Would love to have the back windows go down, but it looks like meeting safety requirements made those panes fixed - I'll live with it.

Here's my 2 cents.

Crank windows had their time and still fitting in some classics to keep them stock.

I know most of us have had engine starter problems (starter motor, solenoid, battery, cables, etc.) at some point in our life, does that mean we should go back to the good old days of crank start motors (grandpappy liked to crank his engine over)

Crank windows are a source of probelms such as rattling and all the issues we create by stressing the regulator since we can't crank perfectly symmetric around the input shaft. The electric motor can drive much more consistently. Yes the components do break, but once repaired/replaced usually good as new, not an ever increasing rattle or potential glass misalignment.

Power windows, door locks and the such make our lives easier (are we lazy?) and many times safer (leaning over to crank open a passenger window while driving, stretching accross the entire front of a car to push up the unlock knob.)

I use my remotes to unlock my (newer) cars and I can't remember the last time I had to put a key in one of these door locks (or risk scratches near the key hole) - yes I do replace batteries in my remotes too. I can't wait for push button start - even less sctratches in the car.

Hope I didn't offend anyone, but look at the more rattless car built over the past 50 years - they probably had power equipment in the design.

Eric