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The people running and working at GM have no “taste” or appreciation for quality. They are unable to see or care how bad their products are, or how much better the competition is, and they also market exclusively to customers with the same issue. If they could see the huge flaws in their products and understand why SAAB would build their own, they could make their own vehicles decent in the first place.

Driving a modern GM vehicle and being aware of these things is infuriating. They are really quite awful- aesthetically, sonically, performance wise, etc.

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Some years ago I had a Malibu as a rental. The thing had all this chrome on the dashboard that reflected the sun right into your eyes as you drove. How on earth did anyone approve a car interior design that constantly blinds you?

Ha, my Fiat Panda can top that. The gauges in the instrument clusters for speed and rpm, have concave shaped plexiglass windows on them[1], so when the light hits them at just the right angle, they turn into a parabolic mirror and focus the sun in single spot burning a hole into your eyes.

How the fuck did anyone think that putting parabolic mirrors facing the driver was a good idea? Shit like this should be illegal and worthy of a recall.

[1] https://prod.pictures.autoscout24.net/listing-images/3fbd33c...

Every car I’ve ever owned has solved this.

I’m taller than average. With the steering wheel at maximum height, the instrument cluster is blocked by the wheel.

An interesting part of this is that if the bottom 75% of the windscreen was painted out, it wouldn’t change the visibility I have.

Cars seem to be designed for a very short average human.

Ugh, yes. Also the B pillar is right next to your head so your peripheral vision is blocked and you can't see traffic lights if you're first in the queue. Crossovers are worse than "real cars" too because the stupid high-up seats mean the underside of your thigh isn't supported near the knee like it is when you're lower down with straighter legs in front of you.

and soon to be the mobile information gathering platform that google has always dreamt about. while removing the niceties of car play.

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