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[–] 18 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

Yours is a decade or two past the true ideal. Not pictured: the 5-inch sliding control that mechanically adjusted between recirculated and exterior air and the drivers and passengers pull-knob by the feet that let exterior air flow in directly. A heavenly touring experience.

Also on the one pictured in your post, I find those lit press to toggle ac and def buttons with indicator lights wore out over time and required a ton of force to switch on the cars I've had with them.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    Meanwhile in 91:

    It's not that I wanna compare high end at the time, it's that this low tech took 20+ years to trickle down to basic equipment for no other reason than extra margins.

    But to capture both - automatic climate control & touchscreens - some random 80s Buick:

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