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General Sport Trac Discussion
Auto features that are becoming obsolete
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<blockquote data-quote="Jim Johnson" data-source="post: 860672" data-attributes="member: 52761"><p>Good list! Let's see, are there any of these that I miss?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I would miss #3 if it completely disappeared. Although I rarely use my key to get into either of my vehicles, it's nice to have as a backup. And to me, the idea of push-button starting is a step backward, not forward. My '51 Ford Country Squire (which I did <I>NOT</I> buy new, thank you!) had push-button start. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>#5: I can remember the base Ford Pinto being advertised for "less than $2,000". It was $1,995. Nowadays, you probably wouldn't want a sub-$13,000 car, but all the government-mandated features on all new cars help to keep the price up. And theoretically, the gas tank doesn't explode when it's hit from the rear.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>#9 - I've been saying this for years. The Dodge Dakota is a good/bad example of the trend. Why bother making a separate model that's a 9/10ths scale of the full-size truck? Only the ancient Ford Ranger and its Mazda derivative still remain true to the small-pickup genre. (Hint to Ford: Keep the Ranger, redesign it from the ground up -- it's getting old -- but keep it small.)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I actually do miss the floor-mounted high beam switch. There are circumstances -- during a turn, for example -- when it's easier to hit the floor switch than to grab the turn-signal stalk.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jim Johnson, post: 860672, member: 52761"] Good list! Let's see, are there any of these that I miss? I would miss #3 if it completely disappeared. Although I rarely use my key to get into either of my vehicles, it's nice to have as a backup. And to me, the idea of push-button starting is a step backward, not forward. My '51 Ford Country Squire (which I did <I>NOT</I> buy new, thank you!) had push-button start. #5: I can remember the base Ford Pinto being advertised for "less than $2,000". It was $1,995. Nowadays, you probably wouldn't want a sub-$13,000 car, but all the government-mandated features on all new cars help to keep the price up. And theoretically, the gas tank doesn't explode when it's hit from the rear. #9 - I've been saying this for years. The Dodge Dakota is a good/bad example of the trend. Why bother making a separate model that's a 9/10ths scale of the full-size truck? Only the ancient Ford Ranger and its Mazda derivative still remain true to the small-pickup genre. (Hint to Ford: Keep the Ranger, redesign it from the ground up -- it's getting old -- but keep it small.) I actually do miss the floor-mounted high beam switch. There are circumstances -- during a turn, for example -- when it's easier to hit the floor switch than to grab the turn-signal stalk. [/QUOTE]
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