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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a 7 year old Honda that needs nothing but maintenance (so far).  Just hitting 100,000.  I will likely keep it til at least 150,000.  Not sure how many years that will be.  Longer if it is still going strong.

I am diligent about preventive maintenance.  I do not want a car to leave me stranded.  As long as it doesn't do that, it's all good, and I'll keep it.  [/quote]

Oh, and I should add it has all the current safety features.  Nothing new of great importance has been added since I got this car.   Huge advances in safety would make me want to buy new.[/quote]

Does it have blind spot monitoring? Will it warn you if you fall asleep or are on path to hit something? [/quote]

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I'm sure not, but those features give me pause.... are they for people with apnea, no neck flexibility?  I have blind spot monitoring by driving defensively.[/quote]

So you are more interested in saving money than being safe  :lol: [/quote]

DP.  Some of the new so-called safety features are incredibly distracting.  I travel frequently and at my destinations I regularly rent cars, which all come decked out with the newest safety features.  Several of these new features are very annoying, and I think that their beeps and warnings are probably more distracting than helpful.  When I rent a car I find that I usually take 5 minutes to turn off those features before I even leave the lot and I am much happier as well as much safer.  I discussed it with my insurance agent and it was his and the insurance company's (one of the biggest in the country fyi) opinion that 1) I am not at any greater liability for turning off the so-called safety features, and 2) that many of the features are so distracting that their use renders them to be un-safe for the drivers.[/quote]

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