WHAT Percentage Of Customers DO YOU Think There Are Who Are STILL Technophobes Who Are Turned OFF By Tesla Like Gadgets?

WHAT Percentage Of Customers DO YOU Think There Are Who Are STILL Technophobes Who Are Turned OFF By Tesla Like Gadgets?
We're all hooked on tech. Smartphones, computers, screens, alexa, siri, google, etc.

And whenever new cars come out the first thing touted is the NEW tech. We got a HUGE screen or multiple screens, etc.

But cars like say Subaru with what most might call backwards, basic operation sell very well.

"Today’s cars are evolving, so it’s not easy to find a new vehicle with a minimal amount of new technology features. However, there are certainly some models without a ton of bells and whistles. In addition, some new-car tech is much less complicated and obtrusive than others. Why pay extra for tech you don’t want or need? This technology will not only cost you money at the outset, but it can also mean there are more systems that may fail and be pricey to repair.

There are a few strategies when it comes to finding a low-tech car. No matter which new vehicle you choose, you’re probably going to want to stick with the base model and make sure it doesn’t come with any extras or packages. In some cases, you’ll need to special order a vehicle like this, since dealers don’t always stock the bare-bones cars."

So give us your best guess of what the percentage of people there are who still want low-tech in their cars and trucks.

And while we're at it, are there any of OUR readers who prefer back to basics on the vehicles they buy?

And take a look at the article linked here with a list of vehicles that still fit that description.

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CANADIANCOMMENTSCANADIANCOMMENTS - 7/30/2020 9:47:57 PM
+2 Boost
When you consider there are roughly 17m new cars sold in the USA each year, the vast majority of them do not have this level of tech. There are a lot of simple cars and trucks sold that don't have a digital dash, or a touch screen or a lot of safety tech. But it would be an interesting statistic to know.


TomMTomM - 8/1/2020 11:32:44 AM
+2 Boost
THere are still Plenty of People who - while not opposed to the current tech - really have no idea of ALL the features of their cars - as well as their Smart Phones. I know I really do not use a lot of the features of My Smart Phone - and since I am not on the phone a lot - I find I can do fine without them. Some of them are really weird.

My Mom - who is 103 - still has an AT&T Original DIAL phone at her house (No tones) - and recently her Great Grandchildren complained that they could not figure out how to use it!


cidflekkencidflekken - 7/30/2020 11:09:50 PM
+3 Boost
Tesla-like tech is becoming the norm not the exception.


supermotosupermoto - 7/30/2020 11:49:10 PM
0 Boost
The novelty will wear off. Some of tech implementation is plain dumb, a UX nightmare. No one should have to dive down six levels of menus when they could push a single button instead.

There is a reason even the most sophisticated glass cockpit jets still have tons of physical controls.


SanJoseDriverSanJoseDriver - 7/31/2020 3:28:55 AM
+2 Boost
No, no it won't. It's more cost effective and versatile to go the Tesla route. You don't see any more smartphones with physical keyboards these days, even grandparents and tech laggards learned how to adapt. The same will apply to cars.


atc98092atc98092 - 7/31/2020 8:47:49 AM
+2 Boost
Subaru has some pretty high tech stuff in their cars as well. Eyesight is very high tech, and overall works well. The auto rear braking saved me from backing into someone that was also backing out from the opposite side of the street. So I wouldn't call Subaru backwards at all.


MDarringerMDarringer - 7/31/2020 9:28:01 AM
-2 Boost
Yeah, but aside from lesbians who want to drive a vibrator, who wants to put up with the SuperBeetle engine and the horrible CVT.


MDarringerMDarringer - 7/31/2020 9:26:16 AM
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Not wanting farting noises coming from ones car does not make a person a technophobe. Tesla does some of its tech for the sake of tech, but not because it is an improvement. The ability to have the car come to you is for lazy, fat asses who can make their own farting noises and need to exercise.


SuperCarEnthusiastSuperCarEnthusiast - 7/31/2020 10:22:55 AM
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The more wealthy the individual is, the more tech savvy that person is! Of course, their are people who work in the tech field: software and hardware developers, programmers, engineers and scientist who create this stuff who do not read the included manual and learn by trial and error. Most teens are somewhat tech savvy too.

These 40+ are the ones ones who fear technology, hate touchscreen functional and want buttons and knobs. Usually, those who own a smartphone are pretty comfortably with technology. ?Those who still own old fashion flip phone are not!


Agent009Agent009 - 7/31/2020 10:58:02 AM
+1 Boost
I'm by no means a technophobe, but there is a cost. How well will all of those technical marvels cost to replace in 10 years? Self leveling suspensions, cylinder deactivation, self driving systems? A malfunction of any of those mentioned could mean it's time to salvage the vehicle.

Technology has a benefit and a price.



MDarringerMDarringer - 7/31/2020 12:08:00 PM
0 Boost
Touch screens will total cars.


SanJoseDriverSanJoseDriver - 7/31/2020 11:27:18 PM
+2 Boost
The Model 3 touchscreen is $900 to replace. On the Model S/X it is $1,800 and that includes a new computer and cellular radios as well. Costs will only go down over time as you have seen with flat-screen TVs, especially when the industry moves to flexible OLED displays.


MDarringerMDarringer - 8/1/2020 12:58:49 AM
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You're such a moron. So Tesla is going to use the same screens forever? They will discontinue the current ones and once parts are gone, the car will be totaled because the screen is dead.


SanJoseDriverSanJoseDriver - 8/2/2020 11:42:33 PM
+1 Boost
I guess you don't know how technology works. Any future screens can easily be placed into a Model 3/Y as long as the connector and housing is the same. They updated the screen on the Model S/X a few years ago, no one noticed. It's just a better screen in the same size.


carloslassitercarloslassiter - 7/31/2020 7:21:52 PM
+2 Boost
Call me a technophobe - I can't stand needless complication:

Back up camera: Great. Big help.

Lane departure warning that jerks the steering wheel out of my hand when I try to avoid a pothole: Not so much.


MDarringerMDarringer - 7/31/2020 8:25:30 PM
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I agree. I drove an Escape a while back and it has some safety bullshit on it that sends off warning bells of imminent collisions in very conventional city driving. It was also a total nervous Nellie with active cruise control slamming on the brakes for the slightest provocation.


valhallakeyvalhallakey - 8/1/2020 2:03:07 AM
+2 Boost
I believe in vehicle functions that can be easily manipulated without taking your eyes off the road. I loved when they started integrating functionality into the steering wheel and I think some of those basic functions that are frequently used should still be tactile buttons/switches etc... that you can manipulate without looking away from the road. I like the big iPad screens to set up various functions, navigation etc... however IMHO you should still have buttons/switches for some of those frequently used functions.


MDarringerMDarringer - 8/1/2020 10:16:49 AM
+1 Boost
I agree. The big iPad is a lovely thing until doing the most simple thing requires diving through screens. If I want to change the temperature, the song, the volume, conventional controls are simply better.


SanJoseDriverSanJoseDriver - 8/3/2020 8:23:11 PM
+1 Boost
Temperature - always easily accessible from the bottom of the screen or voice control
Song - steering wheel control
Volume - steering wheel control or right corner of the screen for passenger


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