• mommykink@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Americans have forgotten that a car is a tool to move you from one place to another quicker than walking. The only creature comforts you should need are air conditioning and an automatic transmission. Anything else is pure coddle.

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      6 months ago

      Try driving twelve hours each way to see your family that lives in a town without bus, train, or air service. I doubt you’d still believe a sound system (with physical buttons) is unnecessary coddle.

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        6 months ago

        I guess I’m not everyone but I can do it no problem, except it’s about 17 hours with minimal stoppage. It’s worse if you are alone in the car but still doable. Sometimes I put a single earbud in.

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        6 months ago

        Damn right. Anyone who thinks you shouldn’t have a car with cruise control has never driven a long trip with one. I don’t think it’s too much to expect to drive for 10 hours without your leg aching by the end.