Most Annoying New Car Features.

[SootySport]

I’m refereeing to the sealant can that inject a sticky glue to seal the hole which new cars come with, not the rubber plug type, which are aftermarket.

[SootySport]

On 20/02/2020 at 19:37, Snags said:

Not me your Honour, drive slopes down from road😱. If it was flat or down to the road I would expect even a BMW to get out lol.

Stones still stick to the tyres and are thrown off once the car is on the road.

[Jim RS]

8 hours ago, SootySport said:

Stones still stick to the tyres and are thrown off once the car is on the road.

If you can find one among the tons of farmers c**p from the fields I will donate £10 to your chosen charity. 

Not saying other drives do not contaminate by I have constructed properly using large stones and exit grating.

[tex]

Pro pilot self drive cars... You should try one... No pedals to use, no steering, 

 

Auto Wipers

Auto Lights on off

Auto Main beam dip

Auto Rear view mirror dim

Auto volume adjust with speed

Auto Handbrake 

Auto seat position memory

Door mirrors move down with reverse to see kerb

Auto climate control 

Auto software update that scoffs your mobiles data allowance (on a brand new car!) 

Auto gear change 

Auto heated seat temperature thermostat

Auto heated screen off

Rear view mirror replaced with a monitor 

Auto park

Auto lane assist

Auto driver alert warning

.... My new car is ****.... Might as well get the train... Uses less fuel with all the motors I'm carrying around and the weight of them... 

Lol, out of hand... 

 

[tex]

On 10/02/2020 at 12:26, cast iron said:

Loads

if they dont fail, when they work add nothing to the driving experience

auto handbrake in a car with not enough power to release it

Auto dipping headlights that never come back on fast enough, or come on randomly in traffic queues!

Emergency braking radar thats triggered by manhole covers

Auto wipers that need a monsoon to just adopt intermittent mode

but worst, and you see them everywhere, DRLs that make people think they have all their lights on

Lol auto main beam dip.. Has yours worked yet? How many radars have you had yet? 

 

On 10/02/2020 at 12:26, cast iron said:

 

 

[Onliest Smeg David]

Not having a foot operated head light dip/full beam switch! 😜

[Jim RS]

1 hour ago, Dave (OnliestSmeg) - Manchester AO said:

Not having a foot operated head light dip/full beam switch! 😜

Brilliant I had forgotten all about those - ah nostalgia😂

[Robin Parker (Red Spider) - Yorkshire AO]

4 hours ago, Dave (OnliestSmeg) - Manchester AO said:

Not having a foot operated head light dip/full beam switch! 😜

How old are you? Last saw one of those was in my dad's Vauxhall Victor FB, that was about 1968.

[Onliest Smeg David]

18 minutes ago, Robin (Red Spider) - Yorkshire AO said:

How old are you? Last saw one of those was in my dad's Vauxhall Victor FB, that was about 1968.

😕 not that old!!

Farm labouring in hols when a teen, farm Land Rover and old Peugeot had them. 😁

[cast iron]

On ‎22‎/‎02‎/‎2020 at 23:39, tex said:

Lol auto main beam dip.. Has yours worked yet? How many radars have you had yet? 

 

 

1 radar, 1 software reflash. gave up, next mug can have it.

 

[Kingster]

1 hour ago, cast iron said:

... next mug can have it.

Note to self - never buy a used car off Mark 😁

[tex]

1 hour ago, Chris King - Webmaster and Joint North East AO said:

Note to self - never buy a used car off Mark 😁

Mine fails every other day or so... Think that's just when I drive it

[Nick Mace]

On 23/02/2020 at 08:15, Dave (OnliestSmeg) - Manchester AO said:

Not having a foot operated head light dip/full beam switch! 😜

 

I had one of those in a morris minor that I used to drive just after passing my test.  It was great (although I did occasionally wonder why the car was stalling only to discover i had my foot on the dip switch rather than the clutch).

 

I loved driving that car, but that was in Guernsey with a 35 mph speed limit.  In the UK I prefer having a car with brakes!

[SootySport]

I seem to remember some cars had the screen wash operated by a foot pedal, anyone remember them?

On 23/02/2020 at 08:15, Dave (OnliestSmeg) - Manchester AO said:

Not having a foot operated head light dip/full beam switch! 😜

 

[Robin Parker (Red Spider) - Yorkshire AO]

2 minutes ago, SootySport said:

I seem to remember some cars had the screen wash operated by a foot pedal, anyone remember them?

 

Yes, MK 3 Cortina