but I do like the feature that slows you down when you get too close to a slower vehicle.
That's the feature I hate the most!! I'll be doing 75 and next thing you know your being passed, look down and your doing 60.
but I do like the feature that slows you down when you get too close to a slower vehicle.
What gets me the most is what all has taken place to make engines, trannies, ujoints etc last so long. I think its probably a combination of things. Metallurgy had came up with metals that don't wear as quickly. CNC machining gives much tighter tolerances nd exact duplicates (pistons all same size), lubricants are much better, bearings so much improved. I'm sure there is more I'm not thinking aboutIf she used that many, they likely acted as insulation to prevent the under-hood high temps from soaking into the metal tubes.
Imagine in the last 2 decades how few people have heard their mechanic say:
"I'm sorry, but your engine is going to need a new crankshaft", or "it needs a valve job", or "your driveshaft universal joints are worn out and must be replaced"
Today the main customer panics are:
"OMG! The Bluetooth stopped working!"
"I forgot my mobile WiFi password!"
Oh, the poor little things.
Walk back up the highway and pick up a twisted piece of metal that used to be your driveshaft and email me about it.
I read that people are suffering more leg trama because the cars are designed to crumble when hit in the front. As a result, their legs get crushed. They see more leg trama is because in old cars the driver would have been killed so no one worried about their legs.
My F150 and my wife's Toyota both have airbags everywhere. It's almost like the Stallone movie Demolition Man where he crashes a police car and it is instantly filled with foam to protect him.
Luckily, it's easily disabled, at least it is on my vehicle. Hold the cruise button in for two seconds, and it's off - until you shut off the car. Then you have to do it again the next time you drive it...That's the feature I hate the most!! I'll be doing 75 and next thing you know your being passed, look down and your doing 60.
If she used that many, they likely acted as insulation to prevent the under-hood high temps from soaking into the metal tubes.
Imagine in the last 2 decades how few people have heard their mechanic say:
"I'm sorry, but your engine is going to need a new crankshaft", or "it needs a valve job", or "your driveshaft universal joints are worn out and must be replaced"
Today the main customer panics are:
"OMG! The Bluetooth stopped working!"
"I forgot my mobile WiFi password!"
Oh, the poor little things.
Walk back up the highway and pick up a twisted piece of metal that used to be your driveshaft and email me about it.
Luckily, it's easily disabled, at least it is on my vehicle. Hold the cruise button in for two seconds, and it's off - until you shut off the car. Then you have to do it again the next time you drive it...
It's really not that bad. When you first activate the cruise, you hold it in for two seconds. That's all there is to it.That sounds god awful. I hope someone kills me before I have to live in a world like that.
It's really not that bad. When you first activate the cruise, you hold it in for two seconds. That's all there is to it.
I have had that happen. The only good thing is I didn't rear-end the semi-truck going 40 on the freeway.That's the feature I hate the most!! I'll be doing 75 and next thing you know your being passed, look down and your doing 60.
Probably the biggest part was removing 'human-error' from as much of the manufacturing process as possible.What gets me the most is what all has taken place to make engines, trannies, ujoints etc last so long. I think its probably a combination of things. Metallurgy had came up with metals that don't wear as quickly. CNC machining gives much tighter tolerances nd exact duplicates (pistons all same size), lubricants are much better, bearings so much improved. I'm sure there is more I'm not thinking about
Yes but the context of prepping for an EMP no.Probably the biggest part was removing 'human-error' from as much of the manufacturing process as possible.
Most people get the idea that I am anti-robot or anti-AI. Not so. They have their place.
You mentioned CNC; gone are the days of a person turning wheels on a lathe making parts.
I did lots of work in 2 plants that built Navistar diesel engines (~2008-2018). From raw metal castings all thru assembly, all done by computer controlled machines. They almost never made a mistake. And if they did, they would flash a red light and tattle on themselves.
Unbelievable quality and consistency!
The only thing humans did was put the wiring harness on the engines.
Most parts of current vehicles are made this way. And their quality shines thru.
Should robots build stuff for us humans to use?
Oh heck yeah! They are way better at it than we are.
My pet peeveYep. The build QUALITY of vehicles these days is fantastic. It's all the unnecessary nanny 'features' of the DESIGN that is crap.
My ideal vehicle would be a 1985 era truck...built with 2000's tooling.
Thanks. I'll try that next time. It's the neighbors car but she doesn't like driving.Luckily, it's easily disabled, at least it is on my vehicle. Hold the cruise button in for two seconds, and it's off - until you shut off the car. Then you have to do it again the next time you drive it...
That works for Toyotas. Not sure what way any other brand has for disabling it. Google how to disable it for whatever kind of car it is. That's what I did. It was faster than trying to find it in the manual...Thanks. I'll try that next time. It's the neighbors car but she doesn't like driving.
My pet peeve
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The automotive industry should settle on a standard interface. No not for the diagnostic reader. For the operator!
If I know how to set the cruise control in one car it should be the same for other cars. I have driven rental cars and spent the first hour trying to figure out how the cruise control works in THIS car.
Thank God I figured out how to turn on the windshield wipers when I drove into a sudden down pour.
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Rant done
Ben
Agreed. But, I do like leather seats. Easier to keep clean. More comfortable, IMO.I am a fan of the lower trim levels too.
Ha! Exactly!!Yep. The build QUALITY of vehicles these days is fantastic. It's all the unnecessary nanny 'features' of the DESIGN that is crap.
My ideal vehicle would be a 1985 era truck...built with 2000's tooling.
I just went through a pretty exhaustive search for a truck and settled on a Tacoma, because of the Toyota reputation for durability and resale value. It's really hard to know what to buy. I decided I wanted a 4x4 truck without a turbocharged engine, with decent power, and not a lot of bells and whistles. But it had to have a power driver's seat. The Colorado has a bad reputation for quality. The Ranger only comes with an Ecoboost turbo motor. The Frontier just got a new engine and transmission combo this year and I didn't want to get an untried motor. The Ridgeline is expensive and not as rugged. The Gladiator is built by Chrysler - no thanks! So that left me with the Tacoma. That's how I made my decision. YMMV. Good luck with your search...I am a truck man myself, but they are looking like clowns these days. All dressed up, to impress men who have something to
compensate for. I have been looking for a small pick up to get around in, but I not sure which one I should get, most cost as much as my house did when I bought it.
You are right, the old cars were designed to survive the crash at the expense of the people, steel dash, no seat belts, no air bags all the energy went from the impact point to the people.Cars are so much safer today as well. The engineering is so much better now. There's still people who say, "Old cars were made of solid steel! They were safer!"...Uhh, no. Modern cars absorb and disperse energy so much better than the old ones. People died at a much higher rate per accident 50 years ago...
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