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Originally Posted by mexglx
I rented an Altima for business the other day and while it did have a slot for the key, you could keep it in your pocket and just hit the button. Stupid gimmic trend!!!!!! Useless. Reminds me of push button transmissions and tail fins.  |
Keyless go is not a stupid gimmic trend, that's the way any decent cars are going to be from now on so you don't have to fumble around for keys when you get in or out. Its a hell of a lot easier than a key will ever be. In fact, push button start was the way all cars were originally built when the first electric starters replaced manual cranking of the engine. There was no key and tumbler for the ignition switch...that came about years later as an anti-theft device. It took wireless technology to return the pushbutton start to a feasable technology today. The keyed ignition switch is in fact the temporary trend whose time is now over.
And as far as pushbutton transmissions go, its not the Edsel days anymore. The new Aston Martins have push button transmission controls right under the A/C vents in the center console and its a very smart idea that gives useful room in the center console right where a big stupid waste of space shift lever normally resides. You must be a luddite.
