I just wish Mazda had a good EV. Their EVs just aren’t that good at the moment. I leased a BMW iX a few months ago, but my old car (which I still have) is a 2012 Mazda 3. Love the EV experience and I don’t think I’ll buy a gas powered car ever again.
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MattTheProgrammer@lemmy.world 1 week agoJapanese manufacturers are not perfect but seem to be the least interested in doing this kind of anti-consumer nonsense, at least for now. I have been happy with every Mazda I’ve owned in the last decade (3 in total) for what it’s worth.
dan@upvote.au 1 week ago
MattTheProgrammer@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Any pure EV from Mazda is actually a rebadged Chinese car but I forget which brand. It’s basically the only way Mazda could sell EVs in China and that’s what they offer to the European market as well. In North America, I know we only have the PHEV variants but no EV only.
PM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Yup, Toyota has been solid for me. Though admittedly, they’re also one of the worst in regards to data privacy; You should assume that every single thing you do in a Toyota is being recorded and sent back to a Toyota server for ad/tracking purposes.
Dkarma@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Lol what? Ur car got internet?
Just pull the OnStar /gps fuse
dan@upvote.au 1 week ago
Most cars have a SIM card with a very basic data/phone service. In many jurisdictions, it’s a legal requirement for cars to have a button to call emergency services, so they need phone connectivity for that. It’s also used for software updates, map updates, and of course, data collection.
naught101@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Holy crap I feel old now. Since when? I’m still driving a car without a touch screen, and that’s never going to change.