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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wouldn't do the backup camera.  I don't have one, never have.  It's simple.

What you need is a new radio with Bluetooth.  Easy easy fix, any car place can swap it out for you. You can buy the radio on Amazon or whatever and take it in with you.[/quote]

I've always driven older cars with no problem. I got my first car with a backup camera and it is life-changing. SO MUCH SAFER. I don't know if it's possible to install, OP, but I recommend it.*

*Maybe it's a good idea to get used to driving without it first? Maybe that will make him a better driver in the long run? I'm not sure, but I know that I love the camera and will never have a car without it again.[/quote]

There are lots of safety features that are available on new cars that I'm lukewarm on, because I do think people need to learn to be attentive drivers without things that warn you about blind spots and lane drift, etc. Even if you always buy them for your own car, you can't be sure rentals or other people's cars will have them.

But backup cameras became mandatory for a reason, which is that little kids can't be seen behind your car in any other way. The fact that they make parallel parking easier is a nice bonus, but if it were only that, I'd be telling my kid to suck it up and practice. Not being at risk, however tiny, of backing over someone, though -- that's worth a few hundred bucks.

The Bluetooth is just for fun, because this is the easiest, least-demanding, least materialistic kid you can imagine, but I know they'd like it.[/quote]

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