You Know You Are Old When

[Jstpssng]

I don't mind the second or two it takes to disable it, as much as the $1500 I spent on adding that option I didn't really want, just because it was part of some option group that contained one other option I did want.

Or because you simply can't find a vehicle without that option.

Speaking of HVAC, my Mazda 3 automatically turns on the AC compressor if I have the temperature set to the lowest setting and turn on the fan. I have to turn the AC off if I just want fan on. What a PITA.

I believe that's to make sure that the compressor is run occasionally.

My Colorado has the old fashioned knobs for temperature control... but it can take up to 30 seconds to respond. When you hit a temperature inversion at 50mph causing your windows to fog up, 30 seconds is a long time.

 

[NoTrespassing]

Or because you simply can't find a vehicle without that option.


I believe that's to make sure that the compressor is run occasionally.

My Colorado has the old fashioned knobs for temperature control... but it can take up to 30 seconds to respond. When you hit a temperature inversion at 50mph causing your windows to fog up, 30 seconds is a long time.

I doubt the compressor exercise hypothesis. It runs every time the windshield vent/defog/defrost is used.

Just my thoughts, my guess would be that most people don't care that the compressor is running when they have the "vent" on but it cuts my mileage by about 2 mpg.

 

[LouNY]

What I find irritating is the placement of the various controls. Especially the cruise controls. Both of our current vehicles have the adaptive cruise which I actually like quite abit.
I can look at fields and equipment without having to worry about the speed limit. My wifes Equinox and my Laramie both ride so quite and have good acceleration that it is easy to get past the speed limit without even realizing it, especially if I'm looking at livestock and fences or such. I do wish the adaptive cruise would keep a bit more distance between vehicles.
However what I find irritating is that the RAM and or Jeeps controls for the cruise are on the right side of the steering wheel with the voice control and audio on the left side and the Chevy 's are opposite.

 

[bigtiller]

Recently bought a new subcompact I call my tiny tractor it has hydrostatic drive in my almost 15 yrs of owning and operating my other tractors that are gear drive with either a conventional shuttle and clutch or my favorite is my 4150 with hydraulic shuttle no pressing clutch pedal to change direction. On my new subcompact when I use I'm Constantly trying to either apply clutch which it doesnt have and reach for a non-existent column shuttle shift lever to change direction. Is this a sign of getting old or just being ignorant and fighting a new to me drive mechanism. Btw I do like mowing my hills with it despite constantly reaching for a direction change column shifter that isn't there. On my older tractors the left side pedal is the clutch now it's a brake on the new hydrostatic tractor.

That's muscle memory,
it explains why the windshield wipers come on when I try to change gears in our Malibu.

But it has lane-assist and I like that. It makes road farming much safer.

 

[WinterDeere]

Both of our current vehicles have the adaptive cruise which I actually like quite abit.

Adaptive cruise can be quite fun in a 500 hp car, when the car ahead of you turns off the road at low speed.

My local Dodge dealer was telling me of playing with adaptive cruise on the Charger SRT 392's, when it first came out, and using it to follow another car up the expressway, off an exit ramp, and up to a stop light. The Charger behaved perfectly, following the car ahead and stopping at the light.

But when the light turned green and the car ahead turned right, the adaptive cruise in the Charger tried to accellerate right back up to 60 mph, with a guard rail straight ahead (no thru path at intersection). I suppose they must have had the forward collision avoidance turned off, or that the distance from them to the guardrail was too great for it to activate right away. Either that, or I found the "one salesman on earth who is full of sh*t."

 

[Engineer42]

However what I find irritating is that the RAM and or Jeeps controls for the cruise are on the right side of the steering wheel with the voice control and audio on the left side and the Chevy 's are opposite.

It's quite annoying. I've been looking at my Ram steering wheel and I believe the buttons would fit swapped side to side.

 

[Runner]

However what I find irritating is that the RAM and or Jeeps controls for the cruise are on the right side of the steering wheel with the voice control and audio on the left side and the Chevy 's are opposite.

While I was performing the hocus pocus required to change some of this stuff, I accidentally turned on the voice command. I was cussing at the car and the female voice came on and said "I'm sorry, I don't understand that command".

 

[jjeff]

That's muscle memory,
it explains why the windshield wipers come on when I try to change gears in out Malibu.

But it has lane-assist and I like that. It makes road farming much safer.

Muscle memory blinds other drivers under unfortunate circumstances I'm driving my wife's tech filled contraption cuz her car has auto dimming high beams out of "muscle memory" I automatically manually flip the high beam dimmer on the console unfortunately the car Automatically dimmed for me flipping the stick overrides the auto dimmer and I'm brighting passing cars unintentionally. Seriously wonder when morons driving non self driving cars start taking advantage of the self driving cars. I mean what's the point of following traffic laws if the majority of self driving cars automatically do. For example Run a red light, no worries the auto driving car will stop anyway. And is it so hard to turn your head and look over your shoulder occasionally when changing lanes? I have a few fused neck vertebrae and I still do and probably always will. Rants over.

 

[not2old]

While I was performing the hocus pocus required to change some of this stuff, I accidentally turned on the voice command. I was cussing at the car and the female voice came on and said "I'm sorry, I don't understand that command".

I rarely use profanity but almost all of it is directed at the voices in my three newer vehicles.

 

[airbiscuit]

I rarely use profanity but almost all of it is directed at the voices in my head