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This is something that I've been wondering for quite a bit of time.

Today's cars come with SO much technology it is actually a bit off putting. Personally, I like simple cars. Some call them strippers. Give me manual, cloth seats and a standard gearbox and I am happy.

Once you start piling on the options I can't help but wonder how long it will be until things start breaking. Love those Bang & Olufsen motorized tweeters? How much longer until they don't pop up anymore? What about that 13-inch infotainment screen? How long until that thing stops turning on? These are the things that run through my head.

Turns out I am not alone.

According to J.D. Power, a good chunk of today's car owners are NOT using a lot of the technology their all-new rides are equipped with. Have we gotten to the point of technology for technology's sake? Seems so.

Having said that, I have to ask the Spies: Do YOU want or USE ALL of the technology today's vehicles come equipped with? What do you forego?


...J.D. Power says 20 percent of car owners have
never used 16 of 33 new technology features available in their vehicles. Common features that go untouched include in-vehicle concierge services, mobile routers, automatic parking, head-up displays, and built-in apps. Concierge services were the least popular, with 43 percent of respondents saying they've never used them.

In many cases, it's not only that motorists are letting the features go unused, it's that they're specifically unwanted. Twenty percent of respondents say there are 14 tech features they do not want in their next vehicles, and some of those rejected features may come as a surprise...



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Do YOU Want ALL The Technology All-New Cars Come With OR Could You Do Without It?

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