Comment on People are getting fed up with all the useless tech in their cars — For the first time in 28 years of JD Power’s car owner survey, there is a consecutive year-over-year decline in satisfaction, wit...

• FuglyDuck@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  physical buttons for the important stuff; stuff like setting interior RBG lighting color and intensity? that can go on soft buttons.

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  • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    If a feature can go on soft buttons, it can stay at the fucking factory.

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    • evranch@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      For real if I wanted RGB footwell lighting I would install it myself. And I did, in my first beater car, as a dumb teenager does. I thought it looked pretty cool.

      But now as a grown man I want a car to start every time, go fast when I step on the pedal, and have AC like a refrigerator. If it’s a truck I want it to pull heavy trailers and not get stuck in mud and THAT’S IT.

      Currently driving a 2008 Crown Vic and a 1978 F350 on propane, both of which do exactly what I want.

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    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      EQ for the sound system?

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      • Zron@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        My 2004 Honda accord had a good EQ, and it was all controlled with 2 buttons and the radio tuning dial to adjust the levels.

        There is no need for a touchscreen in a vehicle. A small screen for displaying information is one thing, but I should not be compelled to play with what amounts to an iPad when I’m driving a car.

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      • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        If the sound system is why the touchscreen is in the car, the sound system can stay at the factory.

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    • Proweruser@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Adjusting mirrors and seats can go on the touch screen as you do that before the drive and I don’t think those can stay at the factory.

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      • awderon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Sometimes I have to readjust the mirrors during a trip depending on how I sit.

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      • boonhet@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        No thanks, mirrors and seats are too important for the touch screen and sometimes need to be adjusted while driving, as you adjust your sitting position.

        And really, I don’t want to spend an extra 10 seconds (if you know the car) or 2 minutes (if it’s someone else’s) to get the seat and mirrors adjusted beofre a drive. I want to get in the car, adjust things quickly, and go.

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    • Proweruser@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Adjusting mirrors and seats can go on the touch screen as you do that before the drive and I don’t think those can stay at the factory.

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      • Cortell@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I think it’s hilarious the people waxing poetic about how dangerous it is to use touch screens while driving are downvoting you because they’re adjusting mirrors while driving.

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• crossover@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Mazda. They’ve brought back physical buttons and have support for CarPlay if you want it.

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  • zxo@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I’ve also heard they are decent cars, at this point I’ll just keep driving what I’ve got and hope that in a couple years, more manufacturers will return to making most things controllable by physical buttons.

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• nbailey@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Get a 2004-2009 car, yank the stereo out and throw an aftermarket headunit with android/carplay in. Best of both worlds!

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  • Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Ugh one of our cars needs a new head unit, as its mid-2000s aftermarket unit has gone bad. But I can only get the dang thing halfway out. I can’t even get to seeing the wires in the back. No idea how it was put in, but it seems the wires are too short, maybe I have to remove the whole dashboard front thing?

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  • Calcium5332@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    2010-2012 will work as well if no tech package. My 2010 Lexus RX350 has no touchscreen, but still has knobs and a backup camera on the back mirror. It’s wonderful.

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