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Re:Pidgin – A Universal Chat Client by filmgirlcw on Friday January 22, 2021 @05:05PM (#25876867)
I think you’d be surprised just how much new car owners/drivers do not know about how to work a car. The number of people I’ve seen confused by how to fill a gas tank — let alone what type of gas to use, is massive. And it’ll only get worse as we move to electric and self-driving cars.

And then there is the stuff that is often different car to car, like where lights are, how to adjust certain settings. Want to pair the Bluetooth in your Mercedes to your phone? I consider myself extremely proficient at computers and absolutely know how to use one in almost any capacity and even I’ve struggled with its lunacy (which is much more a reflection on Mercedes bad in-car systems that vary model year to model year and can differ based on what options your dealer ordered).

Re:Pidgin – A Universal Chat Client by stjohnswarts on Friday January 22, 2021 @09:17PM (#25878914)
Maybe in Oregon. Everywhere I've lived people haven't panicked over filling up their gas tank? As a matter of fact I've never encountered a single person ever wandering around the gas station parking lot asking other for help on filling their tank....
Re:Pidgin – A Universal Chat Client by Geezus_42 on Saturday January 23, 2021 @05:15AM (#25881195)
I've met people who didn't know that cars need oil until they caught their engine on fire...
Re:Pidgin – A Universal Chat Client by FillardMillmore on Friday January 22, 2021 @10:27PM (#25879326)
Perhaps tangential - but what Mercedes models are you referring to? I've driven multiple recent Mercedes, A220, C300, CLA250, and have never had a real problem connecting the bluetooth on my phone. I believe all of these models have had a spin-dial media interface though - I can't stand touchscreen interfaces in cars - totally unintuitive and inconvenient while you're driving.