I have had plenty of cars where the crank window failed and they can be a pain to fix. Not that I don't wish they would bring crank windows back or anything like that.
While I do love the ventilation those provide, they also provide an easy way for burglars to break into your car.
I had those on one of my cars decades ago and somebody used a screwdriver or maybe a Slim Jim and wedged it into the gap and flipped the lever to open the wing vent.
Then they reached thru and opened the door from the inside, which completely bypassed the fact it was locked. Then they proceeded to remove my new aftermarket radio while scratching and denting the dash around it.
To make it hurt even more, I had put the radio on my very first credit card and hadn't even made my first payment on it yet. So I ended up paying the credit card company for a radio I no longer owned.
No joke, I used to be able to unlock and open my 90s jeep xj with two butter knives, one with a 90° bend in the last couple inches. I was so quick at it that it was often quicker than unlocking my door with the keys.
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u/CatNamedRIchard2 9h ago
I have had plenty of cars where the crank window failed and they can be a pain to fix. Not that I don't wish they would bring crank windows back or anything like that.