For the first time in 28 years of JD Power’s car owner survey, there is a consecutive year-over-year decline in satisfaction, with most of the ire directed toward in-car infotainment.

  • Godnroc@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Amen. Give me knobs! I can adjust volume, station, temperature, fan speed, wiper speed, and my headlights without looking away from the road.

    Really tempted to swap for a system with phone integration for the maps, but not if I sacrifice safety. I’ll just keep using my dash mount for my phone!

    • Sir_Osis_of_Liver@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      I had a 2019 Jetta GLI. I set the temperature the day I got it and never bothered fiddling with it in the 4 years I had it. The fan speed and airflow looked after itself just fine. Temperatures here swing between -35 to +35, so it’s not like we don’t have variability.

      It had rain sensing wipers and automatic headlights which worked perfectly. It did have physical controls for those, but I only used the wash and high-beam switches.

      It had built in navigation, but I tended to use Apple Carplay and Google maps and Spotify for music.

      Now that version of the Jetta had physical controls for heated/cooled seats, HVAC and audio functions. I just never used them aside from the seat heat/cool.

      It also had a pile of redundant controls on the steering wheel. That’s where I controlled volume or selection.

      • Madison_rogue@kbin.socialOP
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        1 year ago

        I had a 2019 Jetta GLI.

        I have the 35th Anniversary Edition. Absolutely one of the best cars I’ve ever owned. It’s almost perfect, and I love driving it. It’s exactly how you explained.