List of things on vehicles that contribute to the "dumbing down of america" - Page 7

2000xltoffroad · #91 02-15-2011, 01:18 PM

lol yeah and cruise control what are people too lazy to regulate there speed with the ol right foot
i h8 cruise control

01_ranger_4x4 · #92 02-15-2011, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by 2000xltoffroad

lol yeah and cruise control what are people too lazy to regulate there speed with the ol right foot
i h8 cruise control

Screw that, I love cruise control and it drives me crazy when I'm on the highway behind some tool that can't hold a constant speed and is constantly speeding up and slowing down. Not only is that annoying but it also kills your mileage. Ill keep my CC

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DHEM · #93 02-15-2011, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by RAT Ranger

I have a customer who's wife I passed the other day as she was turnin into their driveway & I noticed her RF headlamp was out. I see my customer the next day & I said, hey...that Dodge Caliber your wifes drivin has a RF headlight out......he laughed..........he said that was built into the car, when you turn your signal on, it turns that sides light off????????

And howbout Ford's NEW 6.7L Diesel that requires that special fluid to clean the exhaust........it has a seperate dependin on the size of the truck, some are 5 gal & some are 20 gal (@$3 gal) and the computer reads it, and when you get within so many miles of it bein empty, it pops up a warning that the vehicle will be shut down. Had an over-the-counter customer the other day travelin from Mich. to Fla and his truck was gonna shut down in 5 miles when he found us, as we are 2 miles off I-75. HOW'S THAT GRAB YA????

lmao! wanna know whats really dumb? The truck warns you over and over and over and over when you start getting low on that fluid crap. He couldnt have missed it lol

Rango88 · #94 02-15-2011, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by 01_ranger_4x4

Screw that, I love cruise control and it drives me crazy when I'm on the highway behind some tool that can't hold a constant speed and is constantly speeding up and slowing down. Not only is that annoying but it also kills your mileage. Ill keep my CC

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even though my truck has cruise, I never use it, I like it because it comes with tilt steering, I honestly believe that if people didn't rely on cruise so much, they might naturally be able to regulate speed better.

Jimmeh · #95 02-15-2011, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by 01_ranger_4x4

Screw that, I love cruise control and it drives me crazy when I'm on the highway behind some tool that can't hold a constant speed and is constantly speeding up and slowing down. Not only is that annoying but it also kills your mileage. Ill keep my CC

I wish I would have had cruise yesterday. 500 miles of holding the pedal in one spot doing 80 sucked my nuts, and not in a good way.

schultzkenneth · #96 02-15-2011, 06:02 PM

I agree with the auto headlights. I know somebody who somehow flipped her headlights from auto to on, and needed someone to go shut them off for her because she didn't know how to turn them on and off.

I also have a problem with auto windshield wipers. It's not that hard to turn a damn knob.

cdawall · #97 02-15-2011, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by richarddhoward

You forgot traction control

i posted that crap TCS is bs learn to drive

ObsoleteE · #98 02-15-2011, 07:23 PM

I hate tcs so much that I bought an auto off module for my car. This way if I want it (which I never do) I can turn it on instead of having to turn it off every time I start the car.

aaron_ariens · #99 02-15-2011, 07:25 PM

My friends Chrysler 300C, the newer fancy ones...

AUTO BRIGHTS.

....really?

cdawall · #**100** 02-15-2011, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ObsoleteE

I hate tcs so much that I bought an auto off module for my car. This way if I want it (which I never do) I can turn it on instead of having to turn it off every time I start the car.

i dont own a single vehicle nor have i ever owned a vehicle with TCS hell this ranger is the first vehicle with ABS

sgtsandman · #**101** 02-15-2011, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Ranger Sport

When you want more lighting (high beams), ford turns your aux lights off.

Ford isn't the only ones to do that. Honda does it too. I don't know about other brands.

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Originally Posted by Jimmeh

I wish I would have had cruise yesterday. 500 miles of holding the pedal in one spot doing 80 sucked my nuts, and not in a good way.

I hear you. Six hours of driving with no cruise control sucks.

aaron_ariens · #**102** 02-15-2011, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by sgtsandman

Ford isn't the only ones to do that. Honda does it too. I don't know about other brands.

Scion too

DiabloBlanco · #**103** 02-15-2011, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ObsoleteE

auto off module for my car.

I want

southbama man · #**104** 02-15-2011, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Rangerbabe06

I was driving to work one day and there was a truck in front of me and he had something on the tv screen in his truck, and he kept swerving all over the road. I think I have a video of it somewhere, but I'm like really? Turn the damn thing off and pay attention to the fuckin road. I ended up passing him cause he was also going 40/55.

I still listen to cds in my car. No ipod here. lol Either cds or radio.

I would be listening to my ipod, but some low life ******* stole my ipod at a party. Thanks to whoever you are. Hope you trip and fall in epic ways.

DiabloBlanco · #**105** 02-15-2011, 08:51 PM

oh that was you john? my bad. lol jk man

sorry about your ipod