Motoring inventions.(best and worst)
Discussion
I was reading an article today on how an airbag works during a collision and got me thinking about what motoring related inventions have been recieved as "great" or "s
t"
A few in my opinion....
ABS/EBD/VSA
The seatbelt
Sat Nav
Wd-40 (motoring?)
st ones....
Run flat tyres.
Sport buttons on anything with a lower engine cc than 1600
Any more?
t"A few in my opinion....
ABS/EBD/VSA
The seatbelt
Sat Nav
Wd-40 (motoring?)
s
t ones....Run flat tyres.
Sport buttons on anything with a lower engine cc than 1600
Any more?
kambites said:
Why is a "sport" button on a car with a low capacity engine any better or worse than one on a car with a high capacity engine? 
A friend of mine has purchaced an Alfa goolijetta thing and it has a sport button....its a 1500cc diesel.Does the button make any difference or is it a gimmick?.....The latter i'd of thought.
anythign with a "sport" trim level is very dubious and should be avoided. You dont get an aston, ferrari, Porsche, lambo, Bugatti, Mclaren (or even the Maclaren) etc ets with a "sport" level of trim, yet you could get a Frontera Sport, the RR Sport, or any mass produced cars who use a "sport" sticker to mean a bit of a bodykit and different seats.
As for inventions specific to cars which are good, all safety inventions are worthy of course. also:
The pneumatic tyre
variable valve timming
air con
the whole idea of the motor car: that normal people can have the freedom to go anywhere, at anytime. TO mobilise whole countries, bringing families together and allowing normal people to expand their horions.
This makes any car the best invention ever. Even the Frontera Sport
As for inventions specific to cars which are good, all safety inventions are worthy of course. also:
The pneumatic tyre
variable valve timming
air con
the whole idea of the motor car: that normal people can have the freedom to go anywhere, at anytime. TO mobilise whole countries, bringing families together and allowing normal people to expand their horions.
This makes any car the best invention ever. Even the Frontera Sport
Baz Tench said:
Self parking technology as featured in the new Focus.
Clever, but not necessary. If you can't park a car, don't climb behind the wheel.
Simple.
Poor argument Sir. Say for example electric windows. If you can't wind them down don't get behind the wheel? Clever, but not necessary. If you can't park a car, don't climb behind the wheel.
Simple.
People who say the more features available means more things to go wrong also annoys me. Yes, lets never move forward due to the fear of failure...
Lucky13 said:
Baz Tench said:
Self parking technology as featured in the new Focus.
Clever, but not necessary. If you can't park a car, don't climb behind the wheel.
Simple.
Poor argument Sir. Say for example electric windows. If you can't wind them down don't get behind the wheel? Clever, but not necessary. If you can't park a car, don't climb behind the wheel.
Simple.
People who say the more features available means more things to go wrong also annoys me. Yes, lets never move forward due to the fear of failure...
williamp said:
anythign with a "sport" trim level is very dubious and should be avoided. You dont get an aston, ferrari, Porsche, lambo, Bugatti, Mclaren (or even the Maclaren) etc ets with a "sport" level of trim, yet you could get a Frontera Sport, the RR Sport, or any mass produced cars who use a "sport" sticker to mean a bit of a bodykit and different seats.
As for inventions specific to cars which are good, all safety inventions are worthy of course. also:
The pneumatic tyre
variable valve timming
air con
the whole idea of the motor car: that normal people can have the freedom to go anywhere, at anytime. TO mobilise whole countries, bringing families together and allowing normal people to expand their horions.
This makes any car the best invention ever. Even the Frontera Sport
I like your viewpoint. As for inventions specific to cars which are good, all safety inventions are worthy of course. also:
The pneumatic tyre
variable valve timming
air con
the whole idea of the motor car: that normal people can have the freedom to go anywhere, at anytime. TO mobilise whole countries, bringing families together and allowing normal people to expand their horions.
This makes any car the best invention ever. Even the Frontera Sport
The word "Sport" scrawled over any type of motor car etc denotes anything but.......
Good ones
Reversing bleep sence things
Laminated Windscreens
Heaters (think old beetles which dont!)
Underseal that works
Easi Bleed Brake Kits
Bad ones
The Temporory plastic windscreens with steel bars you had in case your windscreen (before Laminated!) got smashed,
ABS (you go to fast for the conditions and cock it up)
Traficators (!!)
Red Brake Lights in the UK on cars, (My Karmann Ghia)
Reversing bleep sence things
Laminated Windscreens
Heaters (think old beetles which dont!)
Underseal that works
Easi Bleed Brake Kits
Bad ones
The Temporory plastic windscreens with steel bars you had in case your windscreen (before Laminated!) got smashed,
ABS (you go to fast for the conditions and cock it up)
Traficators (!!)
Red Brake Lights in the UK on cars, (My Karmann Ghia)
Chris Peacock said:
kambites said:
Why is a "sport" button on a car with a low capacity engine any better or worse than one on a car with a high capacity engine?
A friend of mine has purchaced an Alfa goolijetta thing and it has a sport button....its a 1500cc diesel.Does the button make any difference or is it a gimmick?.....The latter i'd of thought.
Baz Tench said:
My argument is that it dumbs down driving even more than it has been already. Hence unnecessary.
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