Good to have car equipment

[janneppi]

I'm thinking of starting to concider getting a newer car and coming from a car with no AC, no power windows, etc... I'd like some input on what's actually considered necessary, good to have, pointless or harmfull.

I'd like the next car to have AC, cruise control , heated seats/mirrors(but those are standard right?)...Then what?

I don't need a GPS navigator, and probably don't need majority of available other stuff either.

[Eki]

Fuzzy dice.

[Sonic]

What is standard depends on the car and level of trim for that model. Get the AC for sure. Heated seats and mirrors are very nice, depending on where you live climate wise. You'll be surprised at how quickly power windows become a necessity. I've had cruise control as standard equipment on my last couple cars and never use it. It's useless in any kind of traffic, you need open roads to even think about it and I prefer to do my own driving anyway.

For other stuff, power mirrors are helpful; rear window defogger (mostly standard these days); memory positions for the seats and mirrors are good unless you're the only driver; most every thing else is in the "how much do you care to spend" category.

Funny that...I use my cruise control everywhere.

My fave gadgets in my latest car that I now couldn't do without and revert would be my cruise control, the A/C (pretty much standard in every car nowadays isn't it) and my Bluetooth system. Having the phone connect to the car without wires is great for hands free conversations, but it also converts texts into voice messages and even let's me play my tunes from the phone over the car speakers. Best. Toy. Ever.

[driveace]

It also depends on how much cash you have to spend.Great discounts about too.Just got. New Mercedes Benz C200 sport with sat nav ,glass roof,opening,everything you could ever want in a car ,paddles etc,7 speed auto/tip etc .List £34, payed just less than £27k brilliant value.!

[donKey jote]

Automatic and Adaptive Cruise Control.
I use it everywhere, from city to open roads

[ioan]

I'm thinking of starting to concider getting a newer car and coming from a car with no AC, no power windows, etc... I'd like some input on what's actually considered necessary, good to have, pointless or harmfull.

I'd like the next car to have AC, cruise control , heated seats/mirrors(but those are standard right?)...Then what?

I don't need a GPS navigator, and probably don't need majority of available other stuff either.

You need heated seats and cruise control but no GPS navigation? I think you've got your priorities wrong there.

[ioan]

Funny that...I use my cruise control everywhere.

My fave gadgets in my latest car that I now couldn't do without and revert would be my cruise control, the A/C (pretty much standard in every car nowadays isn't it) and my Bluetooth system. Having the phone connect to the car without wires is great for hands free conversations, but it also converts texts into voice messages and even let's me play my tunes from the phone over the car speakers. Best. Toy. Ever.

Bluetooth phone to radio adapter should be standard in all cars, IMO, for safety reasons. This would eliminates all the idiots who think they can hold a phone to their ear and drive in the same time, which turns out to cause a bunch of accidents.

[Mark]

I too use cruise control all the time. You don't have to have a completely empty road to use it. Adaptive would be nice but hey.

I find my heated windscreen indispensable for the winter months.

[Sonic]

I too use cruise control all the time. You don't have to have a completely empty road to use it. Adaptive would be nice but hey.

I find my heated windscreen indispensable for the winter months.

Now that I do miss. Had it on my 2003 Ford Focus but it hasn't even been on the options list of my last two cars. Shame...it was wonderful not to get blue fingers clearing ice.

[donKey jote]

A heated windscreen isn't just nice for Winter mornings, it saved be from a nasty and very sudden "freezing drizzle" moment on the Autobahn a couple of years ago