(15 December 2018, 10:10)Chief Broom Wrote: Rant Alert! I wish a new manufacturer would emerge with a brave new philosophy ie cut the crap and keep it simple! I don't want abs or parking sensors/reversing cameras..hell I don't even want a radio and wind down windows will do just fine. Its mostly single track roads here in the highlands and when you have to pull up sharpish to avoid hitting an oncoming and steer onto the grass the abs chimes in and you find your car sailing on instead of stopping. Theres a lot of salt used on the roads up here and absolutely ****s the chassis- there could be another 100k left in the engine but due to inadequate chassis/suspension protection the vehicle is shot. So manufactures vw/Peugeot/honda/ford et all you can stick your fancy electrickery where the sun don't shine and spend the saving on decent underbody protection and some stainless steel here and there, and Honda maybe you can program your damn smart arse robot azimo to get underneath to apply some waxoil!
Excellent ideas which are impossible due to both British and EU regulations. You are wishing for something which it is impossible for the makers to legally offer.
Simplicity has been regulated into extinction.