My personal preference is a car without lane guidance/stop start/ automatic emergency braking etc and all the bongs and warning lights associated with these 'safety' features.
My first three cars were a 1936 Austin 10 (cable and rod operated drum brakes), a 1950 Austin Devon, (front brakes hydraulic, rears cable), then a 1950 MG, hydraulic drums all round.
Narrow cross-ply tyres, of course, so stopping power and handling far less than any modern vehicle . None of these had heaters, seat belts for cars hadn't been invented, no airbags, no antilock brakes, if you had an accident in any it was likely to be painful so a good incentive to drive carefully, anticipate hazards and drive according to road conditions (snow every winter in the 1960s)
Many will probably say I should accept the nanny state features and be grateful.
Oh, and what genius decided new cars headlights should default to full beam when switched on, aren't they dazzling enough already?
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