re: Name the ONE PREMIUM feature on a car you can't live without...

Leather seats, haven’t had a car without them in 40 years. Standard feature on most cars now.

That line feature and shite that automatically stops your car if you are paying attention has saved my arse a few times.

I love and use the heated and cool seats all the time.

Sirius radio and built in hands free aren’t optional

For my Tesla prob the self start thaw / warm car

For my gas car, CarPlay

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AC

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I have a few vehicles...

One, the AC went out this summer. OK, there are 2 factors in play here:
my work schedule is such that the sun is down both going to, and leaving work. Plus, that car is a convertible and I can quickly drop the top.
It's not THAT hot when it's dark, even in August, and with the top down even then it's darn comfy. The ONLY issue was when it was raining during a hot period, at that point it got a bit stuffy and foggy inside the windshield.
I will get the AC fixed once I finish some needed home stuff, probably before february.

Second, I have an older truck where the heater core went out. $100 part, but you have to pull the dash and AC system to get to it, over 1K in labor. It's south Louisiana, we only get "cold" a few weeks. I drove it this week to work in 30 degree weather... wearing a Milwaukee heated jacket. Damn comfortable, I even had the window down. I've procrastinated on that for a couple years, and even this week (being chilly outside), it isn't a high priority to me.

As long as the engine and transmission work and I can roll windows, it's pretty much good to go for me.