Why is it so complicated? LED instrument clusters that require back lighting to be seen in the daylight and probably too bright when it is cloudy.

As for automatic wipers... When they are used on a 'misty' day and you forget to turn them off when entering the garage, so that when you back out the rear wiper scrapes the dust on the rear window. Or it is below freezing out and ice forms over the sensor location and the dumb wipers scrape the heck out of the wiper blades when the rest of the window is clear.

The forward proximity sensors cannot handle ice/snow collecting on the bumpers, giving me a beeeeep when I slow down. The automatic distance control cannot handle ice/snow/rain - I know, I shouldn't use cruise control in inclement weather, but when driving from icy roads to clear pavement I really don't want to pull over to wipe the sensors off by hand.

Don't get me wrong, I love keyless! But after 10-15 years of no use, will the door locks still work with the key? And where am I supposed to put the bulky remote when wearing swim trunks? Not in any wet pocket!

Obviously, I also don't have a 'smart' phone and no desire to get one. If I'm not home, leave a message!!

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Keeping it running is better than buying new

Yes but that brightness on a cloudy day and accompanying a migraine headache isn't fun either. Leave it up to me, the owner, the driver. Dim it a bit in the day and still have it would still auto dim.

I still don't understand the "safety" speech. When I can dim the thing to total darkness doesn't seem to be a safe thing. But it is probably what corporate has told the employees to say

Many manufacturers have changed the operation of brakes so that the rears activate before the fronts, especially during light braking - this is to cause even wear.

This has caused problems for people who do not keep up on periodic service - the old conventional wisdom that two sets of front pads will get worn out before rear pads no longer applies,

Also, in some of todays cars, the rotors wear out as soon as the pads.

BTW - this is how F1 cars work - in fact, the rotors wear out BEFORE the pads - this is because of the rotors being able to shed more heat than the pads and also heat more consistently.