r/SipsTea • u/Putrid-Welder1803 • 9h ago

SMH Thoughts on this?

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u/bouncypete 9h ago

Some would argue that a backup camera, Bluetooth and AC were unnecessary.

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u/mcmatu 8h ago

Backup cameras are federally mandated.

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u/bouncypete 1h ago

So why quote something that's mandates by law and not other things that are mandated by law, such as lights?

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u/Jconstant33 7h ago

Because the cars are made with such massive blind spots behind and in front, that you can’t see a child 5ft from the front bumper of many cars.

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u/mcmatu 7h ago

Cameras all around a car are great technology advancements.

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u/ObtuseTheropod 8h ago

Bluetooth was unnecessary before they took my fucking auxiliary ports!

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u/Valvino 8h ago

Before, we listened to the radio...

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u/ObtuseTheropod 8h ago

But 95 Rock died. :(

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u/Temporary_Cup4588 8h ago

AC 100 percent necessary if you live in the south. Bluetooth and backup camera are “nice to haves,” but definitely not necessary.

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u/bouncypete 1h ago

And if you don't live in the South?

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u/Three3Jane 8h ago

LOL my daughter and son are currently sharing a 2015 VW Jetti TSI that does not have a backup camera. Both of them wow their friends by being able to competently back into a parking space using their mirrors alone.

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u/OutdoorsNSmores 7h ago

I prefer the mirrors, but really appreciate that I can see if I'm going to run something or someone over. 

Backing out of a space is where the camera really shines, it has a better vantage point than I do, especially if there is a taller vehicle next to me 

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u/Three3Jane 7h ago

I use both - for a long while, even though my cars for the last nine years have had backup cameras, I grudingly starting using mine because ¯_(ツ)_/¯ might as well.

I'm not entirely dependent on it, though, and if it's a situation where the camera isn't optimal (lots of rain on the camera lens, lots of steam because it's really cold, or whatever), I can still using my backup skills with mirrors.

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u/sixjasefive 9h ago

I wouldn’t, but adaptive cruise control is.

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u/RelevantCockroach791 7h ago

Back up camera is required by law I believe

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u/Squirty42069 6h ago

I happily drove an '88 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme from 2006 to 2009 that had none of those (I didn't have the money to fix the AC) and I used a cassette adapter to play my music from my MP3 player :)