LOL wow! some members are way out there? LOL

 

I think Mr. Callisto spins a lot of yarn

 

Thats funny!
Seriously I run out of ways to help and point the correct direction to help some members...
To the best of my knowledge since about 1980ish none that is not one auto manufacture has ever made available the surveys returned from customers.
Speculation as to why any auto manufacture removed added or improved any feature has more to do with finances then demands and requests. From past consumers.

As specifically for Mazda I did give to ways that anyone can find out how to send a survey to MAZDA!

so no yarn spinning just fact and nothing more. LOL

I do appreciate that there is a couple members that actually reads my long responses!! Thank You!

 

Maybe it's my age but I guess I'm missing something here.
Since when did buying a vehicle to get you from point A to point B become all about Android versus CarPlay- GPS- Radio Stations Controls- Displays and TPMS-yadda-yadda-yadda?
How long has it been since the buyer cared about reliability, comfort of ride, handling and performance/fuel use?
Sure, I do enjoy my electronics but at home not when I'm driving down the road my eyes aren't gawking at displays, glued to a phone and I'm not carrying on a conversation via Bluetooth.
I'm focused on driving and what's on the road around me and in my 54 years of driving I've never been the cause of a single vehicle accident.
Been in a bunch of accidents and some were really bad, ALL and I do mean ALL were caused by distracted drivers, doing something other than paying attention to actual driving.
My 38-year-old son no longer drives (fortunate he lives where he can get public transportation) and won't ride with anyone except me because of all this distracted driving.
He said too many his age pay attention to everything their cars except the road in front of them...and he tells me this as his heads in his phone in the passenger seat.
And it's even worse with my nieces & nephew's kids who had phones/tablets/gaming systems since they were 2 years old and are now just starting to drive.

 

I don't think your opinion(s) are due to your age. I've been driving for 56 years (2 years longer than you have) and also have never been the cause of an accident.
As you state, I think you're just missing something. Not all folks think (as you do) that a vehicle is just something to get you from point A to point B. Us old timers, especially you need to learn to flow with the times a little bit better. Time marches on whether you like it or not.

 

So 54 is that legally at age 15 or sooner. Just doing the math hahaha!

From point A to point B I get there much quicker on the bottle! N02

I do admit to looking at an engine operation gauge once in a while.

FES Shift Light
Auterra Dyno Scan installed into a Palm T/X
Innovate Motorsport LC-1 with X-D16 Air/Fuel ratio
Auto meter programmable shift light
Auto meter D-PIC Digital Performance Information Center
Auto meter Water Temp
Auto meter Oil Temp
Auto meter Volt
Auto meter Oil Pressure

In the Pillar:
Auto meter Vacuum/Bo0ost
Auto meter Pyrometer
Auto meter Fuel Pressure
Auto meter NOS Tank Pressure






Same question to you? "I've been driving for 56 years" ... is that legally at age 15 or sooner. Just doing the math hahaha!

I agree with that statement about the meaning of a vehicle! There has been very few cars that I kept longer then a couple of months that I did not upgrades something? (personally owned and registered over 200 so far in my life)

Not sure I like the term "OLD TIMER" it implies to much! For me at my age I am still waiting for the maturity to kick in.... LOL I do dislike that I am on average 20 lbs heavier then I was in high school LOL

 

Acquired a learners permit the day I turned 15 .5 years and drivers license the day I turned 16 years . I'm a 72 year "OLD TMER" . It is what it is.

 

Same with me but I don't really consider myself an "OLD TIMER" .
Is this you CEB?

 

I stand by my statement.
I fully understand personal preferences can influence many things when purchasing a vehicle that's why there are so many different makes & models and price ranges.
However, none of that has any impact on any of those vehicles going from point A to point B.
You will get from A to B no matter if you drive a Chevy Spark or a Bugatti La Voiture Noire.
No amount of electronics, especially TPMS, Android/CarPlay, infotainment screens is going to change that.
Not even my various sport bike's electronic traction controls altered that fact.
While personal preference can impact the how you get there it doesn't change you getting there.

​​​​​​I move fluidly through time much like I move IPA's through my digestive track and I readily accept electronic enhancement advances.
I simply do not consider all electronic advances are needed enhancements like vehicle infotainment, TPMS and the like.
I'd prefer enhanced electronics that would say, double my fuel mileage, as opposed to being able to talk on a phone while driving.
Obviously, there are others who feel different, and we get to see them in the paper every day for distracted driving.

 

Nope......I still have a full head of hair and no cane or eye glasses needed. (yet)
It doesn't matter what YOU consider yourself to be. @ 72 You ARE an "OLD TIMER", over the hill, an old fart, have seen better days, crusty, geriatric, etc., etc.
It is what it is. I've got the impression you don't appreciate being referred to as an "OLD TIMER"