"Charles" wrote in message
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Modern autos are amazing. Much better reliability for engines, as one
example, since I started driving.

However, the electronics are often a nightmare. It seems the auto-techs
and dealerships are often clueless.

My take on this is to buy a car with air-conditioning and a radio and say
no to the rest. Hard to find a new car like that.

And it gets worse....in my 2007 Chevy Cobalt, the turn signal clicker, the
key-in-ignition warning, and the seat belt warning are all run thru the
radio amplifier, and are sent to the driver side front speakers. Change the
radio, or lose the amp, and you have no sounds.