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Originally Posted by 81MC
Modern cars are greatest example of change for the sake of it there is. Not long ago, if you got behind the wheel of any Ford, the basic controls were the same, same function, same layout, same knobs. GM, same deal.
Now? The same function is done through different controls in different locations across same MY and even the same model. I #### you not, an F150 in our fleet has a toggle-switch for fan speed and knobs for temperature but you have to access the blend controls through the screen. Like, what in the actual ####. Two ford products, wiper controls on different sides of the steering wheel?
OEMs won’t standardize anything in their own brands. It’s a miracle ODB2 managed to be implemented at all
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I've always thought that a car company that goes back to simplicity and the basis in their design and features, and markets it prices it as such, will do extremely, extremely well - especially in this economy going forward.