This guy makes a case for driving an old car without all the tech bells and whistles

The car I drive is a 93. No p/w, no p/dl. No power seats.

Less to break down.

Had a black 96 grand Cherokee that I drove until I was 25 and by the end of it had no working ac or heat but man that thing was a fricking beast outside of those issues. Got me to and from Baton Rouge from Virginia multiple times, as well as my move up to DC during a winter storm. I’m sure I could’ve ended up putting 300k on that thing. The AC was on the outs by my junior and senior year so anytime I had a date in the summer I’d have to run to an autozone and pump the car full of a new can of this stuff so the ac would work for 24 hours.

What a time to be alive have a much nicer ride now a days and I still ride with the windows down even though the ac is perfectly fine because I was just so used to battling the Baton Rouge heat with no AC.

My new ride is a work truck model has the fewest bells and whistles I could get. I’d still be driving my 2012 pickup if it didn’t need 7k worth of engine work. They need to offer economy stripped down models of most vehicles. Vehicle prices mainly driven by the level of creature comforts crammed in are absurd

I plan on getting an old school defender in the next 10 years. Has always been a goal of mine. Things are absolute tanks.

1978 Toyota Land Cruiser fj40

Well, it did have a radio and heater.

Nah I grew up in Virginia and graduated from LSU. I’m not a UVA fan just have it up as a Virginia identifier Charlottesville is one of the best college towns in America though. And there ain’t a better drive on the east coast than around the blue ridge parkway in the summertime. Bodo’s FTW.

That thing is badass.

Anyone have any experience with the Grenadiers? Been seeing a few around Charleston lately. I’m over by Sullivans Island and the amount of money between there and Old Village is insane.

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Gen-X

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I'll take my CarPlay, thank you very much. I could do with a CD player that can read MP3s, but who wants to burn a new disc with daily podcasts on it every day?

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