On 08/05/2018 01:18 PM, Mayayana wrote:

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Sounds great. But what happens when another pointless
sensor or chip goes, and you can't turn on the heat?
In a traditional car it's really just turning on a fan. Climate
control is Rube Goldberg-style idiocy -- a vastly more
complex contraption, and for what? So that you don't
have to decide whether you're hot or cold.

I drive an older vehicle that doesn't have these automatic climate
controls. I don't find it to be a problem to make the adjustments.

I was most pleased to not have to get electronic ignition
or windows. Both are very expensive and superfluous.
Power windows might be nice when I get too old to
reach across to put down the passenger-side
window. On the other hand, they don't work at all with
the car turned off. That can be maddening at the beach
while you wait for the driver to get in and start the car.
I had a friend who almost lost a dog because of power windows. The dog
was sticking his head out the window, like dogs often do and must have
hit the UP button with a paw. She heard the choking and had to pull over
quickly.

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