So many buttons and knobs! This would be so much simpler with just a single touch screen!
I could replace that stereo system with a Phillips head screwdriver
But will the screwdriver have the same sound?
Superior
Can’t go wrong with a Philips head unit.
Robertson sounds better, tbh.
Sorny, Magnetbox, Panaphonics. They were all good back then
Remember when your car wasn’t also a PC?
pepperidge farm remembers
It’s all computer
I remember when my car didn’t have a giant ipad that tries to talk to me, miss it too.
I’ll never buy a car with a touch screen, and luckily I don’t have to.
We (in Europe) are now at the high water mark for touch screens. The EURO NCAP have changed their rules so cars with complicated touch screen controls get a lower safety rating. ADAC have changed their rating system to penalize them, too.
Those are important measurements for normie car buyers, so manufacturers will adapt to them.
First manufacturers are already offering cars without screens again for 2026 (Dacia, Renault, Citroen, Fiat, Opel).Yea, the USA are being idiots about this (surprise). Its illegal to use a phone or tablet while driving … but cars have a tablet mounted on the dash. So weird.
Hopefully some car manufacturers join that list soon as opposed to Renault and Fiat Chrysler 🥲
How come AM button but no PM button
In case that’s a serious question, the reverse is the FM button. (to switch between amplitude modulation and frequency modulation)
How does that relate to the PRNDL?
The PRNDL is the more modern version of the AM/FM buttons.
It stands for Public Radio Network Dial Lever.Thank you so much! I’m ready for my boating school driver’s license test now!
New cars gonna come with used zyns trays and air pod chargers instead of ashtrays and cigarette lighters.
Hmmm… Having physical buttons for car controls is good, but you’re not taking away my creature comforts. Adjusting the temperature and fan speed 20 times in a drive? Nah, give me a thermostat. Cold butt? I think not. Gloves? Nah, heat my steering wheel. And once you get off of car controls, touch screen is fine and I really like Android Auto.
I actually really like how my Bolt EV does it. The only thing that’s on screen that shouldn’t be is the seat heater controls.
We have a fully loaded 2017 Bolt, all the features, nothing left out; there are three “placeholders” for buttons on the dash that have no function, but if you put the car into reverse before turning on the seat heaters you have to wait until you put it into drive before you can turn them on. This does not make sense to me.
Really hate that in mine. And having ac controls on touchscreen.
You actually like android auto? I find annoying the number of touches I need to go through to get to what I want. Unfortunately my car stereo is even worse about that if I don’t use android auto.
You know you can eliminate a bunch of the stuff, right?
In settings you can customize your screen. It’s incredibly stupid that “snacks” is even active as default.
Also, WAZE, now has verbal reports. So, you can just activate your steering wheel Mic button.
I was thinking of getting a bolt for the longest time. How’s your experience with it?
I just wish modern cars would do what you want. I want to set a temperature and a fan speed. Modern cars have some kind of hidden function. that you can’t use.
Also touchscreens are pretty unsafe.
3 cars ago, which is probably 15-20 years ago, I had a car with a climate control thing that I never had to touch. It was set to comfort or something, warms me up when it’s cold, cools me when it’s too warm, turns on AC or heater as needed. Even my friends brand new car can’t seem to do that.
is that a 04-05 toyota tacoma? lol looks just like mine, except the transmission
I was just thinking that looked exactly like how I remember my 2004 Tacoma! It was the funky handbrake (I think?) on the right side that reminded me of it.
I miss that truck.
If I’m being honest, that’s a relatively complex radio.
Say what you will about the Russians, they do make be best car interiors
Disagree, I would hate that center spedometer.
Well, 0 to 100 kph is approximately 5 business days so you wouldn’t ever look at it anyway 😁
My ride is old, so I don’t have to remember.
Seems like just yesterday…
Makes me miss the old 97 ranger. 5+OD speed. Loved that baby
I still daily drive an ‘09 Ranger with a manual. I’ve had multiple people come up and ask to buy it.
I don’t think I understand this. What does “Press Button & Turn” mean?
It’s a parking brake/emergency brake/handbrake or whatever you’d call it. You pull it straight out of the dash to set it. To release it there is a small button on the back you have to hold, while turning the handle clockwise about 90° to release the brake.
This vehicle is newer than 1986. How do I know? Because dear old Dad had a 1986 Isuzu P’up, and it had a most similar parking brake, except it didn’t have the little button - you could just turn the handle. This is a problem when you leave your three year old in the truck unattended, and the three year old starts turning things. It’s even more fun when your other, older child (me) comes out to find your truck has rolled down the driveway into the car across the street.
Later vehicles added the safety button, making it “push button and turn”.
I think it’s a weird choke but looks like an automatic?
It’s the handbrake
