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Those electronic shifters are also pretty bad, classic case of manufacturers trying to fix something that wasn't broken. The zig-zag shifters are not even half bad compared to the electronic shifters in most new cars. Good luck with those when you're trying to rock your car out of snow.
Then you have manufacturers putting getting rid of variable speed wipers switch, instead giving us water sensing wipers that work automatically. Except they never work right. Another useless feature, and a perfect example of trying to fix something that wasn't broken and making a complete mess of it.
But the biggest issue with those electronic switches that I completely despise would be the utterly idiotic turn signal switch in all newer BMWs. That switch returns right back into the center after you push it, and in order to cancel turn signal you have to push it once again in the same direction. You can't check whether your turn signals are on just by touching the switch, and for me it's an issue since I can't see the arrows on the instrument cluster (they are blocked by the steering wheel) and if I have music playing I can't hear them either. I have no idea how they could come up with something so lousy.
Then you have manufacturers putting getting rid of variable speed wipers switch, instead giving us water sensing wipers that work automatically. Except they never work right. Another useless feature, and a perfect example of trying to fix something that wasn't broken and making a complete mess of it.
But the biggest issue with those electronic switches that I completely despise would be the utterly idiotic turn signal switch in all newer BMWs. That switch returns right back into the center after you push it, and in order to cancel turn signal you have to push it once again in the same direction. You can't check whether your turn signals are on just by touching the switch, and for me it's an issue since I can't see the arrows on the instrument cluster (they are blocked by the steering wheel) and if I have music playing I can't hear them either. I have no idea how they could come up with something so lousy.