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I use to have a 2006 Saab. I LOVED how it had mechanical buttons for everything on the dash. http://images.gtcarlot.com/pictures/48277419.jpg http://images.gtc
by tiffanyh 4y ago
I use to have a 2006 Saab. I LOVED how it had mechanical buttons for everything on the dash.
http://images.gtcarlot.com/pictures/48277419.jpg http://images.gtcarlot.com/pictures/48277419.jpg
It's no surprise given that Saab has a history in aerospace.
I totally get why car manufacturers are moving to essentially a big iPad as a replacement for the overall dash (it's like when the iPhone came out and people loved their Blackberry keyboards), but from a function vs form perspective - buttons are way easier.
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