Don’t wait to regret it after being fooled! A comprehensive inventory of useless configurations when buying a car. Have you fallen into this trap?

Since childhood, we have experienced so much sweet talk and coaxing to improve our IQ on the way to growth. Don’t be fooled by superficial phenomena. If you think about it from the perspective of actual life, you will find that many of them are just gimmicks. Just like finding a partner, it starts with appearance, talent, and loyalty to character. In the final analysis, reliability and pragmatism are the most important. Sweet words and pick-up tactics may be able to seduce your heart for a while, but over time they are still useless and can bring you instability in the relationship. In fact, the same is true when choosing a car. Faced with the complicated configuration list, which functions are essential and which functions we don’t usually use often. Taking advantage of April Fool’s Day, we have also listed several common configurations for you. Let you spend less money and take less unnecessary steps.

1. Car navigation

Mobile phones have entered the 5G era, and various PLUS, Pro, and MAX versions of mobile phones are emerging one after another. Screen sizes are getting larger and larger, and apps have more and more functions. Even our elderly parents have gradually become inseparable from it. Therefore, it is very common to have a mobile phone holder on the air conditioner outlet to hold the mobile phone. Therefore, in-car navigation becomes less necessary. First of all, the map needs to be updated regularly. Wherever a new road is built, wherever there is a broken road for construction. If OTA does not update online in time, navigation may even lead you into a dead end. Even if some vehicles are equipped with Internet of Vehicles functions, the built-in Amap can display real-time traffic conditions. But once your frequently set destinations are not deleted regularly and in time, your personal information and frequently visited destinations can easily be leaked when your car is being repaired or loaned to a friend.

2. Rear screen

I remember 6 or 7 years ago, the rear car display screen was used to measure the quality of a car. Especially the slowly rising sense of ritual after starting the car really makes people feel full of style! However, these seemingly beautiful configurations are very inconvenient to operate in practice. Since most of these functions appear on medium and large sedans or large sedans, the extra long wheelbase creates rear seating space that prompts you to get up and slide or click on the screen with your hands. It's like sitting in sit-ups, which is very uncomfortable after a long period of time, and the vehicle will inevitably experience bumps while driving. If you stare at the screen in the back row, it will easily cause dizziness in your head over time. Moreover, many cars claim to have the Internet of Vehicles function, but the actual traffic sent to you from the factory is pitiful. Most of the time, you need to use your mobile phone as a WiFi hotspot, and then connect and pair the screen before you can access the Internet. The level of trouble will definitely drive you crazy!

3. Automatic parking & automatic driving

We can often see such slogans on advertisements for a new car, which has L2 and L3 automatic driving functions. . But do you know how harsh and safe the road traffic environment is to allow you to trust your life in the hands of a computer? First of all, you need to make sure that the white dashed lines, solid white lines, bus lanes and other signs on the road are clearly visible, and also make sure that other traffic participants around you follow the routine! What's the meaning? That is, pedestrians and non-motor vehicles will not jaywalk across the road, and motor vehicles will drive according to the rules. But do you think food delivery riders and road rage drivers can do it? Although I do not deny that this is a beautiful vision, there is no absolutely safe car, and only safety-conscious driving can truly help you avoid danger. Computers are not omnipotent. You may be full of praise for these functions on a certain road, but in actual use, you still cannot fully trust them.

4. Urban 7-seater SUV

Being able to take the whole family on a trip in one car must be the dream of many married men, so many 7-seater SUVs have entered the market. broaden the horizons of consumers. However, the narrow leg and headroom in the third row and the almost non-existent luggage compartment space are the biggest headaches for 7-seat SUV owners. You said you can drive the third row of the car as a five-seater with the third row folded down, but you have to fulfill the annual vehicle inspection regulations.

You say put petite children in the third row, but you are worried that there will be no buffer zone to protect them in the event of a rear-end collision.

I would like to ask, wouldn’t it be a good idea to just buy a 7-seater MPV? You also dislike the fact that their passability is not as good as that of SUVs. So there have been rogue 7-seater cars like the Mercedes-Benz GLB, a 1.3T 7-seater front-wheel drive SUV. Do you think this is paying IQ tax?

5. Paddle shifters

This is a configuration that is used less often than cruise control. If you put it on BMW's M?POWER or Mercedes-Benz's AMG , Audi's RS, and even Ferrari and Lamborghini, it is undoubtedly a high-end sports label. But if you put it on a grocery shopping cart that costs tens of thousands, its gimmick is greater than its actual use value. After all, most of our daily driving environments are in cities with high traffic congestion indexes. The car cannot run and the shift paddles have little time to work.

The above five are common configurations that cheat money in cars currently on the market. You may ask, are there panoramic sunroofs and start-stop functions that trick you into seeing the stars at night? system, or even a car refrigerator? Maybe they are also useful for those who need them, but the next three configurations have slowly disappeared. They are indeed configuration features with a sense of age. It seems that they can only be used on cars 7 or 8 years ago. You can see this magical feature.

1.?Car phone

Attention! It's a car phone, not a Bluetooth phone. In that era of mobile phones, snakes were playing tricks on Nokia. Having a cordless phone in the car is also a very respectable thing. However, it is worth noting that this phone requires a SIM card to be inserted, rather than the current Bluetooth phone. After successful pairing, you can click on the screen to make a call.

2.? Headlight cleaning

Headlight cleaning is mostly an auxiliary configuration that appears with xenon headlights, which means that there is a retractable The water outlet is used to clean the dust and dirt covered on the headlight cover, thereby increasing the penetration of xenon headlights. Later, due to the popularity of LED headlights, many high-end models that previously used xenon headlights were gradually replaced by LED headlights or even laser headlights. From a ceremonial point of view, the headlight cleaning function is indeed very advanced. The previous Volvo S80 was even equipped with a separate wiper for the headlights. In fact, no matter what, no matter how hard you spray the water, it is not as clean as a rag soaked in water. Moreover, the headlight cleaning device is also very delicate. When some car owners park their cars in the yard, they will attract naughty children to play with this small retractable box. Over time, they will be lost and broken, and they will gradually be eliminated.

3. CD/DVD player

Calculate how long it has been since you bought a CD. It seems that since the rise of MP3/MP4, tapes/CDs have become a permanent memory. The same is true for car DVD players, which are from 7 or 8 years ago. Later, the emergence of USB interface made the configuration of car CD/DVD player disappear completely. You may know that the storage bag above your sun visor still has a groove for CD discs, but how many times have we really used it?

Times are advancing and configurations are evolving! Nowadays, we are pleasantly surprised to find that in newly produced models, there are more and more ambiguous configurations related to smartphones. For example, CarPlay, CarLife's interconnection mapping, mobile phone wireless charging pad, and Type-C fast charging socket. It seems that everything is moving towards the next era. Think about it, maybe by 2050, these configurations will have become useless. When humans drive through gesture control or even brain waves, will you still miss these functions that have appeared in the past? Everyone is welcome to speak freely with us in the comment area, and Fucheng Road 115 is looking forward to your replies.

This article comes from the author of Autohome Chejiahao and does not represent the views and positions of Autohome.