Quick quiz - Why is the key to the left of the steering wheel?

[RedTele58]

Originally Posted by Retroman1969

Does anyone else find themselves automatically stabbing the key into the left (or right) side of the dash when they get in another car?

And when I drive either my Suburban or my truck, I'm always reaching for the center console for the window switches.

[BIGJake111]

Originally Posted by RedTele58

And when I drive either my Suburban or my truck, I'm always reaching for the center console for the window switches.

I really do think that of all the things these cars do right. what they do best is ergonomics. People complain about the interior of 9X6 Porsche's but everything is just in the perfect place.

Reach down and lower both windows at once with index and middle finger.

turn the intermittent wiper gauge thing with the right hand.

The trunk release is extremely easy to grab while getting out of the car.

Sitting comfortably in the seat my wrists are right on top of the wheel when arms extended making the driving position perfect.

The location of the shifter in relation to everything else.

Even the way my elbow fits perfectly into the divot of the door pocket cover.

Whoever is responsible for the ergonomics in the boxster is a legend.

[CraigM]

Originally Posted by RedTele58

And when I drive either my Suburban or my truck, I'm always reaching for the center console for the window switches.

When I'm in our Sequoia, I can never find the button to put the top down...


ETA: I think that's my modern, less cool Le Mans start - left hand turning key, right hand grabbing latch for the top.

[Luv2Box]

Somebody finally did something for us lefties.:dance:

[BoxsterSteve]

Originally Posted by Luv2Box

Somebody finally did something for us lefties.:dance:

If it's not actually a LeMans racing tradition thing, I'll go with the southpaw tribute too.

[jdraupp]

Originally Posted by RedTele58

And when I drive either my Suburban or my truck, I'm always reaching for the center console for the window switches.

More broadly when I drove stick everytime I got into the car I immediately put my right foot on the brake and went to depress the clutch with my left foot. You look pretty dumb doing that when you get into a car that doesn't have one.

[Giller]

Originally Posted by RedTele58

And when I drive either my Suburban or my truck, I'm always reaching for the center console for the window switches.

Always hated the window controls in the middle....fortunately, they moved them on the new rides to the door.

The switches in the middle always reminded me of my wife's old winter beater Pontiac Sunfire. Crappy car - so anything remotely the same as that brought back bad memories!

[j.fro]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g63iM83Nwdc