I’m like you.
The folks in love with their clunkers simply don’t know what they are missing. So they assume away all the benefits and focus on the perceived disadvantages.
Lotta folks bitterly opposed the introduction of first indoor plumbing and later electricity into their homes. They wuz wrong. But human nature is like that. Whaddayagonnado?
I drive by a golf course, and I’ve had a golf ball bounce off the car more than once.
But i kinda like the sunroof.
I also drive an old car, but when i bought it (used) i specifically looked for one that had the modern safety package, with blind spot warning, lane departure warning, back up camera, automatic braking if the car gets to close to something in front, and some other features.
If new cars make me feel as good as my new (heated, bung-hole jetting, warm air drying, stank eliminating) toilet seat does, then let’s go!
isnt that quite wasteful? …. I am sure there are a couple of other (boolsian) AND conditions also to be fulfilled before they are getting turned on… 
(yep, classic sdmb-nitpick, but you set yourself up for it)
Basically, the car will try to bring the interior to whatever temperature you’ve set as your default through whatever means available. That includes A/C, heat, heated/cooled seats, heated steering wheel, front and rear defroster. You can turn off most of those options if you want, I don’t know if all have toggle switches. You can also turn the whole thing off.
sorry, but my remark was (poorly understandable) tongue in cheek humor …
It (My car automatically turns them on when the weather is cold.) sounded a bit like Frankenstein, in a way that your car had come to life …
… moving on …
We’ve named it HAL. It seems nice.
You KNOW somewhere a programmer has begged to add a voice error message that says, “I’m sorry, I am afraid I can’t do that” in the system.
And my name is “Dave”.
Before Chamberlain broke the API, I had a Siri shortcut on my phone. If I said “Open the pod bay doors, HAL,” my garage door would open.
Not European?