Features on cars that you no longer see but you miss

[Boosted LS1]

olliete said:

E65Ross said:

Are you for real?

I'm guessing you're overweight and very lazy?

He's probably argumentative to.

[anonymous-user]

Boosted LS1 said:

olliete said:

E65Ross said:

Are you for real?

I'm guessing you're overweight and very lazy?

He's probably argumentative to.

To who?

[alangla]

Leins said:

The sun-roof is becoming a very rare item, and personally I'd take one over air-con any day

I was playing about with the configurator for the Focus RS a couple of days ago & was surprised to find an electric tilt/slide sunroof as an option. I don't think I've ever seen a Mk3 Focus (or indeed a Mk2, come to think of it) with a sunroof!

The ashtray is something else I miss - my 2007 Focus had the smokers pack fitted, much neater than the rubber lined tray & socket cover that was the norm on that car. Not that I actually smoke, obvs - I just used it for keeping my parking meter change in!

[anonymous-user]

velour

non sporty sporty cars.

good power to weight ratio

[olliete]

OpulentBob said:

To who?

Maybe we'll find out..!!

[Gad-Westy]

Spare wheel
Small wheels/compliant tyres
Simplicity

[DanQyou]

Pop up sunroofs are seeming to get more rare in my opinion, I though they were a great idea! Haven't had a car with one yet!

[Scotfox]

Headlamp/indicator bulbs that you can change in about 30 seconds instead of having to have hands the size of a child or dismantling half the car !

[mike74]

Vanity mirrors on the inside of the passenger side sun visor only and not on the driver's side... harks back to the good old days when women knew their place and their limitations, leaving driving to their menfolk.

[anonymous-user]

The Spruce goose said:

non sporty sporty cars.

good power to weight ratio

Isn't that what you'd describe as a hot hatch?

[anonymous-user]

GravelMachineGun said:

Isn't that what you'd describe as a hot hatch?

as in less weight over more power

[sunnydude]

Cloth/velour seats on luxury cars!

[The Don of Croy]

Oh, and sidewalls on tyres while I think about it.

The revolution is coming, and it'll be on 70 series 'R' rated rubber...

[EnglishTony]

Vaud said:

EnglishTony said:

Use a better grade of steel and make thinner. It's what the customer wants

I imagine that it is much more complicated than just steel grade, but then I'm not a vehicle crash specialist.

Neither am I but I have watched BMW laser welding an expensive grade of steel onto the A pillars of whichever 3 Series Cabrio was new on the market about 15 years ago.

The key word in that sentence is expensive.

[lostkiwi]

Cars that don't get bigger with every update.
How did a mini get to be a MINI?

Thin pillars here too.

[jmcphee91]

Johnny 89 said:

AH33 said:

Cigarette Lighters
Ashtrays

Good one.. What's the newest car with a cigarette lighter? We have a 2008 Mazda 6 with one! Actually I'm not sure if a previous owner just got it and put it in the power socket.. Can anyone confirm?

The dacia Duster still came with both in 2013. not sure if still in the facelift model

[Quickmoose]

Like the windy windows, I'd like a return to manual operation of stuff.
Reduce the button-fest, reduce the need for ECUs monitoring everything.
Allow the driver to be responsible for making decisions...

I want to fix things with a screwdriver and spanner not have to buy a replacement part and bin the defunct one because some robot has soldered something 0.16mm instead of 0.2mm

[Dave Hedgehog]

Nik da Greek said:

you may be getting your wish, RX9 with 450bhp wankle

http://www.mazda-motors.com/news/mazda-hints-at-rx...

[Gad-Westy]

I feel like a right luddite typing this but I cannot stand touchscreens or touch sensitive buttons in cars. I can see their use for satnav but I hate having to adjust the radio or climate functions or anything else with them. Totally unergonomic and distracting. Radios should have rotary knobs. They were a great solution and still are.

Not a fan of electronic handbrakes.

Undertrays covering everything (I realise this doesn't quite fit the thread title). I see the point and some are well designed but some make the simplest tasks a real ballache. I'm looking at you Lotus Elise.

Cars without PAS. And on a similar subject, slim tactile steering wheels.

Subtle headlights. I don't mean the lights themselves but the enormous ugly housings they now invariably sit in.

[anonymous-user]

Vaud said:

Saab night panel.

Saab ignition in the centre console.

Ha! I still have these on my gorgeous shed 9-5. Everyone takes the piss because it's old but I love it!