehicle with manual transmission, manual locks and windows, actual buttons and knobs on the dash rather than a screen, I’ll buy it. I don’t need three vehicles but I will absolutely buy a third one if I can find one like that.