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Originally Posted by ASAP
You couldn't use an old Nokia or Motorola cell phone in today's world... in fact, I doubt you could use any phone older than 10 years old... its not really a viable comparo. Those phones didn't even have access to the internet nor run on today's LTE networks.
Nothing would prevent you from using a 20 year old car in any way different than one built today... in fact, outside of maybe the addition of carplay... there likely would be 0 difference in usability at all.... how is a 2004 toyota highlander different from today's in terms of usability? almost 0 lol
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The CarPlay example you brought up is exactly my point. And I guarantee just that alone, models without would be a deal breaker for 10s and thousands of buyers. And that’s only one aspect of the factor why people like new cars or new things in general. Aesthetic, performance, functionality, technology, technology integration with other technologies (sort of like what you pointed out why Nokia phones wouldn’t work today), reliability, value retention, and for some vanity etc are all reasons. Who the heck wants to spend the same amount of money to buy the same car with less options. Adding weight, enlarging the cabin space isn’t something driven by bmw or other manufacturers designers, it’s actually driven by us - consumers demand. For 1, people are bigger than before, have more kids, kids are bigger, more people have more shit, and all kinds of unnecessary shit anyone can or cannot think of are being sold and sadly we buy them, so more shit in the car. Then we want comfortable seats 6 adjustable not enough, we want 12,15…you get my point. Everything requires a module, all that means weight. But for bmw, they have to think how the heck do I incorporate all of that shit while maintaining or improving performance. Xdrive…
I’m sure none of these consumer demands mean a thing to you. And that’s totally ok. But note that manufacturers do not make their products based on a few scales if individual preferences, and as I referenced people, I meant the vast majority of consumers, the market which is the target to maximize their profitability.