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...

• 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

      How are you people moving in your seat this much? I never had to adjust anything but the rear view mirror and that is manual anyway.

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      • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        My posture is completely different in the city, where I am constantly leaning forward and looking over shoulders to clear blind spots, and my foot is regularly on brake and accelerator. Contrast on the highway, where my head and body are mostly still, and my feet are flat on the floor while using cruise control. Since I’m not moving around as much, I regularly move the seat slightly to reduce pressure points.

        Similar with the mirrors: For city driving, I want my mirrors a little lower and narrower to see parking spots while backing. For freeway, a little higher and wider gives better visibility of the blind spots without needing to move around as much. For towing, I want them even lower when backing, and even higher and wider on the freeway to clear blind spots.

        Yeah, I might go more than a month without touching either the seats or the mirrors at all. But, I might also be adjusting both a dozen times in a single trip.

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      • deafboy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        We share it with other people. I, personally, would just ban short people, but they do exist and they love to move the seat away from my sweet spot.

        If I had to use the touchscreen to fix it every time, I’d just leave it in a ditch and set it on fire.

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      • boonhet@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I’ve adjusted mine twice in the last month alone because I needed to fold down the rear seats. But also sometimes you borrow your car to someone who doesn’t have a memory setting. Or your car doesn’t have memory seats and has multiple users.

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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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