by "Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
Published 01/27/2017 at 15:41
by "Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
Published 01/27/2017 at 15:41
Tags: Yes I need to dust
STARS: 6
Today I was sitting in traffic and as one does, I was thinking about how great cars with buttons are. Then I looked lovingly at my Jag’s center console. Then I decided to count the number of buttons.
For these purposes, I’ve counted anything electrical that is operated by depressing the switch with one finger.
Center console: buttons 1-51
Roof panel and mirror dimmer: buttons 52-60
Right steering wheel controls: buttons 60-64
Left steering wheel controls: buttons 65-68
Left dash controls: buttons 69-71
Right dash controls: buttons 72-75.
Left stalk: button 76
Right stalk: button 77.
Center clock: buttons 78 and 79.
J-Gate: buttons 80 and 81.
Driver’s door controls: buttons 82-92.
Passenger doors: buttons 93-95.
Read seat center console: buttons 96 and 97.
Rear seat reading lights: buttons 98 and 99.
Trunk-mounted CD changer: button 100.
Not pictured: buttons 101-106: front seat controls.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
01/27/2017 at 15:45, STARS: 3
Damn, Dude. How long was that traffic jam?
"PartyPooper2012" (PartyPooper2012)
01/27/2017 at 15:46, STARS: 3
funny you say this. Tesla pulled up next to me at the light. They migrated all your buttons into one touchscreen
That Big Screen Cinema is ridiculous.
"TahoeSTi" (tahoesti)
01/27/2017 at 15:46, STARS: 3
No wonder people have so many issues with Jags, It must be hard to keep your electronic fluid topped off with all those buttons leaking it out all the time.
"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
01/27/2017 at 15:48, STARS: 3
One thing I thought of, but forgot to add, is that I wouldn’t trade even one of those 106 buttons for a touch screen.
"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
01/27/2017 at 15:49, STARS: 1
Well, during the initial traffic jam, I only did a rough count that came to about 80. It was only later that I decided to document everything.
"PartyPooper2012" (PartyPooper2012)
01/27/2017 at 15:50, STARS: 2
I should be able to downgrade my touchscreen for more buttons.
My current car has touchscreen for radio/gps/climate control
I miss my buttons
"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
01/27/2017 at 15:50, STARS: 3
I’ve removed the spare and now I just use that space to hold electric and blinker fluid.
"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
01/27/2017 at 15:53, STARS: 0
More buttons is always an upgrade.
"My X-type is too a real Jaguar" (TomSlick)
01/27/2017 at 15:57, STARS: 0
Now I miss the rear fogs lights my Jag had, BMW what’s wrong with you?
"jimz" (jimz)
01/27/2017 at 15:59, STARS: 1
thanks to the green button, I recognize an Alpine-made CD changer right away.
"Wacko" (wacko--)
01/27/2017 at 16:02, STARS: 5
and i found you a coupon for your next change
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
01/27/2017 at 16:02, STARS: 3
Well, at least you weren’t doing something distracting while driving, like texting. :)
"DrDDay" (drdday)
01/27/2017 at 16:14, STARS: 0
Well, that was a quick reminder of why I never liked any Jaguars between the mid 90's through about 3yrs ago.
"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
01/27/2017 at 16:19, STARS: 4
Alternate title:
“Let’s Take a Stroll Through the Late-’90s Ford Parts Bin”
"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
01/27/2017 at 16:24, STARS: 2
*Bins
Fun fact: the XJ8 was the last Jag to be entirely assembled in Coventry.
"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
01/27/2017 at 16:26, STARS: 2
I seriously considered getting an XJR of this generation, because clearly I have no sense other than a good sense of taste in long and low British sedans.
"Tazio, Count Fouroff" (tazio0625)
01/27/2017 at 16:35, STARS: 1
Complexify and add features :)
That said, nice-looking whip!
"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
01/27/2017 at 16:37, STARS: 1
Thanks!
"Chinny Raccoon" (chinnyraccoon)
01/27/2017 at 16:45, STARS: 2
By your rules I made 29, and 14 of those were on the aftermarket head unit.
2/29 of those buttons operates a feature that is non functional.
Touchscreens in cars are a terrible idea for the most part.
"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats)
01/27/2017 at 16:48, STARS: 1
There are a few on my center console that aren’t functional, since mine wasn’t optioned with the carphone and GPS (not a day goes by that I’m not thankful to have a center storage box instead of a circa 2000 carphone and primitive GPS)
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
01/27/2017 at 17:22, STARS: 1
Each two-way rocker switch counts as two buttons!
"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee)
01/27/2017 at 18:22, STARS: 0
I have 72. It’d be much more if BMW hadn’t smartly made the buttons under the radio contextual.
"Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing." (granfury)
01/27/2017 at 21:06, STARS: 0
I love all of the buttons on the radio in my Mazda5. I once replaced the radio with something with a big LCD screen, but ended up going back to the factory radio for all of the buttons and knobs.
In some ways I want the interior of my car to look like this:
Never enough gauges, switches or lights...
"PartyPooper2012" (PartyPooper2012)
01/30/2017 at 06:24, STARS: 0
I still drool every time I see XJR. I tell my wife how badly I want one. She says get one. I say Ford and walk away with my head below my shoulders. She doesn’t understand