Point taken.

Guess the only reason I look that often is that the cruise doesn't work and I know I have a tendency to heavy-foot it.

Even with the benefit of the alarms, I still like cars that provide the gauges as well. We had an Oldsmobile that did everything with idiot lights. Well... that system depended on full computer voltage. So when we lost alternators (two went out over the life of the car) - no warning was given until the voltage got so low that the computer didn't know how to report it... at that point, every light on the dash came on weakly, the bell started chiming randomly, and the engine was already shutting off from not having enough energy for the spark plugs at that point.

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~Michael S.~
Past cars:

1986 300SDL
1987 300SDL
1982 240D
1982 300SD


Current:

1987 300SDL