Gotta respectfully disagree with ya on that one, Roswell. Unless I'm buying an old classic, there's no way I'd buy a new car without them - guess I've just gotten spoiled on them. Even my 78 Formula has them (and they still work, amazingly enough). Yes they can give you problems on rare occasion, but hey - I've had window cranks break off in my hands too.
Guess I feel if I'm paying good money for a new car, and at my age (the tender age of 40), I'll be damned if I'm gonna crank my own windows