annoying things about modern cars

[newoldfart]

These are a few things that annoy me about modern cars.
Electric hand brakes,warning lights to tell me when to change gear and
the eco systems that swich the engine off when at a standstill in neutral.

[Looket]

Fat a-pillars. I might be dreaming but they seem to grow with every new model.

[sandman77]

No dip stick

[gforceg]

Too many of them.

But what is annoying about stop-start systems? Do you feel you're being deprived of a bit of pollution time?

[SonicShadow]

Looket said:

Fat a-pillars. I might be dreaming but they seem to grow with every new model.

They do.

You're less likely to die if you roll it though, which is nice.

[tgr]

Manufacturers not seeing the merits of the simple, reliable solution over the complicated-for-the-sake-of-it solution

hence electric handbrakes, computer needed to retract brake pistons to change pads etc etc

[Looket]

SonicShadow said:

They do.

You're less likely to die if you roll it though, which is nice.

You're more likely to roll it though, because you can't see crap behind a corner, which isn't so nice.

Bit of catch 22 I suppose.

[Willy Nilly]

No spare wheel

[newoldfart]

gforceg said:

Too many of them.

But what is annoying about stop-start systems? Do you feel you're being deprived of a bit of pollution time?

I think its probably because i passed my test in 75 when cars regularly broke down
and so have never had total faith in the restart.

[Clivey]

How about:

• Proprietary in car entertainment that can't easily be replaced and dates faster than the rest of the car (every car I've had, even the 1 or 2 year-old ones, have had faults with the headunit / ICE).

• Bland turbo 4-pots in lieu of NA sixes.

• Lack of a manual gearbox option on many.

• Jerky and dim-witted drive by wire throttles (I'm looking at you BMW).

• Run flat tyres / no spare / tyre gunk that's no good when the tyre's shredded.

• ESP systems that can't be turned off & general dumbing down including "safety understeer".

• Dealerships that don't know their arses from their elbows.

• DPFs, EGR valves & other emissions-related crap.

[Puddenchucker]

Having to dismantle the front of the car to access headlamp bulbs that require changing.

[Clivey]

Puddenchucker said:

Having to dismantle the front of the car to access headlamp bulbs that require changing.

YES!!!

[Tickle]

drive-by-wire throttle
electric steering
auto light
auto wipers
electric handbrake

[Hooli]

SonicShadow said:

Looket said:

Fat a-pillars. I might be dreaming but they seem to grow with every new model.

They do.

You're less likely to die if you roll it though, which is nice.

Id rather see out and not crash to start with please.

Ergonomics, since they invented that word they've not made a decent driving position in anything I've driven.

[theboss]

Seeing as my nearest public road has a surface like the moon - oversized wheels.

[Axionknight]

Puddenchucker said:

Having to dismantle the front of the car to access headlamp bulbs that require changing.

My Volvo C30 was excellent in this regard, you could get one of the front lighting clusters out within a minute - cracking piece of design.

I have never had a car without a dipstick but I would be on tenterhooks all of the time if I did, for sure.

[DAmiJO]

Enhanced/fake engine/exhaust noises

[Chim]

Tickle said:

drive-by-wire throttle
electric steering
auto light
auto wipers
electric handbrake

I love auto lights and auto wipers

[gforceg]

newoldfart said:

I think its probably because i passed my test in 75 when cars regularly broke down
and so have never had total faith in the restart.

Fair enough! I drive a 25 year old car as a daily and there are times when I'm way too scared to turn it off in traffic jams. Just in case...

[Tickle]

Chim said:

Tickle said:

drive-by-wire throttle
electric steering
auto light
auto wipers
electric handbrake

I love auto lights and auto wipers

I can see why some may want them but, I like levers and switches, never had a problem with them.