Two years in, life with a Mercedes is a lot like life with a Lexus...just a little +$
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I predict the old school Mercedes wit start to have collectible value and be coveted just for the simple reason they aren't filled with those screens.
Less buttons and more screens, not liking the direction it's going.
It's not a Tesla so why MB is cutting costs I don't know but I see thru eyes as an electrical specialist and this looks minimalistic and cheaper IMO
Less buttons and more screens, not liking the direction it's going.
It's not a Tesla so why MB is cutting costs I don't know but I see thru eyes as an electrical specialist and this looks minimalistic and cheaper IMO
The industry is moving towards more screens and less physical controls. Thats just how it is, the Lexus is all screen too.
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But that's not necessarily how it has to be. There is nothing set in stone that mandates putting everything on screens nowadays. In fact, I just finished a write-up on the Chevy Bolt EUV.....a pure-electric BEV that does a nice job of offering a state-of-the-art electric drivetrain (and an excellent one at that) with a more-or-less conventional dash/gauge layout. ![Thumb Up](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
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But people keep buying these newer cars with this so it is what it is unfortunately.
I get it, it dazzles people but it's just code and "under the skin" there is nothing glamorous or impressive about it.
Anyway, Tesla oh well, but I'm actually sad to see MB doing this on newer models.....
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I think we do.
But people keep buying these newer cars with this so it is what it is unfortunately.
I get it, it dazzles people but it's just code and "under the skin" there is nothing glamorous or impressive about it.
Anyway, Tesla oh well, but I'm actually sad to see MB doing this on newer models.....![Cool](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/cool.gif)
But people keep buying these newer cars with this so it is what it is unfortunately.
I get it, it dazzles people but it's just code and "under the skin" there is nothing glamorous or impressive about it.
Anyway, Tesla oh well, but I'm actually sad to see MB doing this on newer models.....
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What you miss is...lots of buyers like screens. Younger generations are used to doing everything on a screen. Vehicle designers wouldn't design something their customers didn't want. I have no problem with screens outside of a few core controls I want to be physical controls.
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Just because you don’t like something doesn’t mean people who do are “duped” or “conditioned”. People are allowed to like what they like.
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Same reason people buy Nike shoes
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And what people don't know is they are getting bigger not because they are better but many of the companies who were making smaller screens decided it wasn't profitable so they stopped making them and focused their business model going forward on bigger screens.
That's why screens are trending bigger- only looking on it from a price & availability perspective. lol
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The screen model is very cheap, I know cuz I've been repairing industrial touchscreens for almost 15 years.
And what people don't know is they are getting bigger not because they are better but many of the companies who were making smaller screens decided it wasn't profitable so they stopped making them and focused their business model going forward on bigger screens.
That's why screens are trending bigger- only looking on it from a price & availability perspective. lol
And what people don't know is they are getting bigger not because they are better but many of the companies who were making smaller screens decided it wasn't profitable so they stopped making them and focused their business model going forward on bigger screens.
That's why screens are trending bigger- only looking on it from a price & availability perspective. lol
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Speaking of new flagship cars, I heard that Lexus is using "exploding hood brackets" that eject the hood in n accident.
Article I read suggested a cost of a $2k each and the collision work was astronomical.
Wish I can remember the model but I imagine the insurance cost of these high end cars can't be cheap or much less when comparing to MB or other brands with high end cars.
PS- on the screen issue, I'm holding back for another thread cuz I'll end up writing a thesis rant on it, so leaving it alone for now. lol
Article I read suggested a cost of a $2k each and the collision work was astronomical.
Wish I can remember the model but I imagine the insurance cost of these high end cars can't be cheap or much less when comparing to MB or other brands with high end cars.
PS- on the screen issue, I'm holding back for another thread cuz I'll end up writing a thesis rant on it, so leaving it alone for now. lol
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Speaking of new flagship cars, I heard that Lexus is using "exploding hood brackets" that eject the hood in n accident.
Article I read suggested a cost of a $2k each and the collision work was astronomical.
Wish I can remember the model but I imagine the insurance cost of these high end cars can't be cheap or much less when comparing to MB or other brands with high end cars.
Article I read suggested a cost of a $2k each and the collision work was astronomical.
Wish I can remember the model but I imagine the insurance cost of these high end cars can't be cheap or much less when comparing to MB or other brands with high end cars.
And my insurance on the S560 is the same as it was on the LS460.
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