Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for May 08, 2023

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    C  almost 2 years ago

    An unqualified success

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    SpacedInvader Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    Well thatā€™s true for me. My wife hates my car.

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    AnneFackler  almost 2 years ago

    My car came with a 400 + page owners manuel. I decided to experiment with buttons.

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    Tyge  almost 2 years ago

    Flight Engineer! I love it! And all along Iā€™ve been calling her Navigator of the Navigator. I think Iā€™ll give her a promotion!

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    Lucy Rudy  almost 2 years ago

    I have a 21 yr old car. I can adjust anything without looking and find personal items wherever stored. Itā€™s more organized than my house.

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    Pharmakeus Ubik  almost 2 years ago

    For a car like that, shouldnā€™t she have taken some lessons at South Mississippi Speedway ?

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    Robin Harwood  almost 2 years ago

    One problem with touch screens controls is that you get no tactile feedback. You have to look at the screen to find the control, and then watch for a result to your press. It is also suggested that another problem is that when it breaks down you lose all the controls and have to pay a fortune for a new screen. This isnā€™t really a problem for you because you have crashed the car and died because you were looking at the screen instead of the road.

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    PettyMower  almost 2 years ago

    My newest car is a 1973 Plymouth. Whatā€™s a touch-screen? LOL

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    dsTrekker Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    Sounds like a Tesla. And by the way, touch screens used properly SIMPLIFY not complicate operation. One example: instead of buttons with only cryptic symbols to identify them, display screens can display a help page showing as much information as the user wants. Not just the buttonā€™s name but how to use its full capabilities. There is no need for a userā€™s manual anymore.

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    biglar  almost 2 years ago

    I had an ā€˜05 Suburban that had an early version of touch screen controls. It had a navigation system and radio controlled by screen. I quickly realized that if I didnā€™t want to die (or kill someone) that I was going to need to just sit in the driveway and fiddle with it until I could quickly and easily find everything I wanted. Every day Iā€™d go out, sit in it, and manipulate the menus for 15 min or so. After about a week I could find anything nearly instantly.

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    nosirrom  almost 2 years ago

    I was just getting acclimated to the touch screen, then they sent an update. Now I have to learn everything all over again.

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    Egrayjames  almost 2 years ago

    I may be mistaken, but I was told that the new pick up trucks come with a built in defibrillator so that when you are driving down the road and think how much that new truck cost youā€™ll be okay.

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    Dobby53 Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    Back to the future. https://slate.com/business/2023/04/cars-buttons-touch-screens-vw-porsche-nissan-hyundai.html

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    Carl  Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    Not allowed to use a phone while driving but you are expected to work a tablet while driving.

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    Milady Meg  almost 2 years ago

    Arlo is my copilot .

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    colddonkey  almost 2 years ago

    Check your phone Iā€™m sure theyā€™ll have an app for your carā€™s instructions. (step by step as you drive)

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    JessieRandySmithJr.  almost 2 years ago

    I have a ā€œplain oleā€ Transit 2012 cargo van for my book shop and home use. No power windows, just a roll up handle, I have a am/fm/cd player (the only reason I have a cd player is for audio books and the like. I donā€™t have cruise control (way too hilly and curvy where I live and drive), regular displays too. Almost wish it was a manual transmission but it isnā€™t. I do like the ā€œidjit lightā€ for tire pressure though.

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    Kalkkuna  almost 2 years ago

    Their old car went to hail, remember?

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    david_42  almost 2 years ago

    Iā€™m glad many companies realized how dangerous having important functions on touch screens is and are going back to physical controls that donā€™t require looking away from the road. You want your infotanment system on a screen, fine.

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    ajr58(1)  almost 2 years ago

    According to Wait Wait Donā€™t Tell Me, manufacturers are moving away from touch screens: https://slate.com/business/2023/04/cars-buttons-touch-screens-vw-porsche-nissan-hyundai.html

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    ScullyUFO  almost 2 years ago

    Ahem. In modern vehicles the first thing youā€™re supposed to do is learn how to use the voice command system. Then you donā€™t need to worry about the screens. Remembering all of the commands is a pain though.

    Also, it appears Chrysler Corpā€™s push button transmissions were way way ahead of their time.

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    becida  almost 2 years ago

    A touch screen takes eyes AND fingers to operate and your eyes should really be on the road.Once your fingers learn where the radio and heater knobs are you can keep your eyes on the road.

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    walstib Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    Speaking of touch screens, lately at McDonalds, if they have no staff at the counter, you need to order at their kiosk touch screen. So we can all share fingerprint germs as we eat our burgers and fries.

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    dv1093  almost 2 years ago

    This is no joke. We bought a new car for my wife in 2021, in which she is the primary driver. On the occasions that I have to take it out, I have NO idea how to get anything to work. Odometer, radio, bells, dings, lights, etc. And the kicker is ā€“ the car salesmen donā€™t know either. Honestly, if I were a new car salesman, Iā€™d be sure to know what all the bells, buttons, and whistles were before Iā€™d try to sell one.

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    NeedaChuckle Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    I thought the dome light bulb blew out. I was told I had turned it off. It took two service people to figure out how to turn it on. Not a touch screen but complicated buttons and knobs on steering wheel levers.

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    The Orange Mailman  almost 2 years ago

    Every once in a while on my touch screen this message pops up and I canā€™t use anything on it until I hit OKAY- ā€œTaking your eyes off the road leads to distracted driving.ā€ Iā€™m not making this up.

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    assrdood  almost 2 years ago

    Iā€™m offended! There was no arc where she went shopping for the new car. Just think of all the advice we could have offered.

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    locake  almost 2 years ago

    If that is really how her new car is, it sounds very dangerous. If you have to take your eyes off the road for any reason you have a much higher chance of getting in a wreck. My car is a 2006 so it has no fancy distractions.

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    MuddyUSA  Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    Arlo flatters himself!

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    ladykat Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    Itā€™ll come with practice.

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    artmer  almost 2 years ago

    True dat!

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    Cozmik Cowboy  almost 2 years ago

    Touchscreens are the work of the devil.

    Touchscreens on dashboards are the stupidest automotive idea to come down the pike in a long, long time.

    Well, until ā€œself-drivingā€ carsā€¦ā€¦ā€¦

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    oakie817  almost 2 years ago

    so Arlo gets to push all her buttons today

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    NRHAWK Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    I read something recently that the auto manufacturers are going to go the other direction due to increased buyerā€™s dissatisfaction with the difficulties of operating the touch screens.

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    Teto85 Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    That learning curve can be long for people used to buttons and switches. I found myself setting everything before leaving the driveway for almost a year.

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    KEA  almost 2 years ago

    Touch pads in car are very poor design as they distract the driverā€™s attention. (but theyā€™re cheaper for the manufacturerā€¦)

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    Meledosia  almost 2 years ago

    Itā€™s illegal to use your phone in the car because it takes your eyes off the roadā€¦ so they make the radio a touch screen add apps like navigation, bluetooth etc. and itā€™s OK because of the warning that flashes up when you start the car telling you not to use any of it while driving the car. Yeah, itā€™s like that.

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    trainnut1956  almost 2 years ago

    Touch screen controls make no sense on a car, since youā€™re supposed to keep both hands on the wheel and your eyes on the road.

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    rlfekete1 Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    I understand completely. When I got my new car (5 years ago, my previous van was a ā€™99) I sat in it a couple of days before taking it out, just to be acquainted with everything.

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    mjpalmer  almost 2 years ago

    My God donā€™t buy a Teslaā€¦ā€¦Updates the car at least once a weekā€¦..

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    judie1  almost 2 years ago

    I especially like the message on the touch screen that reminds one not to take oneā€™s eyes off the roadā€¦.

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    roberta.forbes.pyle  almost 2 years ago

    I drive, my hubby turns the heat/ac on or off, and adjusts the radio stations.

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    JoHo Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    Janis got a new car and Arlo hasnā€™t checked it out? Hasnā€™t pushed and touched all the buttons to see what happens? And most of all, he hasnā€™t mansplained it all to Janis??

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    PaulGoes  almost 2 years ago

    Distracted driver alert!

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    mikekcindyk  almost 2 years ago

    Shouldā€™ve fixed the hail damaged one. New cars and older people donā€™t mix

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    Scoutmaster77  almost 2 years ago

    The latest military aircraft donā€™t have Flight Engineers. However, they still have Loadmasters. :-)

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    hk Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    If you think you have controls in a car or pickup, try an RV.

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    gigagrouch  almost 2 years ago

    Touch screens are a terrible idea! They take a driverā€™s attention to whatā€™s in front of them. Bad idea at any speed, especially in city traffic or highway speeds where sā€”t happens and happens fast! At least with buttons and dials one develops a feel for their locations & can find them without actually looking for them.

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    Ukko wilko  almost 2 years ago

    A couple years ago a gentleman, struggling with the touch screen in his one day old car, blew a stop sign and totaled both of our vehicles.

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    Bruce 5150 Premium Member almost 2 years ago

    Iā€™ve ALWAYS ridden MOTORCYCLES!!

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    mafastore  almost 2 years ago

    1 ā€“ We have a 1990s van and a 2012 chevy. The chevy had a known problem which chevy is pretending it does not know about.

    2 ā€“ I have always been the better driver. When husband quit his job (at my suggestion) about 15- 20 years ago, there was an agreement that we would go our own ways during the day (ā€œor I will have to kill youā€ ā€“ me). This worked until the gas got rather expensive (I think this was the late 1990s). He pointed out that it made no sense for me to drive to the supermarket and then him to drive separately to the Home Depot next door to it.

    This was followed by most of my accounting clients (people in their 70s and up) dying and my only going out alone twice a month ā€“ once to client and once to club meeting.

    Since Covid started I had driven the distance of 3 blocks 4 times (to or from our mechanic when weather not okay for walking when vehicle dropped or being picked up), once drove the RV to/from generator shop in next county. So basically had not driven at all.

    I got called for jury duty. He made me go out and drive around the neighborhood alone to make sure I could still drive!

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    tcviii Premium Member over 1 year ago

    In my 2017 Buick, I have learned how to almost never use the touch screen. I occasionally use it to change radio stations. I do not clean the screen unless the car has been off for hours, or who knows what it will decide to show me. I can use buttons and dials for most radio operations.

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