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Owen_Dyneto wrote:
What seriously turns me off to all of them is the absence of manual button controls for various functions, almost everything being managed from a touch screen. I wouldn't mind a touch screen at home, but in a car I find it very distracting, probably much more so than texting or using a phone.
I agree with you 100%. Touch screens are absolutely the most dangerous device in a car (IMO). At least with a push button, you can place your finger on it before actually pushing, allowing you to raise your eyes back to the road. You cannot do that with a touch screen.
The other thing I hate about touch screens is that you don't get immediate feedback that your "touch" actually took affect, until you've waited for several seconds to find out it didn't. With a button, you know full well that you pushed it.
One way in which I've skirted the option package is by buying a car without any option packages, then individually buying the features I want (eBay, salvage yard, Craigslist, etc.). While the car is not "wired" for the options, a quick search on the car's Forum informs you exactly which wires to splice into, and/or how to jump into the fuse box.
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