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Gulo (not verified)    April 2, 2025 - 11:26AM

I don't like that many new vehicles tie essential functions of the vehicle into the dash display... especially in vehicles that might be driven out into the boonies. I don't want my vehicle disabled or limping just because of some malfunction/failure in fragile/vulnerable electronics.

I also like being able to feel the dash controls I'm using, so I don't have to take my eyes off of the road. I don't want to have make 5 guesses at what the proper phrasing is to control some function either. Engineers seem to be making many vehicles too gimmicky these days, IMO, when simpler ways of functioning suffice... especially in lower trims. People buying some trims may want a bunch of doodads and gimmicks, but some trims should be available with manual and mechanical controls. Subaru should still offer the manual transmission, with viscous-coupling AWD. The manual 6spd should also be available with fog lights and sunroof, even if the sunroof has to be manually cranked.

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