Car will no longer have automatic seat adjustment due to chip shortage. Would you still purchase?

[Anonymous]

Please don’t say this is a Kia Telluride, Palisade, or XC90. Just please no!

[Anonymous]

I recently purchased a car, and one regret I have is not getting the auto seat adjustment. So would be annoyed this IIWY.

[Anonymous]

Annoyed. Just say no.

[Anonymous]

The no power liftgate would be a dealbreaker for me. I wouldn’t buy an SUV without that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The no power liftgate would be a dealbreaker for me. I wouldn’t buy an SUV without that.

Really? I see it if closing all the time on people because of errant button press. No one gets hurt but I love manual things that just work.

I prefer manual seat adjustment too, but yeah height adjust might be missing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The no power liftgate would be a dealbreaker for me. I wouldn’t buy an SUV without that.

The seat I partially care about but for that price you should get what you want. I would much prefer a power liftgate and I would wait.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Due to the current state of low inventory, I ordered an SUV a couple months back, and one of its standard features is supposed to be seat memory and auto adjustment. However, I received a call from the dealership that because of the chip shortage, seat adjustment on the car will now be manual. This would be fine, except that it cannot be retro-fitted: I will receive a $700 credit instead. It is already missing automatic liftgate due to the chip shortage.

I am currently without a car and can't hold off for much longer--however now I'm rethinking if it is worth it to pay $45k+ for this car.

WWYD? Lower my expectations and accept this is the times we live in and be grateful I have a car on the way at all, or is it crazy to settle at this price point and I will take a massive loss with resale value, etc?

I'm a bit concerned with what other features the manufacturer will decide to forgo by the time it goes to production. :/

I have neither of these things on my SUV but I rarely drive and am only two inches shorter than my husband so in a pinch I can drive with his settings. I actually hate the auto chair adjustment since it takes so much longer

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think that's worth more than $700 for resale value.

Agree, and it would be a dealbreaker for me.

[Anonymous]

I have a 2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid XLE, so the medium model, it does not have automatic seat adjustments. You’d think a $42k would! I wish it did but I have learned to live with it.

[Anonymous]

This is not the end of the world. It’s fine. I would take it but negotiate for more off.

[Anonymous]

Nope, these are dealbreakers

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nope, these are dealbreakers

Same. My DW is very short and petite - she needs the auto seat so she can raise the seat height and needs the power lift gate because she would struggle to physically close the door on a tall SUV.

If OP/their spouse are both tall, then maybe these features are not a big deal. But they are worth a lot more than $700.

[Anonymous]

This would be an issue for me for my wife's car which I drive sometimes. She cannot drive mine (manual transmission) and perfectly happy with manual seats there.

[Anonymous]

If spending that much then I want both so it’s a no for me.

[Anonymous]

What did you decide op?