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Owner made the 'Pontiac' trunk emblem light up- it never did that from the factory. Cool :

Any component can be made to any level of quality/longevity, but all else 'being equal' ; mechanical should outlast multi-component electronics every time. Permanently sealed/lubricated pivot points are not going to get contaminated/corroded or fail before electronics- which don't seem to ever meet 'military grade spec' for longevity; that's not a basis the military really designs on.

Yes- centrally-located clusters were quite commonplace in the early years.

I feel privileged when it snows over night and my vehicle is tucked in the garage, so I don't have to clear it off, I can just back out and go.

Went to the PA Farm Show Complex for the PA Auto Show today. Was one of those "Motor Trend" shows, kinda like a dealer's association thing. Was disappointed there was no Trailblazer or Encore GX there. Mostly tried out some miniature conveyances. Ecosport, Trax, Spark, Kicks, Fit, Venue, Elantra GT, Renegade, things like that.

Neat how the oil, fuel and temp gauges are set in the lower half also. Reminds me of how the first generation of the modern Mini had the gauges in the big central dial.

^ Unfortunately and inconsistent with the "less moving parts" mantra of EV proponents is the 'by wire' approach needlessly complicates and ADDS numerous components and points of potential failure. I realize these systems exist on more & more IC vehicles, but my point is the complexity & longevity questions. Still rocking the factory original mechanical throttle linkage on my 80-yr old truck, and I had to do nothing to it to have it working smoothly & linearly (it's also rather lengthy, as it crosses over to the pass side of the "throttle body", and is routed around the front of the engine).

1949-50's Uniscope. Look how they treated '100' graphically ? :

That's it. My next haircut: Eric Carmen in "Make Me Lose Control". The ladies will fall over.