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by kalleboo 1670 days ago
The electronics for these trinkets are so cheap now though, that there is not much gained in removing them.

I drive a 2017 Suzuki Spacia, which is a bargain basement family micro- van (kei box car). It cost around $16,000 new, I got it for $8,000 used 2 years later.

It has auto emergency braking, lane departure warning, 360 degree parking cameras, CarPlay/Android Auto, and smaller niceties like auto lights, auto mirrors and keyless entry, and one power sliding door.

And it's a mild hybrid, so it has a Li-ion battery and electric motor assist (mild hybrid means it can't run on the electric motor only, it can only assist in acelleration).

All these trinkets for $16,000 i still find pretty impressive