The KISS principle. Keep It Simple Stupid.

Having been a car guy and a car industry guy for so many years, I have spent time in new and different vehicles more than the average Joe. Now that I write about cars, I spend even more time in cars from all different manufacturers. As a result, I’m usually pretty adept at finding my way around a vehicle and rarely need an owner’s manual to figure out the basic controls of a car.

When I started road testing cars & trucks for The Garage, I actually thought it was pretty funny the first time I had to reach for the book to figure out how to turn on something basic like cruise control. More often recently, I’m finding myself stymied when trying to find controls without using The Book.
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