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Cake day: January 1st, 2026

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  • Look, I want you to have what you want, but it would be great if it didn’t come at the cost of what I want. I just want a new car that’s a car – hand crank windows, physically adjusting seats, and a radio that will take Bluetooth music from my phone (I can do maps on my phone screen). The fanciest feature i’d want is cruise control. But that shit is not possible on a new car anymore, and it’s all starting to go the way of subscription based. Everything has to be electric this and heated that and through their app, because nobody can go without their conveniences. And this is partly why new cars keep getting more expensive, and also why insurance keeps going up (this whole RAM and ssd and across-the-board inflation shit is going to explode prices even more too).

    This isn’t a beef with you specifically – it’s more of a beef with manufacturers and society as a whole.

    Anyway, carry on. I’m glad you like new cars and I hope you have a very nice one.