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Originally Posted by Schumi

Having a discussion with a friend on options in new cars....

Just wondering how many people have vehicles with power seats that have multiple memory locations- i.e. you save your seat position and mirror positions by setting a button, and then you and your wife/others have their specific button to press when they get in the car to set everything the way they want it.

I've never shared a vehicle with someone thus these kind of features seem ridiculous to me. Extra weight, extra stuff to break after 5 years when the warranty is up. Friend swears by it. Says his car automatically moves the seat depending on the key fob being his or his wife's. How lazy are we that hitting a button was to difficult so we had to make it wireless?

This is why modern car seats weight 95 lbs instead of the 20 lbs they could be. That's why a 1980's Honda hatchback gets 45 MPG while a new Honda Civic gets the same or less...


But anyways... back on topic.... is this one of those must have options nowdays?

My wife and I have our own cars, but do occasionally drive the other person's car. It takes a bit to get the mirrors and seat back to exactly how I like it. There are times when it would be convenient to have that sort of feature. Since I drive a sports car, I'm happy to do without to save the weight and cost, but if I was driving a premium car, and the car had it, I'd darn sure use it.