Things that annoy you!

ICK... makes me vomit.

 

Okay, some things about new cars.
1. The auto stop/start feature on new cars.
Here's how it works. when you stop at a red light, stop sign, McDonald's, crosswalk, etc. the engine shuts off. Then when you press on the gas it starts again. Stupid.
Like I want my car engine to start 20 times on my way to the dollar store having to rebuild the oil pressure each time it starts.
To get this to work my car now needs a bigger starter, two batteries (not one), special crankshaft and bearings, and electric pumps to keep the water circulating so the engine doesn't overheat at every stop sign and pressure maintained for the transmission.
And you have to press a button every time you get in the car to disable it.
So I bought a $100 memory module so the computer system remembers not to activate the stupid start stop system.

2. Power seats.
They take too much time to move. Give me that old lever on the seat, pull it and push...zip the seat is back. Pull and pull...zip the seat is forward.
Now someone got the brilliant idea to have my driver's seat move back every time I shut off my car and move forward every time I start it.
Like I weigh 400 pounds and can't get out from under the steering wheel.

3. Electric emergency and parking brakes .
So I push the stop engine button and the car is supposed to AUTOMATICALLY, apply the emergency brake.
The problem is, if you don't put the car in park first the emergency brake doesn't go on anyway. And worse the car goes into accessory mode, not off.
So then you have to restart the engine so you can get it to shut off. Brilliant.
Also to replace the rear brake pads you have to do something, I forget what, to get the stupid motor that applies the E brake to release.
Also, also what if you need the emergency brake for, oh I don't know what....an emergency? I push that stupid E brake button and the rear wheels lock up? It used to be you could actually drive a car, in an emergency, by applying the needed amount of force on the E brake handle. Now you call a roll back.

4. Digital displays in cars. Alright some of them are okay but come on. I just want to use my heater.
Here's controls like the ones in my '92 Miata

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Simple, I don't even have to look; too hot? slip that lever to the left, to cold slide it to the right.
Inside air, left, outside air right.
Vents left, vents and floor next, then floor, floor and defrost, and defrost.
Fan speed? Twist the knob.
No menus to navigate, no eyes off the road, no temperature settings, front to back, side to side, auto mode..etc.

5. And don't get me started on the rest of the digital stuff. My old Garmin is easier to use than the built in navigation system, and updates are free.
I can't even enter an address when the car is in gear. And if you look at the nav system you loose the stereo controls. Find the stereo controls and you have to re-find the nav map. Pain in the butt tu skee.

The Touchscreen Infotainment Systems in New Cars Are a Distracting Mess