Hello! I have a very low mileage, but older car (about 33k miles and it’s a 2011 Chevy Cruze.) I have no real interest in purchasing a new car but I do kind of wish I had some of the bells and whistles of a newer car. We have an excellent local place who can do installations of electronics in cars; I’ve gotten a remote starter with them on my last car and it worked great.
Do you guys recommend after market upgrades in my situation at all? If so what kinds of things you would recommend (in general or brands of things.) If nothing else I really want another remote starter for the winter, but it’s been so long since the last one I had, I don’t know how different they are. (My old one had a fob!)
In terms of usage, I mostly just use my car to drive to appointments and get groceries, hence why the mileage is so low.
Wow thank you for the comprehensive write up! At this time we won’t be getting a new car–my husband and I are squirreling away our money for a down payment in the event we ever find a house, and since both our cars are still in fantastic condition, that takes precedence. But I will save your post, just in case!
I do recommend everyone get a dash cam, though. Getting one installed isn’t necessary but can make for a nicer experience. If the shop you like offers them and they fit your budget that’s probably a good option to go with. There are lots of models out there with different features, but really as long as they record reliably and you can get the footage relatively easy that’s the most important factor. They’re generally not going to be able to read license plates beyond a short distance, but if they show that you didn’t run a red light or that you stayed in your lane, that’s really the most important thing in an accident.