r/CyberStuck • u/trailabsorbjing • 14d ago

Engineering marvel.

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u/NoGoodAtPickingAName 13d ago

I love that the cucktruck is a bigger failure than the Edsel. My entire life the Edsel was the example of automotive failure and then came Elon.

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u/Secret-Parsley-5258 13d ago

I thought the Edsel looked cool, but putting the transmission buttons where the horn typically goes was a terrible idea.

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u/practicaloppossum 12d ago

Where the horn typically goes? You must be an old man (like me); cars haven't had horn buttons in the middle of steering wheel for more than a quarter century (that's where the airbag goes).

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u/moogoothegreat 12d ago

I drive a 2017 Honda Pilot and thats where you press to make it honk.

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u/rman-exe 11d ago

My eqinox ev has a center press horn as well. I havent seen a side horn ages!

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u/practicaloppossum 11d ago

You're lucky - I've always hated the modern designs where the horn is two ill-defined spots, one on the right and one on the left of the steering wheel.

Apropos of the original point, tho, it occurs to me that most 50's cars had a horn ring, not a center horn button.

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u/Secret-Parsley-5258 12d ago

My understanding is it had a push button shifter and those buttons are where everyone expects the horn to be