Unlike most in America, I read the user manual. But those things are so detailed now -- thick, with French and Spanish translations included, and a dozen safety warnings in every section -- that it's hard to go through the whole thing. I tend to read the sections I'm concerned with and let the rest slide.
This weekend I discovered a feature I did not know the '16 LaCrosse had. I'm shopping for a new TV, and my concern is getting the boxed item into the car for the trip home. While I was measuring the door opening to see if the TV I want (50") could be slid into the back seat, I spotted a little latch on the shoulder of the rear seat back. "Hmm," thought I to myself, and worked it. And the left half of the rear seat folded right down and opened up a passage into the trunk. The other side did the same.
It's true that the BMW 3 Series had that feature -- I used it to crawl into the trunk and open the lid when the car was flooded and I needed to disconnect the battery. And I see in the manual the '11 Regal had fold-down rear seats too. But it's not a feature I even think about; I normally don't transport more than Miss Linda and myself, and maybe a cat carrier, at one time. Astonishing.
What have you ever discovered about your vehicle after you've owned it for a year or more?
This weekend I discovered a feature I did not know the '16 LaCrosse had. I'm shopping for a new TV, and my concern is getting the boxed item into the car for the trip home. While I was measuring the door opening to see if the TV I want (50") could be slid into the back seat, I spotted a little latch on the shoulder of the rear seat back. "Hmm," thought I to myself, and worked it. And the left half of the rear seat folded right down and opened up a passage into the trunk. The other side did the same.
It's true that the BMW 3 Series had that feature -- I used it to crawl into the trunk and open the lid when the car was flooded and I needed to disconnect the battery. And I see in the manual the '11 Regal had fold-down rear seats too. But it's not a feature I even think about; I normally don't transport more than Miss Linda and myself, and maybe a cat carrier, at one time. Astonishing.
What have you ever discovered about your vehicle after you've owned it for a year or more?