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bybjdevil66 ( 583941 ) writes:
I recently test drove a Mach-E, and I mostly liked it. It was the first electric car I've tried out that felt like a regular car, and it wasn't too expensive.
But I had to take it off my list because of the giant touchscreen and a general lack of knobs/controls. The salesman said, "Well, if you sync it all up with your phone, you can do a lot of what you want to do with speech and an app." Thanks, but no thanks. I want to get in my car and drive - not geek out with computers.
(To pour salt in the wound, new cars are getting an extra knob in place of the stick shift. That's the only place I don't want a knob...)
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byctilsie242 ( 4841247 ) writes:
This. I've been afraid with new cars that I'd reach for the volume control... and wind up dropping the transmission as the transmission goes into reverse. (Of course, this wouldn't happen, but it is a worry.)
It is funny how pretty much everything is by wire in a newer car. It would be nice to have an option to have a dial, push buttons, or a stick shift for playing manual, or just downshifting on the highway for a mountain descent, so one doesn't have to burn out the brakes when going down.
bymarkdavis ( 642305 ) writes:
>"I recently test drove a Mach-E, and I mostly liked it. It was the first electric car I've tried out that felt like a regular car, and it wasn't too expensive."
Look at the Nissan Aryia. Seems to be a well-kept secret. It has an even better interior, and far more physical controls. Plus a better dash AND HUD. And the driver's dash can be set to display a more traditional analog speedometer and motor output meter (something very rare nowadays).
>"I want to get in my car and drive - not geek out with
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