Basic Modern Cars

[smiffffffy]

Having bought a new car only around 4 months ago and had warranty work already completed for faulty door locks causing access and auto seat position issues plus numerous weird beeps and alarms when you just dont expect it.
It got me thinking about how EVERYTHING on the car seems to be run by a computer or is digitally displayed.
I am not sure this car will be running for as many as the 20 years my old car has and still is running.
The cost also comes into play with me just randomly looking at the cost of an electric wing mirror on the new car being £670. And I'm talking a mid range hyundai not a sports car.
So my question is. Does any vehicle manufacturer still do a basic car with manual mechanical displays, switches, buttons and levers with power steering and electric windows about as technical as it gets , similar to my 20 year old car.
An engine thats basic and easy to work on and doesn't need a computer to diagnose any issues.

[Ryzen]

I bought one of the final model Defenders..considered by modern standards to be a dinosaur ....the new replacement Land Rover 'Pretender' has 85 ecu modules.I hope the new buyers like dealership coffee.

[davebro]

Maybe the basic models from Dacia / Kia / Hyundai? Or look for a "little old lady" 10 year old car with low mileage & service history.

[Khandro]

I've never taken the step, but I've always been tempted to buy a Land Rover that reason. They run forever, are classless & every bit can be replaced.

[ToraToraTora]

I can't think of one but what a good idea it would be to have a modern day morris minor type car modern but with no ECU etc just simple analogue devices.

[retrocop]

Do they still import Ladas into the UK. I had three when I was impoverished. They were as rustic and as basic as you get. They reckoned you could strip the engine down with the toolkit provided.I never needed it except for wheel changes.

[davebro]

I think the last Ladas were imported around year 2000. The Lada Niva is still made for the "home" market - probably LHD only & probably with some degree of electronic trickery. I think all new cars need it to pass Euro/international emissions standards.

[Prudie]

I so empathise. My car has so much electronic stuff and when weird things go wrong nobody really knows how to diagnose and fix it, there are also reams of online forums with the same faults popping up and a plethora of suggested solutions but nothing definitive (mainly to do with beeps and sounds, battery drainage and odd things not working that have nothing to do with the car actually running like seats, alarms, lights, bells and whistles).

[ToraToraTora]

maybe worth considering something like this:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Anglia-zetec/333389375996?hash=item4d9f8e29fc:g:lm8AAOSwPk1dlOml

[alavahalf]

Since when has an Anglia had .., 2000 silvertop zetec, type 9 five speed box (quick shift), Retro Ford sump,Retro Ford stainless manifold, Alan Dent crossmember, MK1 escort rack,MK1 escort TCA's, Capri front struts with coilovers,RS2000 front hubs,RS2000 front brakes,105e rear axle,MK4 escort front discs,Gaz rear shocks.
The Anglias I remember could be tuned with a a flat blade screwdriver, a cigarette packet and a bulb with crocodile clips attached by two wires.

[ToraToraTora]

have a day off , all i'm saying is that retro simplicity with some modern touches could fit the bill. Derr!

[douglas9401]

Aye, give me the good old days when you could have a great workout going all Basil Fawlty with only a tree branch as equipment.

[Hopkirk]

Ah yes, the days when your car could go so badly out of adjustment that it felt like a sports car when it had just been serviced.