Hyundai’s stupid system that disables throttle input when braking with the left foot. Can’t see towing or loading up, or loading onto a trailer a Hyundai in a hilly place with that system.
That's a regulation since ~2010(?).
Hyundai’s stupid system that disables throttle input when braking with the left foot. Can’t see towing or loading up, or loading onto a trailer a Hyundai in a hilly place with that system.
I guess Ford ignored it. I throttle and brake my Mustang every time I put it on ramps.That's a regulation since ~2010(?).
My VW had it, but I had 3 or 4 seconds before it would cut throttle. Didn't bother me though, but I recall it bothering others.I guess Ford ignored it. I throttle and brake my Mustang every time I put it on ramps.
Don’t have it on my 17 Frontier, 15 Rogue, didn’t have it on my 14 Fusion, just had a rental F-150 that didn’t have it.That's a regulation since ~2010(?).
This is usually when marketing meets accounting without engineering. Back in the 90s we had a lot of debates between domestic vs Japanese for the same price, most people who prefer domestic like the gadgets they throw in for free that Japanese only reserve for the higher end trim for more. The fully loaded cheaply build domestic lasted about 100k less than the econobox Japanese before they hit junkyard for non-accident non-corrosion reason.17 years of start/stop in the prius.... no issues.
People often confuse a bad idea with an idea implemented badly.
CVT transmissions and most automatics.
Give mea a cheap car with stick shift, a decent engine, power windows, power door locks, A/C, and I'm happy. Does anyone still make cheap cars like that?
CHEAP? probably not in the US, but for performance car they still do stick. Maybe you need to buy at least a Miata if you want cheapish car that has power everything and manual.
There are always 2 sides of a coin.One more to add here is the way many new cars are connected to the cloud - I'm not a big fan of the car manufacturers (and pehaps others) having the capability to know where my car is and under what conditions it's being operated.
If your daughter was hit by a bad driver that wasn't protected by nanny then you might have a different opinion.I am against any feature that does the driving for you: lane departure warning, automatic braking systems, etc. Too many fair drivers that rely on crutches to keep them alive, often they go from fair drivers to bad drivers just because they are not in control. Where is Darwin when you need him lol. If you can't or won't be a safe driver and pay attention to the road, *you* should pay higher insurance premiums, not the rest of us.
My Ram, Grand Caravan, and 300 allow you to slam the gas and brake at the same time…. How else would I annihilate tires?That's a regulation since ~2010(?).
I remember driving a college owned Astro with only 60k and the interior door panel push pins already broke off, and the panels would vibrate on the freeway, at 60k. My friend told me "it is a van, don't expect too much"..... I expect things not to break though, not a luxury demand even in 90s for a 60k mile van
I'm not sure what you mean by protecting. My wifes mazda has this thing on the outside mirrors that lights up when another vehicle is beside you. Its distracting at night and a bit dangerous. I already know a car is beside me as i use my mirrors, and turn my head. But when it lights up, it gets my attention off the road in front of me, as i don't know if it is the nanny light or a side marker light of a car that is further up on my side than i thought. In town its contantly lighting up and its distracting when you are not looking to change lanes.If your daughter was hit by a bad driver that wasn't protected by nanny then you might have a different opinion.
Seriously, we have everyone in the US buying massive weight suvs and crew cabs to protect themselves but not the other cars driver passengers, and people never bat an eye, but then complain about electronics nanny that really works protecting both sides. I don't get it.
I know someone who had an “Astro” and it was perfectly fine … my wife did …I know someone who owned a Astro. He had the habit of grabbing the steering wheel when he got into the van. About 4 years of that and one day the steering wheel broke off.
I guess better then than on the freeway somewhere. That Astro was a rattletrap too.
I know we had a similar thread … and the vehicles in our driveway are loaded with features/options … but NO - nothing comes close to annoying me like stop/start. My 2020 Jeep can’t stay running two seconds at a stop sign on country road. That’s a far cry from sitting at a complicated intersection in Houston … whereas it takes two light changes before you are back going again …
Oh interesting, I thought it was a regulation after the Toyota's gas-pedal stuff in the late 2000s. It looks like there's newer news about the previous administration removing that regulation that was 'proposed'.Don’t have it on my 17 Frontier, 15 Rogue, didn’t have it on my 14 Fusion, just had a rental F-150 that didn’t have it.