I'm with Pete. The newest car in my stable (Sable) is 12 years old and it suffers from too much tech and it
really pizzes me off!
For one thing, the door locks think they are smarter than I am and everything locks up as soon as I put it in D. Well it doesn't unlock again when I put in in P so I have to unlock it myself.
I will be the one to decide locking/unlocking thank you very much!!! (I hope there's a module of some sort I can disconnect to disarm that feature.) Then there is the chime, which will also become castrated as soon as I find it. And then there is that oval HVAC center
I remember when the industrial design mags were bragging that P.O.S. up. I HATE scrolling through digital temp, blower, and vent settings! It takes your eyes and concentration off the road, and it takes too long. They got it right in my '94 F150: THREE BIG TWIST KNOBS for those functions. Ya don't even have to take your eyes off the road to find and turn 'em. As quick as your wrist, they go to where you want 'em. HOW can you beat that?!?
I fear the new Ford econocar is going to be loaded down with *unwanted to me* electronic gook too, as auto execs think that's what today's buyer wants. Is it?