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01-18-2011, 04:10 AM | #1 | |
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The 5 Dumbest Car Features of All Time
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01-18-2011, 05:23 AM | #2 |
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I can not believe people get paid to make these kind of lists. Pin stripes can actually add to the car, and push button starting is actually kind of nice.
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01-18-2011, 05:47 AM | #3 |
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Especially on my Touareg where the key never needs to be taken out of my pocket to start it. Keyless entry and keyless start is a very handy feature.
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01-18-2011, 09:03 AM | #4 |
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I agree. Keyless entry and start means never having to take your keys out of your pocket and never worrying about leaving the keys in a locked car, not because the key never leaves your pocket, but even if the key is in a locked car, the doors will unlock when open the door.
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01-18-2011, 09:17 AM | #5 |
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Add to the list steam powered headlight nozzles and mini headlight wipers...nothing says useless than these items for your headlights.
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01-18-2011, 09:37 AM | #6 |
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01-18-2011, 09:38 AM | #7 |
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01-18-2011, 09:38 AM | #8 |
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I don't know, looks like a journalism troll. I don't think one sentence in that whole barf-bag makes sense and the list is completely subjective.
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01-18-2011, 09:39 AM | #9 |
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01-18-2011, 10:11 AM | #10 |
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Can't believe that the automatic transmission wasn't on that list.
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01-18-2011, 10:39 AM | #11 |
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^^ I wouldn't go that far but paddle shifters on AT seem pretty pointless.
Yup; headlight nozzles and wipers can be very useful for clearing slush/ice/salt. |
01-18-2011, 11:01 AM | #12 |
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01-18-2011, 11:36 AM | #13 |
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No way, Id kill for headlight squirters and wipers. So much winter road scum, they need cleaning off as often as the windscreen. Doesnt take long before no light will come through the lenses. Definitely a regional option. You wont need them say in Dallas or Temecula.
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01-18-2011, 12:55 PM | #14 |
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Here on teh interwebz they are often referred to as trolls. Apparently, if you don't feed them, they starve to death and go away...
I think fake wood panels on old jeeps are COOL! My first car ('72 Chevy Nova) met it's demise due to rust forming under the vinyl top. Pinstripes can be very cool, but depends on the car. Push button start with keyless fob is a fantastic use of technology and every bit as convenient as power windows, imho. The automatic seat belt is a great example of nanny state BS. Now, I want my five minutes back for reading and responding to this thread. |
01-18-2011, 01:04 PM | #15 |
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My '93 Legacy had the auto belts. Pretty pointless feature when you still had to manually fasten the lap belt.
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I wasn't out of gas.. I had to find a place with some cover because the headlights were becoming completely obscured by the snow every 10 miles or so (traveling at speed on the interstate) thanks to the STI's HIDs and lack of washers.. The washers are actually mandatory in some countries whenever HIDs are equipped. My MCS (with HIDs) has the sprayers which go to work every so often when you spray the windshield. I've yet to have to stop to clean them off during a bad snow storm because they're so efficient. .. and, of course... they're available outside the US for Subarus: |
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01-18-2011, 06:49 PM | #17 |
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you don't need awd
before subaru, people were getting around, and still are, without awd. it won't make you car stop any better and can get through snowy roads with either front wheel drive or rear wheel drive like most of the population does. and i did have 5 subarus in a row |
01-18-2011, 07:03 PM | #18 |
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No mention of kia's lightys that go with the beats in the speakers?
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01-19-2011, 06:53 AM | #19 |
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My r32 has those headlight washers. I haven't had to use them much though.
My wife had an a3 with a door lock button On the back of the center counsel for the back seat passengers. That was useless, all it did was lock, it didn't unlock. The doors automatically locked at speeds above 5mph anyway. I never understood that feature. |
01-19-2011, 10:41 AM | #20 | |
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01-19-2011, 11:01 AM | #21 |
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Turbochargers. More than 100 hp. More than four forward speeds. Electric windows. Electric door locks. Keyless entry. Alloy wheels. Anything wider than 80 series tires. Any color other than black or white. Tinted glass. Cruise control. Air conditioning. ...and happily, I'm able to afford all that stuff. But I tell ya... I still miss my '86 GTI with manual steering. Laugh all you want -- it was great. Heavy, direct, delightful. I'd really love headlight washers this time of year in New England. I'd trade our useless foglights for those in a jiffy. |
01-19-2011, 11:06 AM | #22 |
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Count me in the camp that thinks headlight washers are pointless, but I tell you I'd kill for a heater element under the windshield wipers like they have on my mom's Forester... wipers icing up constantly sucks.
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01-19-2011, 11:13 AM | #23 |
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thanks for the support White Knight.
after spraying headlights them nothing says dirty like more dirt caking onto a wet headlight! Its pointless. they dont dry off. is it strictly water or windshield washer fluid they use to spray on your headlights? oh no's that amonia is going to F#C% up your paint! Who'se going to wipe it off when your traveling down the road? just let it spray your bumper and hood? I still see it as being a horribly designed feature in cars. If it sprays and whipes dry your headlights, id buy it. |
01-19-2011, 11:22 AM | #24 |
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01-19-2011, 11:22 AM | #25 | |
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If you are looking for something that sprays and wipes, older MBs and I think Volvos had a wiper for each headlight. |
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