I went to look at a car the other day. I'd been told that this car was the 'executive edition'. Sure it was old, 20 years old, but it's not like I've won the lottery recently so you've got to make cutbacks. I got into the drivers seat and the first thing that struck me was the leg room.
Absolutely none.
I pushed the seat back as far as I could, didn't make any difference. I basically had to chew my knees to fit in the drivers seat.
So yes, the first thing that struck me was the leg room, but the second thing that struck me were the buttons.
Everywhere. Buttons . . . everywhere.
I love things with buttons. Buttons do things. Each one something different. This means the more buttons something has, the better it is, because it does more stuff. Logic.
This car has stacks of buttons. And then I noticed the mother lode. Right next to the stereo, which had plenty of buttons let me tell you . . . right next to the stereo was . . .
oh my . . I'm going to need a moment here
. . there was a graphic equalizer.
Whoa there.
Built right into the car. Right there next to the stereo. With lights above it that moved with the music. This was my dream car stereo, sat infront of me in a car I could buy. Joy, I tell you, was upon me.
Then there was the dashboard. There was not a dial on it. Nothing mechanical at all to impart information to me. If I needed to know anything about the car, the speed, the fuel, the temperature, it was all displayed to me with lovely digital displays. A car full of buttons, with digital displays everywhere you looked. Have it.
Then there was the engine.
Utter crap. Seriously. It was rubbish. The cambelt was shot and the clutch needed changing a good 15 years ago.
I'm back to car hunting. Only I've been told I run the risk of being taken off car hunting duty. Apparently I look for 'gimmicks' and 'stupid stuff' in cars instead of what's important.
Important? What? Do these people even know what a graphic equalizer is?!