What are some things you think DON'T belong in a car?

tranquility · 04-21-2023, 05:21 PM

I have no idea why some ppl are ga-ga over green. I get it's a traditional color for some brands but it's just not a very attractive color imo, same goes for brown.

Anything w real or fake wood trim...it's a car, not some furniture.

Any fake vents, exhausts, air intake grills, etc.

I'm sure I'll think of more but just to get the ball rolling.

Tejas1836 · 04-21-2023, 06:47 PM

Touchscreen controls

CarsAndGuitars · 04-21-2023, 06:58 PM

Digital gauges
ASS
Embedded audio systems

Burrcold · 04-21-2023, 07:05 PM

Food/Drinks.

Efthreeoh · 04-21-2023, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Tejas1836

Touchscreen controls

Done. Close thread.

tranquility · 04-21-2023, 08:18 PM

Actually, I dunno how I feel about touchscreens. I have to fiddle w my phone for GPS, so I'm not against it.

tranquility · 04-21-2023, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Piper1

So garmin was before your time? The hysterical thing we couldn’t get the gps to work in the rental almost 20 years ago in Scotland on our honeymoon. So I pulled out the ole fashion paper map and the Mrs drove while I didn’t get is lost

No, and I'm more of a TomTom fan haha. Ya, tech has progressed like crazy now kinda but those 2 companies were great back in the day.

tranquility · 04-21-2023, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Piper1

The wonderful thing about having a 2 seater. No freeloaders

Exactly, and not getting jumped/killed like in those horror/mafia/thriller flicks

tranquility · 04-21-2023, 08:28 PM

Oh, those nasty whip antennae!!!! Wth....so ugly.

grannyknot · 04-21-2023, 08:47 PM

Idiot lights, chimes, seat belt warnings, rain sensing windshields, auto darkening anything,
basically anything that tries to make decisions for me.

bmw1racer · 04-21-2023, 10:55 PM

Gear selectors that don't have handles.

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Originally Posted by Burrcold

Food/Drinks.

And the associated cupholders.

tranquility · 04-21-2023, 11:20 PM

(Near)White interior, just asking for trouble, besides not looking good anyway.

RM7 · 04-21-2023, 11:29 PM

smart phones

tranquility · 04-21-2023, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by RM7

smart phones

...but that means one has to rely upon the car's (usually) inferior gps.

RM7 · 04-21-2023, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by tranquility

...but that means one has to rely upon the car's (usually) inferior gps.

Oh jesus, how would you ever survive?

dreamingat30fps · 04-22-2023, 12:06 AM

Oops my bad, didn't realize I clicked on the "You know you're old when." thread.

tranquility · 04-22-2023, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by RM7

Oh jesus, how would you ever survive?

Really? You're not very convincing. Besides, the smartphone apps just load up to the screen nowadays, right, so what's the big deal?

grannyknot · 04-22-2023, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by tranquility

...but that means one has to rely upon the car's (usually) inferior gps.

I guess I am old, I don't rely on GPS, I can read a paper map.

tranquility · 04-22-2023, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by grannyknot

I guess I am old, I don't rely on GPS, I can read a paper map.

They still sell those?

Everyone can read a map, the question is do they want to though?

grannyknot · 04-22-2023, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by tranquility

They still sell those?

Everyone can read a map, the question is do they want to though?

Yes and yes.

tranquility · 04-22-2023, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by grannyknot

Yes and yes.

They were rhetorical questions.

grannyknot · 04-22-2023, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by tranquility

They were rhetorical questions.

No they weren't, if you don't like the answers you get to your questions don't ask them in the first place.

04-21-2023, 05:21 PM	#1
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tranquility sportscars only 3562 Rep 3,280 Posts Drives: 2011 Z4 sDrive 35i Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Montréal iTrader: (0)	Actually, I dunno how I feel about touchscreens. I have to fiddle w my phone for GPS, so I'm not against it. __________________ The richest one percent of this country owns half our country's wealth, five trillion dollars. One third of that comes from hard work, two thirds comes from inheritance, interest on interest accumulating to widows and idiot sons and what I do, stock and real estate speculation...It's bullsh*t. I create nothing. I own. We make the rules, pal...Now you're not naive enough to think we're living in a democracy, are you buddy?
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tranquility sportscars only 3562 Rep 3,280 Posts Drives: 2011 Z4 sDrive 35i Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Montréal iTrader: (0)	Oh, those nasty whip antennae!!!! Wth....so ugly. __________________ The richest one percent of this country owns half our country's wealth, five trillion dollars. One third of that comes from hard work, two thirds comes from inheritance, interest on interest accumulating to widows and idiot sons and what I do, stock and real estate speculation...It's bullsh*t. I create nothing. I own. We make the rules, pal...Now you're not naive enough to think we're living in a democracy, are you buddy?
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04-21-2023, 11:20 PM	#12
tranquility sportscars only 3562 Rep 3,280 Posts Drives: 2011 Z4 sDrive 35i Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Montréal iTrader: (0)	(Near)White interior, just asking for trouble, besides not looking good anyway. __________________ The richest one percent of this country owns half our country's wealth, five trillion dollars. One third of that comes from hard work, two thirds comes from inheritance, interest on interest accumulating to widows and idiot sons and what I do, stock and real estate speculation...It's bullsh*t. I create nothing. I own. We make the rules, pal...Now you're not naive enough to think we're living in a democracy, are you buddy?
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