Pluggers by Rick McKee for May 08, 2016

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    WDemBlk Premium Member over 8 years ago

    But as a plugger, a lot of those things sound great (but beyond my budget).

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    Olddog1  over 8 years ago

    Intelligent key. One of the worst rip-offs of the customer going. $400-$800 to replace the ignition key, instead of about $5-$9.

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    Plods with ...™  over 8 years ago

    And a steering wheel. No joke. It was an option on a car I was looking at.

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    Dani Rice  over 8 years ago

    That’s more than we paid for this house!

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    jkoskov  over 8 years ago

    That’s also why they push leasing… they put so many “mandatory options” into these things, that the only way someone can drive one is to “lease” it.

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    stlmaddog5  over 8 years ago

    My first car cost $6,000, and had a AM/FM radio! It had a manual transmission, and the A/C worked by rolling down the windows!

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    Bill D. Kat Premium Member over 8 years ago

    Fully loaded way back when was radio and heater

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    gaslightguy  over 8 years ago

    Just more things to go wrong. I wish I had power steering. It’s getting harder and harder to park.

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    hsawlrae  over 8 years ago

    ONLY $37,999? Wow, not even $38,000. The car for two classes of people . . .those who can afford it, and those who THINK they can.

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    Yakety Sax  over 8 years ago

    First car: 67 Chevy 4 door with a small block V8. $500 even!

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    Dtroutma  over 8 years ago

    My ‘67 Lotus didn’t even have a radio, but who wants one in a performance car with the top down when you can’t hear a radio anyway? The car also cost $3,500, and today’s version starts at $79,000!! What’s really scary is that they’ve already replaced the driver in too many vehicles with automatic braking etc, and a distracting dashboard with electronics you don’t need, and shouldn’t even be there!

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    Strider Keninginne Premium Member over 8 years ago

    I can remember when power brakes were also a big item on new cars as well as cruise control. Remember when the headlight dimmer switch was on the drivers side on the floor?

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    wiatr  over 8 years ago

    I wonder if you can get a car without all that extra weight and uselessness.I recall the last time I went car shopping I was looking for a car that had unassisted steering and the salesmen all had that eyeroll.Fortunately power steering isn’t as bad as it once was. The ’66 Ford I once owned had absolutely no feeling for the road.

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    frogsandravens  over 8 years ago

    The nice thing, though, is that when you turn in an old car for a new one, even the cheapest, low-end model feels like a luxury upgrade.

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    Jim Kerner  over 8 years ago

    My first car was a 68 Pontiac Catalina Canary Yellow. But what was amazing that the clock worked! That was a used car!

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    Mary McNeil Premium Member over 8 years ago

    And a side mirror !

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    neverenoughgold  over 8 years ago

    More of “the stuff” you thought you’d never need or want… until you get “the stuff” and later find you can’t or don’t want to live without “the stuff”!

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    hippogriff  over 8 years ago

    SilversummerA much more sensible place for it. You are much more likely to need to dim when your hands are occupied turning onto a side street than when hitting the clutch (remember those?) to shift gears. Now people drive with their brights on all the time and the left foot is in danger of becoming vestigial.

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