[nealmueller]

Hi, I'm Neal, author of this analysis. Yes, you nailed it. I was just thinking today about what older car (2014 or earlier) I could buy for $10,000 or less that had adaptive cruise control and lane assist. That would allow me to disengage mentally a little from driving without suffering depreciation. Is there a way to search for what's the oldest car (e.g. Civic) that has these features?

[burkemw3]

Please don't disengage mentally from driving. If you think you need to do that, take a break instead.

[jlarocco]

Very much this. Disengaging mentally from driving is a great way to "accidentally" kill somebody.

[spookthesunset]

Don't knock adaptive cruise control until you try it. It is significantly better than plain-vanilla cruise control. I've found that when I use it, I tend to stop caring about if I'm driving "too slow" -- it makes me a less aggressive driver.

[Someone1234]

My current car has it. The person you're replying to is still correct, if you need to "disengage from driving" then pull over and take a break.

Adaptive cruise control makes driving less stressful/more pleasant but you still have to be mentally there. No system is full proof, and certainly not at this stage.

[josefresco]

This might be the funniest thing I've read all day. It's either incredibly snarky / cutting or adorably out of touch / oblivious.

[gormz]

I have a feeling this was completely serious. He's a product lead a Google. He's more important than the rest and shouldn't have to pay attention to the road because his mental time is just so damn valuable.

[josefresco]

He's more important than the rest and shouldn't have to pay attention to the road because his mental time is just so damn valuable.

I stand corrected ... THIS is the most hilarious thing I've read all day.

Edit: Removed the other adjectives because clearly, humor was intended.

[gormz]

:) i try

[gormz]

Personally, I have no idea what cars have these kind of features. I know that civics had these features as of lately. I like to have as little technology in my vehicle as possible. I think disengaging in driving is very dangerous. I am not happy with the trend as I love riding motorcycles, but don't want my family publicly shamed by Tesla when one of their camera's overlooks me and kills my ass.

[seattle_spring]

> That would allow me to disengage mentally a little from driving without suffering depreciation

This is the most "BMW driver" quote I have ever read.

[jedberg]

Adaptive cruise and lane assist weren't available in "cheap" cars in 2014. You'd have to look at something like a 2014 BMW 5 series, which would run you about $20K.

[iamatworknow]

You can get a model year 2017 (first year it came standard) Toyota Corolla with adaptive cruise control and lane assist from about $11k and up, according to a quick AutoTrader search.