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I would adore a new car that has no digital displays or touch screens. I have a feeling I will need to settle for finding and restoring a car from before 1990.
by bovermyer 1y ago
I would adore a new car that has no digital displays or touch screens.
I have a feeling I will need to settle for finding and restoring a car from before 1990.
- thfuran 1y agoThat can't happen now that backup cameras (and a display for it) are mandatory. And they're never going to leave a big screen in the dash unused except for when driving in reverse.
- bovermyer 1y agoI bet I could add that to an old car. That's tempting.
- hobs 1y agoYes you can definitely add a backup camera after the fact.
- JohnFen 1y ago> And they're never going to leave a big screen in the dash unused They could, at the very least, only use the touch screen for things that you don't want to adjust while driving.
- thfuran 1y agoThat sure would be nice.
- thewebguyd 1y ago> They could, at the very least, only use the touch screen for things that you don't want to adjust while driving. My 2019 crosstrek is like this, and I dread the day I need to retire it. Physical controls for everything, supports carplay+android auto, and the only thing the touch screen is used to adjust are sound balance, and auto-headlight sensitivity.
- JohnFen 1y ago> I have a feeling I will need to settle for finding and restoring a car from before 1990. You don't have to go back that far. I'm with you, I'm actively repulsed by newer cars because (in part) of the touch screens and other such nonsense, so I expect that I'll never be buying a car that was manufactured too recently. But my current car is acceptable, and it was made it 2008.
- thfuran 1y agoMy car has suffered through 20 salty winters, and I'm not sure it's going to be acceptable much longer. Which is unfortunate, because it seems like new cars mostly aren't.
- atonse 1y agoLook at the slate truck. I hope they succeed!