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07-02-2013, 09:49 AM | #1 |
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11 disappearing car features (manual transmission and hand-crank windows listed).
http://www.money.cnn.com/gallery/aut...P_LN&hpt=hp_t3
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07-02-2013, 09:26 PM | #2 |
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Interesting article...
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07-02-2013, 11:21 PM | #3 |
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It'll be a sad day when manual transmissions are no longer offered.
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07-02-2013, 11:36 PM | #4 | |
This is a bit of a rant, but oh well...
This is such a weirdly written article... it's about "disappearing car features," but half of them have already disappeared... Like woah, bias ply tires haven't been sold with new cars since 1983! The restriction on speedometers only going to 85mph was lifted over thirty years ago! The last convertible without a roll bar behind the driver's seat was sold in '78! They're disappearing! This was my favorite part though: Quote:
Today. On every single car in the parking lot at work. And on every single car I drove past on the way to and from work.
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07-03-2013, 12:49 AM | #5 |
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This is the list:
1. Manual transmissions 2. Keys 3. Crank windows 4. Antennas 5. Hand Brakes 6. Bias ply tires 7. Bench seats 8. Hard Tops (pillarless roofs) 9. 85 mph speedometers 10. Spare tires 11. Hinged vent windows My 2012 Yaris has 6 of them, and my 2012 Tacoma has 7. |
07-05-2013, 07:45 PM | #6 |
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OH fooey. Spare tire is going? That's lame.
Oh man, I don't like the idea of being forced into the "Push to start" trend. I am SO glad I just got my car now. I won't have to worry for a bit... EDIT: Hand brake? So um.. This car is very easy to roll backwards?... LOL
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07-05-2013, 08:41 PM | #7 |
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The ones that almost make me are hand crank windows, keys, manual transmissions, and handbrakes. The other ones either don't effect me or are completely passe.
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07-06-2013, 04:20 PM | #8 |
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My 2 cents........
Emergency brake - It's for an "emergency" whether or not you even have a battery in the car. How does an electric brake serve all emergencys? Elimination of keys - How does one get into the car if there's an electrical problem or with the lack of a battery? Elimination of hand crank windows - I have to admit that the one thing I wish I had on my Yaris is electric windows . Manual transmissions - First they will have to eliminst those cars that are fun to drive at which point it does not matter what the transmission is. Sadly, the auto industry as a whole is well on its was toward that goal . Most cars have become nothing more than boring cookie cutter transportation vehicles. Even in the horse and buggy days there were carriages that created excitement to drive in addiction to the utilitarian carriages. The auto industry has only built a very few exciting car in decades. I remember the MG-B I bought back in '76. One main reason why it was exciting is because you had to go through the gears as the engine had limited power..... It was just fun to drive over all . We now have generations of drivers who have never known the positive experience of driving a manual and think it is too old fashioned to even consider anymore..... to them, newer is always better . IMO a car that has an auto is not worth buying as a manual the the last vestige of fun driving for the vast majority of vehicles. With an auto, you are just aiming the vehicle. Many of the things manufacturers want to eliminate simply reflect a cost cutting issue and not a common sense issue. They are not the result advancing technology. The public has the final say and those who listen will always come out on top. Anyway, keep in mind that predictions of future trends are more often than not, dead wrong. Last edited by RedRide; 07-06-2013 at 05:27 PM. |
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07-06-2013, 05:36 PM | #10 |
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I posted a slightly longer version (with the price and all the discounts listed) of this on the '5-speed Resale Value' thread (post #19) ---- A new car ad (for a 2013 Ford Focus S) in today's Houston Chronicle included as one of the discounts -- "$1000.00 Focus Manual Transmission Bonus Cash" .
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07-06-2013, 06:44 PM | #12 | |
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Two main things I remember about it. 1) You needed to carry a small hammer in the trunk as the Stewart Warner electric fuel pump in the trunk would sometimes "stick" and a gentle hammer tap on the pump would get it pumping again. This happen twice to me and I read that this was a common problem. The fist time it happened I was prepared. 2) Never, ever drive it in the snow! It was beyond a doubt, the worst car in the snow that I have ever driven. Living in NY state, I also had a second DD "beater" car for the winter/bad weather and commuting to work However all the hassles were worth it . It sole purpose for me was it was fun to drive. Last edited by RedRide; 07-06-2013 at 07:44 PM. |
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07-07-2013, 02:32 PM | #14 |
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Yes a "small" hammer.
I just happened to have a small, ball peen hammer that was perfect. |
07-07-2013, 07:45 PM | #15 |
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I just found the fact that an unmeasurable tap (that defies quantification) helped amusing. It conjures up a picture (in my mind) of the early people tinkering in the original Morris Garage.
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