Simple, Stupid, and it always works

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TheLunatickle@lemmy.zip · 59 pts · 179d (7 replies)

For the record, It most certainly did NOT always work...

Eheran@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 179d

I was going to say, memories can get seriously skewed.

OwOarchist@pawb.social · 10 pts · 179d

Or, sometimes it worked, but the levers were incredibly stiff and you could skip arm day at the gym if you needed to adjust the climate controls very often.

Rakonat@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 179d

Did it ever work? I thought they were just moral support levers?

sik0fewl@piefed.ca · 6 pts · 179d

This was definitely the first thing that came to mind.

0ops@piefed.zip · 6 pts · 179d (1 reply)

Seriously, pneumatic climate control can eat my whole ass

Zombiepirate@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 179d

Good news, there's a vacuum leak.

EditsHisComments@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 179d

These were expensive decorations in the raised-roof Chevy

rosco385@lemmy.wtf · 19 pts · 179d (1 reply)

I'm this old.

over_clox@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 178d

Ah, the window for flicking cigarette ashes..

Pepperidge Farm remembers

ChicoSuave@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 179d (1 reply)

I'm old enough to remember learning about these the hard way

MisterD@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 179d

Painful

umbrella@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 179d
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Rhaedas@fedia.io · 7 pts · 179d (1 reply)

That's old, but how many here recall the old car radios where you manually set a station preset by pulling the selector out, then pushing it back in? I can't even find a picture of one because of the age and trying to find the right search words.

I wouldn't classify how it worked as simple though, still seemed like magic.

GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca · 2 pts · 179d

They were impressively simple once you understood the basic concept.

salty_chief@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 178d

This pic smells like hot glue and old french fries with an overlay of cig smoke.

RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 177d (14 replies)

I’m old enough to have owned a car with one of these:

imacatnotaman@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 177d (13 replies)
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RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 177d (12 replies)

That’s the point. This is three on the tree. Not an automatic column shifter.

imacatnotaman@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 177d (10 replies)
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RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 177d (9 replies)

‘72 Bronco. Wish I still had it. They go for stupid money these days.

imacatnotaman@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 177d (8 replies)
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RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 177d (7 replies)

Aw, poor car. Probably cost too much to rebuild.

imacatnotaman@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 177d
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imacatnotaman@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 177d
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spicytuna62@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 179d (3 replies)

I'm so happy we moved away from this and toward three basic questions:

  • Where do you want it?
  • How hot do you want it?
  • How hard do you want it?
moonshadow@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 179d (1 reply)

All thanks to your mom

theshoeshiner@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 177d

Close. OPs mom has an important 4th question... How much money do you have?

Wolf314159@startrek.website · 1 pts · 178d

That's basically what these do. What's the difficulty?

empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 179d

"DESERT ONLY"

Macallan@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 178d (4 replies)

My first car had one of these.

Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 177d

Anytime I see pictures like these I can smell the car after being closed up all day in summer.

1995ToyotaCorolla@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 177d (1 reply)

My dad's truck had one of these back in the day. The switch was super flaky so you'd either be stuck with low beams or stuck blinding oncoming traffic

imacatnotaman@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 177d
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Mickey7@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 177d

bright lights foot switch. I miss it

EpicFailGuy@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 178d

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