What's the most annoying feature on your car?
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eltax91 said:
The fact the fuel needle is moved by a calculation on how much air has passed the MAF. This means when running on LPG the petrol needle drops, until it reaches a cyclical check and shouts back up again. Annoying as f
k. What ever happened to just taking a read from the fking tank!?
Jesus, that would really wind me up!k. What ever happened to just taking a read from the fking tank!?Liquid Tuna said:
eltax91 said:
The fact the fuel needle is moved by a calculation on how much air has passed the MAF. This means when running on LPG the petrol needle drops, until it reaches a cyclical check and shouts back up again. Annoying as fk. What ever happened to just taking a read from the fking tank!?
Jesus, that would really wind me up!k. What ever happened to just taking a read from the fking tank!?On the Honda I find the fact that if you unlock the car and then don't get into it for more than a few seconds it locks itself back up again quite annoying. It even does this if you open the boot and put a few things in it and then walk around to open the door and find it has locked itself up in the meantime as the boot is obviously not wired into the circuit.
On the Scooby it is annoying that you need to put the clutch down before you start the engine. I always check the gearstick to ensure it is in neutral when I get in the car so I feel it is an additional faff that isn't needed.
In the GT3 I find the seatbelt warning alarm annoying as I am often using a harness and thus am perfectly fine without the 3-pointer done up. I have cured that now by unplugging the sensor under the seat that tells it there is someone sitting there!
On the Scooby it is annoying that you need to put the clutch down before you start the engine. I always check the gearstick to ensure it is in neutral when I get in the car so I feel it is an additional faff that isn't needed.
In the GT3 I find the seatbelt warning alarm annoying as I am often using a harness and thus am perfectly fine without the 3-pointer done up. I have cured that now by unplugging the sensor under the seat that tells it there is someone sitting there!
2 on mine that I can think of, this one seems to be on every car as well, why oh why do the wipers start up if you press the washer button. You may be out of water or iced up yet the wipers sweep at least 5 times smearing the st on the screen all over the fking show with no way of stopping them, then when you think it cant get any worse they have one final sweep 10 seconds later. Why cant I be the judge of whether to put the wipers on or not, its not like there is no button for them.
secondly my car will lock its self, but not when you are in it and moving or even when you forget to lock it. No the designers at Ford have decided in their wisdom that if the key is in close proximity to the car it will lock after about 5 minuets. So the only way to lock the car is to either press the button and walk away or to stand next to the car for 5 mins and wait for it to lock, if you walk away it will stay unlocked, bizarre. This is doubly annoying if you are titting about in the boot for something, especially if you put the keys down inside the boot.
t on the screen all over the fking show with no way of stopping them, then when you think it cant get any worse they have one final sweep 10 seconds later. Why cant I be the judge of whether to put the wipers on or not, its not like there is no button for them.secondly my car will lock its self, but not when you are in it and moving or even when you forget to lock it. No the designers at Ford have decided in their wisdom that if the key is in close proximity to the car it will lock after about 5 minuets. So the only way to lock the car is to either press the button and walk away or to stand next to the car for 5 mins and wait for it to lock, if you walk away it will stay unlocked, bizarre. This is doubly annoying if you are titting about in the boot for something, especially if you put the keys down inside the boot.
A high pitched tone to remind you that the key is in the ignition when the drivers door is open really grates with me. The traction controll is crap, oh and if I lock it remotely on the drive it rings the neighbours doorbell.
Another big one with all mk4 Astras is the A-pillar blindspot when taking certain bends.
The shocking thing is somebody paid almost £18k for it brand new.
Another big one with all mk4 Astras is the A-pillar blindspot when taking certain bends.
The shocking thing is somebody paid almost £18k for it brand new.
2stis said:
On the Scooby it is annoying that you need to put the clutch down before you start the engine.
Aw crap. I forgot that in my Chrysler Jeep diatribe.It's not rocket science but I used to tell all the owners that "the loan car's a manual, you have to press the clutch pedal down or it won't start".
Ten minutes later.
"The car won't start"
"Did you press the clutch pedal?"
"Yes"
Trudge out to car park in pouring rain, get into car, press clutch pedal, car starts, walk away muttering "w
ker" under breath.Chrysler/Jeep, the gift that just keeps giving.
Topbox said:
I reckon the winner so far. That sounds crap
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OpulentBob said:
The fking ignition socket being between the front sodding seats. 2 years I've been driving this car. And without fail every single goddam time I try and put it in the steering column. Whoever designed that (Mr fking Saab) wants their bks rearranging.
Personally I find this fine, what does irritate me is that when you put the ignition on, the climate control goes to "Auto" which on my last two has meant "a decent temperature, but full whack with the fan speed". king ignition socket being between the front sodding seats. 2 years I've been driving this car. And without fail every single goddam time I try and put it in the steering column. Whoever designed that (Mr fking Saab) wants their bks rearranging. I find myself turning the ignition on, turning the climate control off, then firing the engine, then, if necessary, turning C/C back on. Even then it does it's own thing until I fiddle with the buttons enough...
I'm sure there's a way to change it, but I haven't found it/been able to manage it.
All the features on here remind me why I bought my Rallye. It's the newest car I can think of that is what I like to call French peasant spec. Windy windows, no ac, no warning buzzers, nothing. The last car to be made before the health and safety elves took over the asylum (airbag and abs notwithstanding).
That and the fact that it goes like buggery and handles nicely almost makes up for the fact it doesn't have a cup holder. (And is always breaking down.)
That and the fact that it goes like buggery and handles nicely almost makes up for the fact it doesn't have a cup holder. (And is always breaking down.)
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