Car trends that you hope die
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Touch screens, awful things that should have died in the 80's before they came mainstream.
And yes I had an 80's car with one (MZ21 Soarer in case you are wondering)
It was crap in 1986 & its not got any better! And for you young'ens that below is a tapedeck that played music
it also had a TV in the dash that still worked 5 years ago.
And yes I had an 80's car with one (MZ21 Soarer in case you are wondering)
It was crap in 1986 & its not got any better! And for you young'ens that below is a tapedeck that played music
it also had a TV in the dash that still worked 5 years ago. Edited by cptsideways on Tuesday 29th March 22:59
Daytime running lights, DRL's or stupid fairy lights.
In the late 80's and all through the 90's fog lights on for no reason at all nobbers were a legitimate target for verbal castagation, now they can do it with impunity using factory fitted weapons grade retina burning DRL's. They don't even need to flick a switch. Somehow it seemed that the verbal abuse started to get through in the 00's as it seemed to diminish.
Thinking about it, anyone who buys a new car is by default a 90's foglight nobber. And everyone hated them except other foglight nobbers.
Actually add to that the arms race of ever increasingly bright front lights.
I know they are supposedly fitted for 'elf and safety / visibility reasons but if they blind everyone else on the road they are actually counter productive.
I want the good old days back with tungsten bulbs, no scrub that, candles in coach lanterns and a bloke walking with a red flag in front...
In the late 80's and all through the 90's fog lights on for no reason at all nobbers were a legitimate target for verbal castagation, now they can do it with impunity using factory fitted weapons grade retina burning DRL's. They don't even need to flick a switch. Somehow it seemed that the verbal abuse started to get through in the 00's as it seemed to diminish.
Thinking about it, anyone who buys a new car is by default a 90's foglight nobber. And everyone hated them except other foglight nobbers.
Actually add to that the arms race of ever increasingly bright front lights.
I know they are supposedly fitted for 'elf and safety / visibility reasons but if they blind everyone else on the road they are actually counter productive.
I want the good old days back with tungsten bulbs, no scrub that, candles in coach lanterns and a bloke walking with a red flag in front...
Crossflow Kid said:
Retina-burning headlights capable of illuminating the dark side of the Moon. Great for the photocopier selling tosser behind the wheel, less so for oncoming traffic, or is it meant to be like that in a typical "I drive a f
king Audi so fk you" fashion?
king Audi so fk you" fashion?Edited by Crossflow Kid on Tuesday 29th March 22:58
That genuinely made me lol!
Slammed or "stanced" cars. What in the name of holy f
k is stanced anyway? Why make a car so low it's barely driveable? fk me there's a speed bump! Que a 10 mile diversion to drive round the bd thing.That and those stupid cars with ridiculous amounts of camber. Just buy some f
king wheels that fit!!
Sheepshanks said:
TR4man said:
Those stupid single fog lights that come on as the car turns - appears to be mainly VAG models.
What on earth is the purpose of them?
It might be foggy around the corner. What on earth is the purpose of them?
They work well on wife's Tiguan - can see the edge of our drive when turning in. When reversing in the dark they both come on, which seems somewhat pointless.
Edited by Sheepshanks on Tuesday 29th March 22:55
Another trend, if you can call it that, is buying a diesel car for economy even though you only do a couple of thousand miles a year. Another old bloke there kept having to take his car back because he wasn't driving it enough to stop the DPF keep getting clogged. He'd either chosen a diesel for economy or been persuaded into one when he clearly didn't need one and one wasn't suitable for his needs.
Definitely auto daytime running lights, and I don't really know why. They're not dangerous or causing an inconvenience, it's just that they're so bloody unnecessary.
Park assist, which to be fair, if it stops someone bumping in to or damaging my (or anyone else's) car. Could be viewed as a good thing but in reality is just for lazy people. I don't trust lazy people behind the wheel, even when parking. You're in control of a 1600kg's of metal, bloody well make an effort and pay attention, learn how to bloody park, it was part of your test!
Brake assist, same as above to be honest. "The system only operates at 14mph or less..." or some such nonsense. What are you doing so intently, which has you're full and total focus. That you can't detect that you should be applying the brake yourself or taking corrective / avoiding actions to avoid hitting something, at under 14mph? Again, just for lazy people, who aren't paying attention and if that's the case, I question their suitability to hold a driving license.
Park assist, which to be fair, if it stops someone bumping in to or damaging my (or anyone else's) car. Could be viewed as a good thing but in reality is just for lazy people. I don't trust lazy people behind the wheel, even when parking. You're in control of a 1600kg's of metal, bloody well make an effort and pay attention, learn how to bloody park, it was part of your test!
Brake assist, same as above to be honest. "The system only operates at 14mph or less..." or some such nonsense. What are you doing so intently, which has you're full and total focus. That you can't detect that you should be applying the brake yourself or taking corrective / avoiding actions to avoid hitting something, at under 14mph? Again, just for lazy people, who aren't paying attention and if that's the case, I question their suitability to hold a driving license.
- grumpy mode off*
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