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There was no need to ever improve upon THIS

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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Mickey7@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨[deleted]⁩

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  • Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    First gen tundra controls really are excellent. They and used mechanical linkages for the diverter and for the hot/cold control. The only problem is the knobs get loose over time and can break or fall off when you accellerate.

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    • fascicle@leminal.space ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Lol how hard are you accelerating that you dials fly off

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      • Know_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        They get really loose. While no slouch, these trucks are not world beaters.

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  • RejZoR@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I still have this. I can adjust all of it without ever looking at knobs while driving. Good luck doing that with touch bs.

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  • WhatGodIsMadeOf@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Ever notice how social politics got all fucked up when these went away?

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    • Serinus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Reagan.

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  • TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I wish more companies did this.

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    The larger temperature controls and the vertically, slightly curved stack make so much sense to me.

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    • IronKrill@lemmy.ca ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      This must be a Honda Fit interior, right? I still wish I had managed to snag one of those, but they are probably double the price of other used hatches where I am. Ah well.

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      • DaniNatrix@leminal.space ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I love my Fit, it’s a 2012 and a manual transmission, I will drive it for as long as I possibly can.

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      • TempermentalAnomaly@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        2011 Fit. Great car. Got only 110k on it.

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      • BarbudoGrande@lemmy.world ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        My 2016 doesn’t look like that. Must be a different gen.

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  • Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Was it?

    I love auto settings, it means much less fiddling/interaction.

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  • caboose2006@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Yeah, just make them more robust and maybe add more steps between settings.

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  • Eddbopkins@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Though it is functional, it is ugly.

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    • Warl0k3@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      No u

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  • AA5B@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Let me play devils advocate……

    One of my cars has the hvac controls on the screen and it’s usually fine, because it is actually smart. I only need to set the temperature and it remembers that.

    For example now that it’s getting cold, I almost never need to touch those controls

    • I can preheat through an app (no subscription needed)
    • when I start my car, the thermostat is set to 69 (heh heh) where I last left it
    • the car goes through a progression: heating steering wheel and seat first, then automatically off when the cabin temperature comes up
    • the glaring problem is defroster. Aside from initial heat up I don’t know a good way to switch to that while driving. I don’t know if it’s supposed to be automatic and fails or if there is a shortcut somewhere
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  • Mobiletuck@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I have that heater/AC unit

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  • aesthelete@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    My car is still mainly like this.

    It has a touchscreen thing but it’s only for the entertainment and it has steering wheel controls as well so there’s an alternative to using the screen while driving.

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  • ClydapusGotwald@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    It’s true. I hate my touch screen to control airflow in my car. Every time I go to adjust it, it fucks up and I’m distracted while driving.

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  • LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    My 2018 vehicle has intuitive tactile knobs & buttons. Easy to operate without eyes ever leaving the road. I am grateful.

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    • Weirdfish@lemmy.world ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      After many such threads I’ve come to the conclusion that peak car is between 2014 and 2018.

      I’m old enough to believe I’ll never have to drive something with a touch screen.

      I design touch screen UI as part of my job and I can see no argument for one in a vehicle other than GPS, and for that I have my phone.

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      • mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        hmm, I’ll have to look at that range for my next vehicle.

        for my preferred budget, I’m looking at 2010 to 2015, but that’s mostly because they stopped making economical wagons after that point (Toyota Matrix and Hyundai Elantra Touring are what I’m looking at)

        it seems like even in that year range, once you get above the low cost vehicles, they start introducing shitty tech. but I haven’t looked closely enough at things in the last 10 years to see how they’ve progressed year to year, because frankly it’s just more money than I want to spend

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      • 0x0@lemmy.zip ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I’d cap it at 2000.

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    • 0x0@lemmy.zip ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      '98 and ain’t selling

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  • padook@feddit.nl ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I bitch about this every time I’m drive anything but my old truck that still has these!

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  • pHr34kY@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I have this and I will not change.

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  • Caketaco@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I love automatic AC, but I sadly share cars with people who crank the temperature down to below 65*F the second they get into a hot car.

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  • unfnknblvbl@kbin.earth ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    my '93 MR2 has buttons and a slider. Perfection.

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  • CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Add dual climate control and then I’m with you.

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  • Krudler@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    achkually your title is wrong because it was never improved upon.

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  • GladiusB@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Fat disagree. No way. Nope. I have cooling seats in 105 degree weather. Ain’t nothing like my balls having a cooking time on the commute home.

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    • Mickey7@lemmy.world ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      With the old style set up I just popped a small ice bag under them

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  • titanicx@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Is this post full of boomers? Cause it reads like it’s full on Boomer Town here.

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    • Allero@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      More like complaining about features no one asked for.

      Tactile controls are superior, because they can be used without distraction, and the chance of user error is lower.

      Besides, they involve less circuitry and are therefore much more reliable.

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  • ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I’m not wealthy enough to own a car that has anything newer than this lmao

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  • UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    My vw passat has that, but the temp control maintains the temperature, so straight up is 72°f

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  • VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Never letting go of it.

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  • Bytemeister@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I should do a video on the bad UX in the Mach E.

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  • 33550336@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    I got similar in my pre-lift BMW E46 and I love it. I had also post-lift E46 with buttons for AC, but I prefer the knobs since no need to look at it while driving.

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  • UsedLinuxDealer@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    RETVRN

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