Ha! Well, her 2017 Cayenne Turbo burned in our house fire. So we got her a 2018 Panamera to lease until her 2019 Cayenne Turbo was built and shipped. We didn’t plan on having 3 in 3 years.
I had a 2016 F-150, traded it in last year for a 2018 that had the Stop/Start. Hated it at first, got to kind of tolerate it after a bit, but I just had it tuned out anyways.
True statement...as well as program a bunch of other stuff...it's a fantastic application. Scary that the Russians have developed it though!
I'm old enough to remember a time where I had no anti-lock brakes, manual locks, hand crank windows, no cruise control and no tilt steering. But I guess i'm either young enough or a enough of a geek that I like most of the new technologies such as hands free phone connectionj, auto door locks, blind spot warnings, backup camera, seatbelt warning. As well as auto unlock as I approach the vehicle.
I've had several Chevys over the years and I will most likely not ever have another one. I have a Jeep with the auto-start. It weirded me out for a while, but now it does not bother me. I do wonder about wear and tear on the starter though.
I've had several Chevys over the years and I will most likely not ever have another one. I have a Jeep with the auto-start. It weirded me out for a while, but now it does not bother me. I do wonder about wear and tear on the starter though.
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GM took the Obama bailout and never paid it back.
GM will never get a dime fro me.
I only buy Ford - the only auto maker who didnt take the bailout..
GM will never get a dime fro me.
I only buy Ford - the only auto maker who didnt take the bailout..
Google Ford bailout. They were hardly innocent.
Doesn't really bother me but the cylinder deactivation stuff does. Some cars have a separate starter for the auto stop feature, so if it wears out you can still start the car normally. It should always be possible to permanently disable with some computer programming. For VW products you can use the VAG-COM software which is really handy for many other things as well. If you drive a majority in city stoplights, it could save a lot of money over the life of the car.
Ford took out loans for government mandated requirements. And, they didn't have to do a bankruptcy like GM and Chrysler.
As for the new features on vehicles, I don't like a lot of the nonsense that is put on them anymore. I don't like people relying on their vehicles to brake when approaching other vehicles, lane assists, and parking assists, mostly because they will get out of the proper habits of driving. I also don't like the new vehicles with fobs that allow starting without even using a key. Someone steals a woman's purse, and they then have access to her vehicle. And then, if one has put their "home" address in the GPS system, they could also have instructions on how to get to her home.
If they steal her purse they probably have her keys and home address anyway.
But there are legitimate security concerns about many of the new technologies. Some of it is scary. But older technologies had security holes as well, they were just different.
But there are legitimate security concerns about many of the new technologies. Some of it is scary. But older technologies had security holes as well, they were just different.
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