But your mindset simply prevents advancing technology. People in the 60s literally never had a problem with rolling down their windows. Imagine if roll-down windows were still standard these days because some people didn’t want overly-complicated automatic window systems on their vehicles?

It’s not like keyless systems…

My point is that discounting new technology just because it can occasionally fail is not a valid argument. Newer aircraft are significantly more complex than older ones, but they are significantly safer, and more reliable, and more comfortable and convenient.

A keyless entry system is far more convenient than using a…

We’ve also seen automation fly planes into the ground. Does that mean you’d rather fly in a Boeing 707?

It’s my photo, and I couldn’t have the gear indicator display a 5, AND have the tachometer at 5555 at the same time... unless I wasn’t going 55 MPH :P

Yeah, the new screen is nifty, though I personally HATE how they just kind of slapped it in there. It seems really out of place given the rest of the instrument cluster layout/design. I’m sure the next gen car will make us all jealous, though I also suspect it’ll be a lot more modern, so that’ll be my excuse for not…

I’ll be the first person to say that I’m a tech geek/nerd, and I love modern display tech, full LCD instrument clusters, etc... I totally want all that stuff.

Having said that, my current car is a 2015 BRZ, and my instrument cluster looks like this:

A dedicated button wouldn’t hurt, but I suspect most screens already have a quick way of doing this. People are just too lazy to read their Owner’s Manual. On my car, holding one of the buttons down on the head unit for a second or two completely turns off the display, but it would not have been obvious to me had I…

Jalopnik: “CROSSOVERS ARE THE WORST THING EVER!”
Also Jalopnik: “The Miata should have an AWD option.”

Automation is indeed a new technology that needs to be addressed, but the calls to “REDUCE AUTOMATION” in the cockpit are knee-jerk reactions from people who don’t fully-understand the automation they are asking be removed. I’m not saying this article specifically says that, but this was a good place for me to vent…

I prefer my second horn. Used sparingly, of course.

I just changed the spark plugs in my BRZ. I’m aware of it being more difficult than a typical vehicle. I was more referring to the “additional” service required that you mentioned. Mine currently has 70,000 miles, and I haven’t done any additional service... or any service at all, other than oil changes, filter…

Touche.

Lots of people in the comments here who are quick to fault the location of the tanks, despite having absolutely NO understanding of the design requirements and constraints for these kinds of vehicles.

I have had the oil tested at every oil change. I also change the oil filter every 5,000 miles. Using AMSOIL Signature Synthetic 0W-20. Test results are positive. My last 10,000 mile run, I actually didn’t need to add a drop of oil, and the car was still almost full on the dipstick, and many of my metal levels were at…

What additional service does it require over a normal engine configuration, if I may ask?

A 2014 FR-S?

To be fair... the engines only stopped being reliable after the Toyota technicians serviced them, lol.

Lol. I do 10,000 mile interval oil changes on my BRZ. I’ve basically done an entire season of autocross on the same oil.

Lol. I always read that as “FaCtoRy tRaIneD.”

One possible theory is that the FA20 is still a *relatively* new engine for Subaru. Unlike the EJ25 which has been around since WWII. Perhaps there are nuances in this engine design that make this timing cover reseal slightly more difficult than the older engine, and technicians simply don’t have enough experience…