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What are Some Good, Recent, and Available Dumb Cars? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 8 months ago by wuphysics87@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I have a 2010 Toyota Corolla. She's been my trusty steed for the last 14 years and is in good working order. I recognize she won't last forever, and if, god forbid (mostly for her) I get in an accident, I will need to get a new car. So what dumb cars do you drive, and what would you replace them with?

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[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 15 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Honestly? Consider grabbing another Corolla if you liked your Corolla

Agreed. My 2020 corolla has very little of the digital bells and whistles that are increasingly getting in the way of things "just working" in the driving experience.

Still, more than I'd like, but much less than any other vehicle I've driven in the last 10 years.

And, as far as I can tell, it doesn't have any way of "phoning home" to tell the corporate overlords if I'm doing something they don't approve of.

[–] spankinspinach@sh.itjust.works 11 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

I can't quote it offhand, but I know I've read an article recently about corporations phoning home and I believe Toyota was on the list. I'll see if I can dig it up.

That said, I agree about the Toyotas. Even if they DO phone home and we have to deal with that crap, they're bulletproof and deserve their reputation.

Edit: guess I never ended up reading the whole article, but it was Mozilla. Hopefully this helps: https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/privacy-nightmare-on-wheels-every-car-brand-reviewed-by-mozilla-including-ford-volkswagen-and-toyota-flunks-privacy-test/

[–] steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Yeah it seems all cars share data now according to that report :(

Just gotta get an older dumb car that's reliable (like Toyota or Lexus) or maybe you can remove the modem from the car.

Edit: after some quick googling you can remove the fuses on some cars to disable the wireless connectivity but that's on a case by case basis.

[–] brisk@aussie.zone 3 points 8 months ago

That report is based on reading privacy policies, it doesn't actually assess what cars / brands actually do or are capable of