My sister in law thinks I'm nuts, old fashioned and behind the times (I was born in the 80s so maybe..)
But AIBU to wonder why 80% of new cars I see have this weird blackout glass as standard?
When I was a kid in the 90s, the two types of cars which had privacy glass were:
• Cheap hatchbacks that had been given a "'Max Power" makeover. Blacked out radiator grills, big tin can exhausts, and the privacy glass
• Limousine and stretched saloon drivers for VIPs (hence privacy!)
And that tended to be it. Most cars round my way had normal glass. All round.
Today, it's hard to find a car WITHOUT privacy glass. I mean, normal hatchbacks have it. Saloons have it. SUVs can't be sold without it. Coupes have it (hilarious - some Porsche 911s and Ferraris look ridiculous with the tiny side window blacked out).
My other half's car took us 4 months to find second hand, because almost every single model has privacy glass optioned - despite the original designer Charles "Spen" King creating a "floating roof" effect on the first model of the car. Forget floating roof - most of them now look like vans.
AIBU to wonder why this privacy glass, chav pack (sorry, black pack) and smoked lights thing is now mainstream on cars?
Before anyone asks, I have DCs and they have sun blinds we bought and fitted in both cars. They are happy and comfortable without privacy glass. We have never had our cars broken into.
So who likes it? What am I missing? AIBU?