Monday, December 31, 2012

"cadillac" jimbo?


It seems like this time of year there are a lot of commercials on television for high end automobiles and trucks.  I have never been the kind of guy who considered giving someone a Mercedes for Christmas, or even an economy car.  Remember, I am an old man on a fixed income.  Of course, I would not have been that extravagant even when I was a younger man, not on a fixed income.

The car commercial that seems to stick in my mind the most is the one for the Cadillac that has a display on the dash that looks like a tablet screen with icons all over it.  The commercial reminds me (and anyone else viewing it) that we want icons on our dashboard rather than buttons or we are old fashioned.

I confess, I am guilty.   I am very hesitant to use my iphone while I am driving, even just to answer a phone call.  I am totally convinced that no one should text and drive and that limiting what we do on our cell phones, ipads and tablets while driving is a very good idea.

So, why the hell do we want a car with a tablet computer on the dashboard?

Oh, I know that I will be accused of being behind the times and people will point at me and laugh.  In my opinion, there is one thing we should do when we take that position behind the wheel and that is to drive the car.  Period!

The only iconography I want to see in my car is a gauge telling me how fast I am going.  I am good with another telling me how much gas I have and another telling me how many revolutions my engine is turning.

I don’t need any other stuff to take my attention off the road.

Call me old fashioned, but I won’t be buying that Cadillac or any other Cadillac any time soon.