The Automotive "How did I ever manage without this?" Thread

[FoMoJo]

I wish you guys could drive my old pickup. It has no power steering or brakes, no electronic gizmos at all. One speed wipers. No clutch safety switch. No accessory position on the ignition switch. A granny 4 speed- you start in 2nd. You have to set the choke or it may stall cold, then remember to open it after a while. Manual windows. Power wasn't even available in 1965.
I love driving it!

Sounds like a lot of vehicles I've driven over the years.

[shp4man]

Sounds like a lot of vehicles I've driven over the years.

And at the time, it was considered a tech advancement over the old stovebolts of the 50s.
It features independent front suspension, a 37 amp alternator and a more powerful new design inline 6.

[FoMoJo]

...sounds a lot like my wife's mostly broken dodge neon when I met her

The 60s were definitely the golden era of everything automotive, design, power, simplicity...okay, they didn't handle all that well compared to now, bias plied tires, leaf suspension, etc.,  but they were a hell of lot more fun to drive, you just had to know the limits.  As well, they were not overly heavy, my '66 Mustang weighed about 2,600 lbs.  Made a big difference in handling compared to the overweight cars of today.

[MrH]

Yep Bluetooth is mostly what I want. My Miata doesn't have CarPlay but I can upgrade to it, but I feel like Bluetooth is enough.

I've never been worried about speeding tickets out west. Limits are usually high enough and cops don't care unless you're more than 10 over, so I stick with 10 over. That means I can go 90 mph without worry in southern Utah, no Waze necessary

Yeah, bit different here in Ohio

I use Waze no matter where I'm going.  It's just habit now.

CarPlay is nice though. I'm surprised you haven't upgraded.  Isn't it just a USB port swap and a software update?

[CaminoRacer]

Yeah, bit different here in Ohio

I use Waze no matter where I'm going.  It's just habit now.

CarPlay is nice though. I'm surprised you haven't upgraded.  Isn't it just a USB port swap and a software update?

I'm just scared to take any dash pieces off and end up with rattles.

[Laconian]

I used that Mazda aftermarket m0d to give my head unit Android Auto.

[CaminoRacer]

I used that Mazda aftermarket m0d to give my head unit Android Auto.

Which mod? did you still have to disassemble the dash?

This is the method I'm aware of:
https://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=679114