I you think you have a few problems because you have a cracked strut mount here or a body rattle there you are going to feel pretty darn good when this current crop of new cars with tons of electronic crap get a few miles on them. Think of all the heads up displays, data screens, and rear view cameras that are going to go kaput in the next few years. Its ridiculous to think that all this sophisticated electronic equipment should function properly after being bounced around on the road and subjected to dust, dirt, and hard use for years. Auto manufactuers are doing the consumer a huge disservice by motorizing or controlling everything electronically. Really have we become so lazy that we can't manually put up the third seat in our oversized SUV?(Motorized third seat in the Lincoln Navigator) Just because designers can hang gagetry on automobiles doesn't mean they should.

There is a balance between convienience and too much complexity and automation in a car. To me a great car would have the simple things that are important to a user and no more. Most everyone wants a decent sound system in their car and there is nothing wrong with having a durable, proven CD player. But if you have 12 speakers controlled by 4 different amplifiers controlled by a voice activated control unit you are asking for trouble 50,000 miles down the road.