I have a 2010 Toyota Corolla. She’s been my trusty steed for the last 14 years and is in good working order. I recognize she won’t last forever, and if, god forbid (mostly for her) I get in an accident, I will need to get a new car. So what dumb cars do you drive, and what would you replace them with?

  • spankinspinach
    10·
    8 months ago

    I can’t quote it offhand, but I know I’ve read an article recently about corporations phoning home and I believe Toyota was on the list. I’ll see if I can dig it up.

    That said, I agree about the Toyotas. Even if they DO phone home and we have to deal with that crap, they’re bulletproof and deserve their reputation.

    Edit: guess I never ended up reading the whole article, but it was Mozilla. Hopefully this helps: https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/privacy-nightmare-on-wheels-every-car-brand-reviewed-by-mozilla-including-ford-volkswagen-and-toyota-flunks-privacy-test/

    • steal_your_face@lemmy.mlEnglish
      6·
      8 months ago

      Yeah it seems all cars share data now according to that report :(

      Just gotta get an older dumb car that’s reliable (like Toyota or Lexus) or maybe you can remove the modem from the car.

      Edit: after some quick googling you can remove the fuses on some cars to disable the wireless connectivity but that’s on a case by case basis.

    • brisk@aussie.zone
      3·
      8 months ago

      That report is based on reading privacy policies, it doesn’t actually assess what cars / brands actually do or are capable of