Buttons. 

"Honeybunchesofgoats" (honeybunche0fgoats) 01/27/2017 at 15:41 • Filed to: Yes I need to dust

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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 > Honeybunchesofgoats 01/27/2017 at 15:45

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Damn, Dude. How long was that traffic jam?

PartyPooper2012 > Honeybunchesofgoats 01/27/2017 at 15:46

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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 > Honeybunchesofgoats 01/27/2017 at 15:46

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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 > PartyPooper2012 01/27/2017 at 15:48

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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 > Chariotoflove 01/27/2017 at 15:49

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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 > Honeybunchesofgoats 01/27/2017 at 15:50

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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 > TahoeSTi 01/27/2017 at 15:50

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I’ve removed the spare and now I just use that space to hold electric and blinker fluid.

Honeybunchesofgoats > PartyPooper2012 01/27/2017 at 15:53

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More buttons is always an upgrade.

My X-type is too a real Jaguar > Honeybunchesofgoats 01/27/2017 at 15:57

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Now I miss the rear fogs lights my Jag had, BMW what’s wrong with you?

jimz > Honeybunchesofgoats 01/27/2017 at 15:59

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thanks to the green button, I recognize an Alpine-made CD changer right away.

Wacko > Honeybunchesofgoats 01/27/2017 at 16:02

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and i found you a coupon for your next change

Chariotoflove > Honeybunchesofgoats 01/27/2017 at 16:02

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Well, at least you weren’t doing something distracting while driving, like texting. :)

DrDDay > Honeybunchesofgoats 01/27/2017 at 16:14

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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 > Honeybunchesofgoats 01/27/2017 at 16:19

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Alternate title:

“Let’s Take a Stroll Through the Late-’90s Ford Parts Bin”

Honeybunchesofgoats > Textured Soy Protein 01/27/2017 at 16:24

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*Bins

Fun fact: the XJ8 was the last Jag to be entirely assembled in Coventry.

Textured Soy Protein > Honeybunchesofgoats 01/27/2017 at 16:26

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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 > Honeybunchesofgoats 01/27/2017 at 16:35

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Complexify and add features :)

That said, nice-looking whip!

Honeybunchesofgoats > Tazio, Count Fouroff 01/27/2017 at 16:37

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Thanks!

Chinny Raccoon > Honeybunchesofgoats 01/27/2017 at 16:45

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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 > Chinny Raccoon 01/27/2017 at 16:48

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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 > Honeybunchesofgoats 01/27/2017 at 17:22

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Each two-way rocker switch counts as two buttons!

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Honeybunchesofgoats 01/27/2017 at 18:22

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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. > Honeybunchesofgoats 01/27/2017 at 21:06

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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 > Textured Soy Protein 01/30/2017 at 06:24

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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