First production models aren't without issue for any brand. 

I think most of us understand that the 2JZ and the RB26 aren’t overengineered so much as they’re overbuilt.

Fun fact, my 2020 Audi has a CD player in the glove box.

I think that should be an option, but you should be able to change that radio out. We had DIN. It was great. Radio broke? Want a simpler one? Want one that’s fuck-off complicated? Great! Change it out!

From my point of view, the in-car network simplifies things, so as long as it’s reliable (software involved), that’s a plus.

Electric seats without memory (and my car has one) are pointless. But electric seats with memory are a blessing when you have more than one driver in the family (or a carwash attendant that moves your seat).

4 main bearings isn’t a plus on a straight six for durability.  7 main bearings on a straight six is what you want.

Well, there goes half your break.

I don’t mind power seats just for the extra adjustments you get with them compared to most manual ones that just have front to back and lumbar. I do however prefer manual recline levers for seats. I like to take my breaks in my car and i’m always slightly annoyed having to power the seat back so i can take a 30 minute…

“I don’t have kids, but”

And they are in my opinion worse, so much slower than mechanical.

Electric seats. I set my seat when I left the dealership and haven’t changed it since.

WITNESS THE HONDA CVCC VACUUM LABYRINTH

Agreed. I know people who give their kids snacks in the car for a 20 minute drive. I just don’t get it. 

Exactly. It’s so insane to me how some people cannot understand the difference between “putting your children’s needs first” and “completely giving up on life and becoming a mere servant to my infant/toddler/etc.”.

I’m not sure if this is true or not, however I was once told that the original OEM sunvisor brackets for the Jaguar XKE were hand-made from SIX individual pieces of metal:

You may not have seen my other comment, but on a long road trip we occasionally allow non-messy snacks, but we didn’t allow this until our kids were 4-5 years old. It’s also not free-reign. Even today something like Cheerios would be a no-go, as they are easily smashed into carpet or seats. The same goes for anything…

See, I grew up riding in cars where the backseat looked like the floor of a movie theater. I think my strict rules are a direct reaction to that. Similar to what you describe, we do occasionally allow our kids non-messy snacks on road trips, but we keep it very limited. When we need to stop for a meal we don’t eat it…

This. I don’t have kids, but I know that when I was a kid, we almost never had food in the car.

The Chrysler Slant-6 engine: