可以幫我看看英文怎麼翻譯嗎?謝謝

這是講以前的汽車的缺點,請問要怎麼翻譯比較好啊,謝謝
Instrument panels weren’t padded. Either the top of the dash or the knee area, the steering gearbox and the steering column were one unit. And if you hit the steering gear box, that pushed it back. The brakes were not as good as they are today.