On Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 3:15:37 AM UTC-10, Xeno wrote:
> On 15/11/2015 12:07 AM, dsi1 wrote:
> > On Saturday, November 14, 2015 at 1:46:34 AM UTC-10, Ophelia wrote:
> >> "Xeno" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >>> On 14/11/2015 8:18 PM, Ophelia wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> "Cheri" > wrote in message
> >>>> ...
> >>>>
> >>>>>> Amen to that but I still would never buy a driverless car. I could
> >>>>>> never trust it.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Me either. I want to drive my own vehicle and I also don't want one
> >>>>> with all the bells and whistles so I hope my 2004 lasts for my lifetime.
> >>>>
> >>>> Me neither! I hope mine lasts too. I don't want to change mine for
> >>>> anything!
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> I hope to outlast my next 10 cars.
> >>
> >> <g> I've had plenty of fancy cars in my life and now I am very happy with
> >> the one I have. I answers all my needs
> >>
> >> --
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> >
> > I enjoyed the cars I had during the late 70's and 80's. Mostly because they
> > were over 1000 lb lighter than the cars of today, around 1700 to 2200
> lbs.
>
> That would be all the electrical wizardry in modern cars. I see that my
> current car (2010) is less obese than the current equivalent and more
> obese than the 2002 model I originally had.
>
> > Heck, my 67 Plymouth Barracuda with V8 weighed about the same as a
> modern
> > Toyota Corolla - 2800 lbs. OTOH, modern cars are a lot more comfortable.
> >
> You forgot to add that they are much safer. Less risk of you dying in an
> accident can only be a good thing and it will allow you to contribute
> here longer! ;-)
>
> --
>
> Xeno

Yes, I did forget to mention that modern cars are a lot safer. My guess is that the biggest advancement in automotive safety is ESC although the public is hardly aware of it. Still, I'd love to have an old Fiat 124 coupe or Mazda RX 2/3 rotary or Scirocco or even the Dodge Colt that I used to drive back when.

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