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lol yes.....my BMW is a 2007 and by today's standards, the steering is "broken." It's so heavy and every little input the vehicle responds. Hardly any good in 2025 when we're of the mindset that we want hands off the wheel so we can "super cruise." The last BMW 3 loaner that I had was a 2021, and I think it was better than a 2016 which I had for months due to Takata, but it's hard to make a case where electric power steering is better than hydraulic other than energy conservation.More fun to drive too. I haven't driven a VW in nearly 10 years but I miss the on center "dead spot" that the steering had. Took a while to stop wandering like a drunken monkey in my Toyota's (and probably still do).
When I test drove the Lexus RX 350-L (whatever year it came out), I was able to turn the steering from lock to lock at a dead stop, with my pinkie. Again, I get it, it's what people want. That steering wheel is sure annoying and one day engineers are going to find a way to get rid of it in cars. It can still be fun, just allow the car to pair with this
p.s. for real, I have a 30 yo coworker (bright guy he came from Google). When I was telling people I'm used to looking over my shoulder when backing up, and using a clutch as my daily driver has no screens, he said, "Yeah, I mean back in 1998 they didn't really have cams, right?" Meanwhile my car is a E92 lol