Can you still buy a dumb car that doesn’t track & sell all your info?

[Anonymous]

A plain Jane Jeep Wrangler. One with the V6 is about as anti tech as you can find!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A plain Jane Jeep Wrangler. One with the V6 is about as anti tech as you can find!

LOL. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When I was shopping for cars last year, one salesperson said that the cars that can connect AirPlay wirelessly are the ones that give data to Apple, etc. Connecting with a wire apparently is not the same?

No
And if your settings are correct on your phone again no

[Anonymous]

Jiffy lube is telling on you

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you use a cell phone? Have a grocery store shopper card? Amazon? Google? Use literally any e-commerce website?

Regardless of what kind of car you drive, your data is already out there. Don't kid yourself that you car purchase will keep your data from the companies that want it.

It’s not just the tracking. I already limit the size of my digital footprint. DCUM is one of five sites I visit. I HATE having a smart phone and particularly texti. Texting makes me anxious because it reminds me of work. I don’t bank online. I have one credit card that I’ve got in colleges in the Jurassic period.

I don’t want all the electronics and the additional points of failure that come with that. I don’t even see the need for a car nav system these days as I could use Google maps if I really had too. I don’t want to have to update my car like i do my laptop. I need a distracting computer screen with a multitude of options to run the heating or cooling in my car, I just need a lever I can that moves left and right. All the electronics make the car more expensive. I put less than 6k miles a year on my car now. Most of those miles are from road trips 2x a year to visit out of state parents.

My background is in IT and operations engineering FWIW.

Sorry for the typos … while I’m griping, i hate the latest spellcheck as it introduces more spelling errors. So many times now it changes a word I typed one or two words back AND it changes correctly spelled words that I have to change back multiple times. I’m also finding it increasing difficult to read and edit on the phone too.

Are you aware that you can shut spellcheck off?

[Anonymous]

No car tracks and shares more vehicle info than Google Maps, Waze, etc. on your phone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What is the mechanism by which they track you?
I would not want the Tesla style video of the cabin. But my phone is on my person anyway, listening and tracking, so it's hard to get worked up about more of that.

I have a 10 yo car, that's my solution

LOL. I have a 20yo manual transmission car with an ignition that starts with a real key. It works great but at some point in the near future, I’m sure I will need a new one. —OP

Similar here

Real key
Hand crank windows

It’s funny when kids (or even adults) don’t know how to crank the window down. 😂😝

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Either way what is the least invasive cars on the market today?

Do you also use a flip phone or do you have an Apple/android? The phone track way more of your information than a car would.

[Anonymous]

Just declines the terms of service when you first get the car.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you use a cell phone? Have a grocery store shopper card? Amazon? Google? Use literally any e-commerce website?

Regardless of what kind of car you drive, your data is already out there. Don't kid yourself that you car purchase will keep your data from the companies that want it.

It’s not just the tracking. I already limit the size of my digital footprint. DCUM is one of five sites I visit. I HATE having a smart phone and particularly texti. Texting makes me anxious because it reminds me of work. I don’t bank online. I have one credit card that I’ve got in colleges in the Jurassic period.

I don’t want all the electronics and the additional points of failure that come with that. I don’t even see the need for a car nav system these days as I could use Google maps if I really had too. I don’t want to have to update my car like i do my laptop. I need a distracting computer screen with a multitude of options to run the heating or cooling in my car, I just need a lever I can that moves left and right. All the electronics make the car more expensive. I put less than 6k miles a year on my car now. Most of those miles are from road trips 2x a year to visit out of state parents.

My background is in IT and operations engineering FWIW.

Sorry for the typos … while I’m griping, i hate the latest spellcheck as it introduces more spelling errors. So many times now it changes a word I typed one or two words back AND it changes correctly spelled words that I have to change back multiple times. I’m also finding it increasing difficult to read and edit on the phone too.

Are you aware that you can shut spellcheck off?

Seriously. And they work in IT. LOL.

[Anonymous]

Toyota Corolla Cross 2024 model still has an old fashioned key

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No car tracks and shares more vehicle info than Google Maps, Waze, etc. on your phone.

+1. Shut off location services and use paper maps.

[Anonymous]

A more serious issue, in my opinion, is that manufacturers want cars to be connected so that you have to pay additional subscriptions for features that you already paid for when buying your car. For example, I paid thousands for an electronics package that includes a navigational system and remote start/lock, but most of those features were turned off after a short trial period when I refused to pay a monthly "convenience" subscription. I understand the Tesla builds features into their cars now and that buyers have to pay to access these features, but I paid already and had the manufacturer turn off my functions.

[Anonymous]

Do people actually lose sleep over this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No car tracks and shares more vehicle info than Google Maps, Waze, etc. on your phone.

+1. Shut off location services and use paper maps.

Paper maps? Ha ha, good one.