Sometimes a negative turns into a positive.
1/10/23 | 07:33 AM
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Sometimes a negative turns into a positive.
... or the old saying of making lemonade out of a lemon. As I've written before I was upset selling my '07 5 speed GT due to knee issues. I had been saving for a new Mustang that I knew I would need down the road. Unfortunately I could not wait and didn't want a car payment so started looking for A6 Mustangs in the $30k neighborhood. Finding my '14 GT was the best possible thing. As the months pass I realize how much I dislike the NAV screen in my Challenger R/T. Radio, temps, heated seats, almost every function has to be through the **** screen. Even after 2+ years I still am not used to it. If I waited and bought a new Mustang as I planned, I would have had two cars with the screens. What a pleasure to jump in my '14 and just use the dials and ***** as God intended 
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1/10/23 | 09:56 AM
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So I'm glad you like the "old fashioned" dashboard in the Mustang, and I think I'd like that lemonaide too!
1/10/23 | 12:10 PM
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... or the old saying of making lemonade out of a lemon. As I've written before I was upset selling my '07 5 speed GT due to knee issues. I had been saving for a new Mustang that I knew I would need down the road. Unfortunately I could not wait and didn't want a car payment so started looking for A6 Mustangs in the $30k neighborhood. Finding my '14 GT was the best possible thing. As the months pass I realize how much I dislike the NAV screen in my Challenger R/T. Radio, temps, heated seats, almost every function has to be through the **** screen. Even after 2+ years I still am not used to it. If I waited and bought a new Mustang as I planned, I would have had two cars with the screens. What a pleasure to jump in my '14 and just use the dials and ***** as God intended
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1/10/23 | 04:57 PM
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Count me in as well.. I still cannnot figure out how to navigate the touch screen menu on my wife's 2020 Escape... Their nothing but a huge PITA and dangerous when attempting to operate while driving... Needless to say, I'm totally with you guys who prefer their old fashioned, analog dial and button controls anyday 
1/11/23 | 07:50 AM
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For those mentioning safety, I really dislike taking my eyes off the road and I'm actually surprised that the accident rate has not increased drastically over the last 5 years or so. Add the cell phones to the distraction list on top of that. I also would think the insurance rates would be higher with cars with NAV screens. I guess I'm wrong on both counts.
I'll just stick to driving but I should not like driving my 6 year older '14 GT over my '20 R/T. I really like my Dodge but I can't help but think if it was a 'normal' car without the NAV screen and the insane MDS. I think Ford is now the only company that does not have that cylinder deactivation feature, unless the new ones have it. I don't even know.
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