What is some of your Pet Peeve's

[Oaktree]

Seeing a valuable collectible vehicle that has had a "no expense spared", frame-off, nut and bolt restoration to like new condition, except that they paint it a non-standard color, or go back with a non-standard interior. Yes, it's their vehicle and they can do whatever they want with it, but I still have the right to be peeved about it.

Worse is you see it all the time on classic vehicle sale sites. Somebody expends a huge amount of money, time and effort restoring a car that is not original, and to me, looks like crap, and they are asking a crazy amount of money to try to recoup their expenses. I just cannot understand the logic.

I wouldn't necessarily call it a peeve, but I do shake my head at some of the stuff people do to classic cars. I suppose they think it's cool, but often as not it just looks stupid.

Another "peeve": Touch screens in most every new vehicle. It's pretty danged dangerous to have to take your eyes off the road, to adjust or turn something on/off. My Jeep has a few buttons on the steering wheel for the radio and phone use, but everything else makes me annoyed.

That seems to have gotten worse this decade, the huge computer monitor-sized screens kind of stuck in the middle of the dash like an afterthought look especially bad. You'd think the automakers would at least try to integrate it into the dash.

I have two 2019 GM vehicles, and the only day-to-day operations that require the screen is the radio (primarily using presets...there are knobs for volume and tuning). There are setup menus that use it, but they're mostly "once and done" operations.

 

[Too many Kubotas]

I absolutely hate touch screens, of any size.

Thankfully many functions are available with separate switches, but it's as if Dodge (and at least one Jeep) wanted the last word.

I like to have the performance pages up on the screen, namely the gauges. Well, for reasons I can't comprehend, after '18 the tuning knob on the radio becomes inoperative when there's useful info on the screen.

With my short attention span (combined with dislike of some music) the stations can end up getting changed a lot. Just not by turning a knob, found by tactile feel, which would allow me to stay focused on the road.

There's a reason I ordered the 3500 with the next to lowest grade radio. It saved me from getting a touch screen - but cost me the availability of a heated steering wheel. A small price to pay, it doesn't go below -10 all that often here.

 

[WinterDeere]

I absolutely hate touch screens, of any size.

Thankfully many functions are available with separate switches, but it's as if Dodge (and at least one Jeep) wanted the last word.

I like to have the performance pages up on the screen, namely the gauges. Well, for reasons I can't comprehend, after '18 the tuning knob on the radio becomes inoperative when there's useful info on the screen.

With my short attention span (combined with dislike of some music) the stations can end up getting changed a lot. Just not by turning a knob, found by tactile feel, which would allow me to stay focused on the road.

There's a reason I ordered the 3500 with the next to lowest grade radio. It saved me from getting a touch screen - but cost me the availability of a heated steering wheel. A small price to pay, it doesn't go below -10 all that often here.

I honestly think RAM is one of the few doing a pretty good job with the touch screen / button balance. At least my 2015 is that way, I guess I haven't checked out their latest. Basically every function I use while driving is replicated as a button or a knob, such that I never need to access the touch screen while driving, except to switch audio sources (i.e. switch from radio to Bluetooth). Heated wheel, heated seats, changing stations, climate... all that is available as buttons or knobs.

 

[Too many Kubotas]

You're lucky.

But on my '21 1500 the tuning knob does work as intended, and only (?) the heated steering wheel requires fiddling with the screen.

Which is easy enough while still on the driveway, but when it's time to turn it off...

 

[ultrarunner]

I absolutely hate touch screens, of any size.

Thankfully many functions are available with separate switches, but it's as if Dodge (and at least one Jeep) wanted the last word.

I like to have the performance pages up on the screen, namely the gauges. Well, for reasons I can't comprehend, after '18 the tuning knob on the radio becomes inoperative when there's useful info on the screen.

With my short attention span (combined with dislike of some music) the stations can end up getting changed a lot. Just not by turning a knob, found by tactile feel, which would allow me to stay focused on the road.

There's a reason I ordered the 3500 with the next to lowest grade radio. It saved me from getting a touch screen - but cost me the availability of a heated steering wheel. A small price to pay, it doesn't go below -10 all that often here.

When it’s cold or my hands are cold sometimes I don’t register on touch screens.

 

[Jstpssng]

When it’s cold or my hands are cold sometimes I don’t register on touch screens.

That's been my gripe about touch screen phones. And not just cold; sweat will really mess them up. I once spent more time on hold than I'll admit... Just as somebody finally picked up and I put my phone to my ear a drop of sweat dropped onto the screen, hanging up on them.
What if it had been an emergency and that was a drop of blood?

 

[WinterDeere]

When it’s cold or my hands are cold sometimes I don’t register on touch screens.

You just reminded me of a place I worked about 23 years ago, which had a combination of key card + fingerprint scanner + retina scanner, to access the building. It was located on a windy bluff near Allentown PA, and I was working there two pretty cold winters (by our standards). All of the women had trouble accessing the building in cold weather, as the finger print scanner would basically decide they were dead. So, on that 8F morning, when the wind is howling 20-40 mph, you'd see a line of ladies stuck outside the door, shivering in their stylish business attire.

That's been my gripe about touch screen phones. And not just cold; sweat will really mess them up. I once spent more time on hold than I'll admit... Just as somebody finally picked up and I put my phone to my ear a drop of sweat dropped onto the screen, hanging up on them.
What if it had been an emergency and that was a drop of blood?

It's happened to me countless times. Not the blood, but the sweat. Even worse, I've been locked out of my phone due to it being activated while in a pocket against my sweaty thigh, and too many failed unlock attempts. I've learned to just disable the "tap to wake" feature, which could also save you from your scenario, if you lock the phone while on a call.

 

[BackRoad]

Early in my career I worked in a secure facility that had retina scan devices as part of a man-trap that would weigh you and lock you out if you were like 5# over your documented weight...(to keep someone from bringing in explosives is what they claimed).

It would really mess with the pregnant women.

Even worse, they designed it with a display outside of the man-trap that showed your weight for all the world to see.

All the women hated it!

 

[WinterDeere]

Early in my career I worked in a secure facility that had retina scan devices as part of a man-trap that would weigh you and lock you out if you were like 5# over your documented weight...(to keep someone from bringing in explosives is what they claimed).

It would really mess with the pregnant women.

Even worse, they designed it with a display outside of the man-trap that showed your weight for all the world to see.

All the women hated it!

I suspect a similar device today would look more at daily weight change, than just a fixed number, as people’s weight does often change throughout the long term.

 

[BravoXray]

My latest pet peeve is car dealers that list online and don't seem to know what the vehicle is priced at. I called to make sure the vehicle was still available, drove 70 miles to the dealer, took it for a test drive, and when they quoted me the price, it was $4K higher than the listed price. I even showed the manager the printout from their listing, made two hours previously, but he wouldn't budge on price. I walked out, got in my car and was backing out when another guy came out wanting to know how they could still make the sale. I told him that at that point, I couldn't trust dealing with them, and left.