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Analog gauges don't disappear. Go back to analog.
No no, we need a digital representation of analog gauges!
Analog gauges used to break. On Chryslers they used to catch fire. Doesn't matter what Stellantis does, Americans have an endless appetite for shit vehicles.
I mean, I really sincerely adore the digital gauge I'm my 2012 Honda
It's just a led "8 segment" display with a few extra segments to make the numerals look really nice. No fancy graphics logic, and I've gotten really spoiled by it, now if I drive anything else I'll miss it lol
But mine doesn't "disappear" because it's an old Honda and they designed it in a way that isn't dumb ๐
Can't go wrong with Honda or Toyota.
It's treated me pretty well :)
I even had a part of the hybrid system fail recently and there was a technical service bulletin for it so the repair itself was free. I'm very glad I got the issue diagnosed independently though even though it cost a little money, the independent shop my mechanic sent me to (he the hybrid system was beyond him) was great, and the dealership was kind of a nightmare.
Which like, no surprises there lol ๐ the independent shop even left me a cookie, which was cute cause I left them starbursts, so we traded sweets lol
Clearly you've never owned a car with a broken speedometer cable, or bad ground for the instrument cluster. Or a GM vehicle in the late 90s with the stepper motor issues that caused your cluster to throw a rave when they went bad. They don't dissappear, but they certainly don't work properly.
Which breaks more often?
Analogue gauges still break. Even aircraft use digital displays these days, including on standby instruments. The issue is quality. If it's built like garbage, it's going to break more quickly and more frequently.
Displays on connected cars are just more susceptible as companies can push broken OTA updates that should never have passed QA, if QA even exists, but again that's a quality issue.