My cute little car is annoying me

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I have a 2020 Mazda MX-5 convertible which is also known as a Miata. It is paid off. It is absurdly small but very fun to drive most of the year. When it snows. . . not so much. But I digress. One by one what seem like minor issues are accumulating. I forget what the first one was but whatever it was the dealership said that the solution was recharging the battery. That seemed to work. Then the parking brake light would randomly come on when the brake wasn't engaged and I was driving at like 40 or 50 mph. I figured something was messed up from the stupid Interlock installation/removal. It didn't seem like something to rush to the dealership about. The key fob stopped working for the lock and unlock buttons on the door handles. One day I was about to cry because I couldn't get it open to get the emergency key out. The guy who lives directly across from me was heading to work and saw me struggling. He got it open. I have not locked my car since I don't want to have to deal with that struggle again. It also won't start the car unless I hold it right up against the start button. (yes I've replaced the battery in the thing multiple times with the same result) I noticed last week that the interior light wasn't working when I was digging through my purse to try to find my work ID. It has a sensor that unlocks the doors for us so I need it in the morning. Again not a huge deal. Well this afternoon was the kicker. The speedometer isn't working. While driving back here from work I was doing my usual speed but the speedometer said I was going only 30 mph. I knew that wasn't right. Even when I got on the parkway it said I was doing 40 when I'm good for about 65mph. When I got back onto local roads it was back at 30. I'm not too worried about it in the short-term because I'm not a speeder. But it isn't safe to not know how fast you are driving. I'm a procrastinator at heart but I've had enough. These are all stupid issues on their own but this is too much. My Miata needs an oil change anyway so I am going to have to make an appointment to deal with this crap. It is out of warranty so we shall see what the estimate for all of it is. I need the oil change, key fob, and speedometer. I can live with the parking brake and interior lights for now.