Otter Raft@lemmy.ca to Cars - For Car Enthusiasts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoFlush door handles are the car industry’s latest safety problem - Ars Technicaarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: cars@lemmy.world
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkFlush door handles are the car industry’s latest safety problem - Ars Technicaarstechnica.comOtter Raft@lemmy.ca to Cars - For Car Enthusiasts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square11linkfedilinkcross-posted to: cars@lemmy.world
minus-squareblargh513@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-24 days agoMoney. Charge for useless features, then charge more to let people buy out of them. Fuck the following: Flush door handles Tablet screens that are not integrated into the dashboard Motorized air vents Glove box doors that require using the infotainment to open A lack of keyholes or metal keys for at least one door Cars that cannot be put into neutral without power All the goddamn telemetry that you can’t shut off Subscriptions for basic features Aaos in any car Gear shifters that are entirely non intuitive
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days ago Motorized air vents Excuse me say what? And here I am, mad as hell at modern vents that only shift a few degrees up/down, left/right. The vents in my 20-yo car and truck rotate 360° and open almost 90°.
minus-squareTyrq@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoI bought a 20 year old pick up with no radio, and I still feel like it has too many features.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 days ago2004 F150 here! Next vehicle I get, I’m holding out for that stripped down electric pickup to hit the streets.
Money. Charge for useless features, then charge more to let people buy out of them.
Fuck the following:
Flush door handles
Tablet screens that are not integrated into the dashboard
Motorized air vents
Glove box doors that require using the infotainment to open
A lack of keyholes or metal keys for at least one door
Cars that cannot be put into neutral without power
All the goddamn telemetry that you can’t shut off
Subscriptions for basic features
Aaos in any car
Gear shifters that are entirely non intuitive
Excuse me say what? And here I am, mad as hell at modern vents that only shift a few degrees up/down, left/right. The vents in my 20-yo car and truck rotate 360° and open almost 90°.
I bought a 20 year old pick up with no radio, and I still feel like it has too many features.
2004 F150 here! Next vehicle I get, I’m holding out for that stripped down electric pickup to hit the streets.