Opinions on electrics in modern cars

claregirl!

I’m upgrading my car and looking for users thoughts on modern cars with all the electrics. To put it in context I’m coming from a 98 Mazda 323f, I recently test drove a Hyundai i40 and thought it was like a James Bond car.

I do need an estate and I did like it but I’m worried there’s a lot of electrics in this car which would give me trouble in the future. Would I be better off with less electrics or is that the way it’s going regardless of me being stuck in the dark ages.

The Mazda 6 and the Avensis seems to have less electrics but the i40 is a pretty car. I would need some form of parking assist and I would be holding on to the car until the wheels fall off as they say.

EPM

I wouldn't worry. The spec of the i40 is nothing groundbreaking and has been readily available for years.

MidlandsM

I've owned, bought, sold and traded quite a few hyundais and found the electrics robust enough in them. i'd have no hesitations on one of them.

si_guru

All cars pretty much use the same electrics no matter how many features that they have. Of course your i40 will have 5 years of warranty, so nothing to worry about for you till after that.

claregirl!

OSI wrote: »

I find this bit interesting, if you've been driving the Mazda perfectly fine without parking assist, why do feel you would need it in a new car?

Gone from 2 car household to 1, other person is used to Hyundai Atoz.

DublinDilbert

claregirl! wrote: »

I would need some form of parking assist and I would be holding on to the car until the wheels fall off as they say.

So you want lots of gadgets but your afraid of electronic issues, bit of a contradiction there.

Just cause some cars don't look like they have lots of electronics, they actually do. For example some cars have a digital display for the heater controls, others have the traditional 3 nobs. One will look quite modern cause of the displays and back lighting, but in reality both will have pretty much the same amount of electronics in them.

As the others have said above, go for one with a good warranty and you should be grand.

sbkenn

I think there are far too much electrics and electronics in modern cars. The card-key is the most pointless of the lot. One particular objection is the exhorbitant cost of replacements for cards and transponders. They cost cents to make, and a few euros to register on the car's computer. One company recently quoted me €180 for a key and transponder, and another 80 for call out. I ended up getting the car(privately) towed to the main dealer, who charged €70 for the key & transponder, and another €70 to have it registered in the car's computer. I bought a 2nd transponder and blank key for €6, had the local hardware shop copy the key. I still have to pay the dealer to register it though.

colm_mcm

Please don't dig up old threads.