Recently Ford announced that it is going to double the number of cars that come equipped with a rearview camera system in 2009.  This means that approximately three-quarters of the vehicles Ford makes will have the bumper-level camera as well as the display.

Ford has a very distinct rearview camera system because instead of appearing on a screen in the middle console, the image shows up in the rearview mirror.  This new rearview camera can be bought independent of an expensive navigation system.

This system only costs $695 and has become so popular that Ford is noticing that many buyers are including it in their 2009 version of the top-selling F-150, when compared to the 2008 model.

New technology such as this is terrific, but buyers should protect themselves from failure of expensive gadgets with new car warranties.