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Astonishing Wang posted:For about a second I also thought about putting the fresh dog turd that I was carrying on their hood. Hmm, I could piss this guy off, but then I wouldn't have breakfast... decisions decisions...
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You drop a turd on the guy's hood before you leave, you're gonna come home to that same turd rubbed all over the doorknob to your house. Obviously he's gonna know who did it.
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Aug 8, 2014 16:01
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The Midniter posted:You drop a turd on the guy's hood before you leave, you're gonna come home to that same turd rubbed all over the doorknob to your house. Obviously he's gonna know who did it. It's why you tuck it in the wiper cowl so they get a surprise the next time they hit the wipers. 
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Seat Safety Switch posted:It's why you tuck it in the wiper cowl so they get a surprise the next time they hit the wipers. Or just a light smear under the doorhandle, might not even notice till it's all over the steering wheel
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Aug 8, 2014 16:30
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I've noticed a ton of people who don't know how to operate their headlights lately. Drove across town last night and probably saw 5 cars with just the parking lights on. And since when do people think it's acceptable to leave on the high beams because it's a divided interstate? Guess what- it's still bright and annoying. Probably the same people who think they're necessary to drive down a residential street at 25mph.
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Aug 8, 2014 20:56
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It should really be made mandatory for cars to have separate dashboard lights for headlights and parking lights. Although if you don't know your own car enough to know what all the switches and knobs do, then a separate little light probably won't help much either.
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Aug 9, 2014 00:10
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My question is, are there really that many situations where you need parking lights on but headlights off that we still need both settings?
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Aug 9, 2014 00:29
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The purpose of parking lights is to have a low power bulb that you can just leave on so people can see your parked car on unlit roads.
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Well yeah. The problem I see if that it also turns on the instrument cluster lights so if you are driving down a well lit road it's easy to not realize the headlights aren't on. I can remember two times where I've gone to the parking lights while waiting for someone in a parking lot and then started driving down the street before I remembered my headlights were off.
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jamal posted:Well yeah. The problem I see if that it also turns on the instrument cluster lights so if you are driving down a well lit road it's easy to not realize the headlights aren't on. I can remember two times where I've gone to the parking lights while waiting for someone in a parking lot and then started driving down the street before I remembered my headlights were off. A lot of cars have the cluster lights permanently lit anyway
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Aug 9, 2014 06:15
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DRLs plus the lit up space age dash of my 2004 Suzuki Aerio led me to be pulled over for no lights on at least twice. The only indication was that the radio lights weren't lit up and if you were leaving a bright place like a gas station it was hard to tell.
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nsaP posted:DRLs plus the lit up space age dash of my 2004 Suzuki Aerio led me to be pulled over for no lights on at least twice. The only indication was that the radio lights weren't lit up and if you were leaving a bright place like a gas station it was hard to tell. I feel like I notice more late-model Subarus than anything else driving at night with DRLs on
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Aug 9, 2014 06:21
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I ended up gooning up a button that made my car think the hand brake was up because it would turn off the DRLs when you did that for whatever reason.
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One thing that really annoyed me about the Fiesta when I first bought it was that there is absolutely no indication inside the car that the headlights are on or off except for the position of the switch. The switch is in a location that you have to move to see it as well. I was coming from driving vehicles that either had automatic headlights with sensors, or where the dash lights were off unless the headlights (or at least parking lights) were on, and mostly both. I've gotten used to it over the years, but it still seems like a dumb design decision. Why do I need instrument cluster lights if it's light enough that I don't have the headlights on? Unless I'm driving through a tunnel, I can't even tell the cluster lights are on during the day. It's just weird.
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Nthing the "gently caress DRLs/automatic lights & perma-lit cluster" sentiment. I fell victim to it over the winter when I switched my previous fleet car's (GM) automatic headlights off when I left it idling during the polar vortex horseshit in a city with a "no unattended idling vehicles" statute. Didn't realize I was just driving around with the DRLs on - being a fleet vehicle it had DRLs in addition to the automatic lights - until a cop lit me up with his spotlight while I was stopped at a red light. If you aren't used to switching them on and are driving in a well-lit area its really easy to do.The Locator posted:Why do I need instrument cluster lights if it's light enough that I don't have the headlights on? Unless I'm driving through a tunnel, I can't even tell the cluster lights are on during the day. It's just weird. There are a lot of late-model cars that have text and/or pips on the gauges that are only visible when they're backlit - in my personal experience, first-gen MS3s are like this (with the key out you just have blank dials with needles), and I had a pair of second-gen Fusions between 2010 & 2012 that had illuminated pips that weren't visible without backlighting.
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Anything above the base model Mazda3 has EL gauges, at least in the first gen.
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I love my car as the gauge cluster is only lit up when the lights are on. Also, it's drab gray with the lights off and fun red and blue colors with the lights on. Makes me want to drive with the lights on all the time! (also the drab gray is kind of hard to read if it's not bright and sunny out, so you almost need to turn the lights on as soon as it's overcast or at dusk)
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Aug 9, 2014 14:41
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I've never failed to have my headlights on, powering them up is such a muscle memory habit I'll even do it in full daylight, smack myself in the head for being an idiot, then turn them back off. Not sure why a daylight sensor isn't standard equipment these days, cars should be smart enough to light up the road on their own when it gets dark.
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Aug 9, 2014 18:26
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I find the cars on the road with their headlights on are always easier to see even in full daylight so I turn my headlights on every time I get in my car. I don't see any reason not to.
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xzzy posted:Not sure why a daylight sensor isn't standard equipment these days, cars should be smart enough to light up the road on their own when it gets dark. In my case, I drive a base model Fiesta as a cheap economical commuter tool. It doesn't have automatic anything, even manual windows. Geoj posted:There are a lot of late-model cars that have text and/or pips on the gauges that are only visible when they're backlit - in my personal experience, first-gen MS3s are like this (with the key out you just have blank dials with needles), and I had a pair of second-gen Fusions between 2010 & 2012 that had illuminated pips that weren't visible without backlighting. So it would make sense to have always on cluster lights if they were needed like this, but in my case, there is no difference at all in what is visible or not when the lights are on vs. off, so the reasoning doesn't seem to be there. I suppose maybe some of the higher line versions of the Fiesta have some fancier dash that requires back-lighting to see, and they just made the lighting work the same on all of them, who knows.
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Extra posted:Please stop reminding me the 3 door is not sold in the states Yea, I wouldn't choose my car for looks. 4 door boring white sedan. It does however, do a phenomenal job of what I purchased it for - cheap transportation. At about $15k out the door with an automatic transmission (the only option), It has a lifetime average of 38.5mpg driving 2.5 hours every day in rush-hour traffic.
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xzzy posted:I've never failed to have my headlights on, powering them up is such a muscle memory habit I'll even do it in full daylight, smack myself in the head for being an idiot, then turn them back off.
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Geoj posted:
Yup - you couldn't read poo poo on my MS3's dashboard when it wasn't lit up. The funny thing is when they scanned it into Forza4 they clearly did so with the key off
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CharlieWhiskey posted:I turn on my directional whenever there is a bend in the road of more than 80 degrees in the span of a few car lengths, even if there is no intersection, then quickly turn it off and hope no one noticed.
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Friar Zucchini posted:God I'm glad I'm not the only one that does this. I don't do it often but it pisses me off when I do it. Add me to this list too. I'm making up for the billions of other drivers who have forgotten blinkers exist.
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Extra posted:I'd rather have states/towns generate more revenue from handing out tickets to people dumb enough to not turn on their headlights. Both vehicles I've owned have had the lights turn on via a stalk and I've never managed to forget doing it. Oh I'm white so they just tell me to turn them on and send me on my way.
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My favorite thing about Volvos is the fact that Volvo did the intelligent thing and made it so that the headlights turn off when you turn the car off, so you can just leave the switch on forever. My mom's CR-V just beeps loudly at you when you take the key out with the headlights on. Why?!
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We have ambulances with drls, but they shut off when in park. Genius!
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atomicthumbs posted:My favorite thing about Volvos is the fact that Volvo did the intelligent thing and made it so that the headlights turn off when you turn the car off, so you can just leave the switch on forever. The VE Commodores leave their lights on for about two minutes after the key is taken out of the ignition or until you lock it using the remote.
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atomicthumbs posted:My mom's CR-V just beeps loudly at you when you take the key out with the headlights on. Why?! This is pretty normal, I guess it's cheaper than wiring the lights so they lose power when the ignition is off? I suppose an annoying beep can be used for other things, like door open, seat belts, and key left in ignition with the door open and car shut off (all of which is standard in Toyotas these days, not sure about other makers).
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atomicthumbs posted:My favorite thing about Volvos is the fact that Volvo did the intelligent thing and made it so that the headlights turn off when you turn the car off, so you can just leave the switch on forever. all my aw11 mr2's did that, as well as our old 2000 outback. My e30 and 2013 jetta tdi sportwagen? nope, the jetta beeps super loud at you and the e30 turns off the headlights, but not the parking/dash lights. At least I know that my e30 will happily sit in a parking lot for 8+ hours with the parking lights on while I am at the office and still start right up when I go to leave!
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All the recent Fords I've driven have the headlights stay on no matter what if they're in the on position and chime at you when you open the door, and will have DRLs on in any position except Park. I leave my truck's lights on auto about 98% of the time and that does the job but sometimes I turn them on manually if I'm not sure if they're on or not but I really want them to be.
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gently caress automatic headlights. People need to learn to drive and stop relying on automatic EVERYTHING to give them less incentive to pay attention to the vehicle they are operating and their surroundings. 
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iForge posted:gently caress automatic headlights. People need to learn to drive and stop relying on automatic EVERYTHING to give them less incentive to pay attention to the vehicle they are operating and their surroundings. In general I agree, but I'd rather be able to see the idiots on the road than not.
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iForge posted:gently caress automatic headlights. People need to learn to drive and stop relying on automatic EVERYTHING to give them less incentive to pay attention to the vehicle they are operating and their surroundings. What's wrong with a photo-resistor and a relay?
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I took some inspiration from Gandhi, "Be the terrible you want to see on the road" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UALFVE5EElU My wagon's rear window squirter is built into the wiper motor and the fluid actually passes through the axis of the wiper arm. German over-engineering at it's best. After 20 years in the sun, the 90 degree nozzle breaks off and turns your car into a vehicular pissing Calvin. It's only $20 to replace the nozzle, but why would you? e: phone posting is hard NoWake fucked around with this message at 22:46 on Aug 9, 2014 |
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Here's a video I recorded today. You'll probably need to watch it in fullscreen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwYmdQplkLA E: And another one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4HBci-YMTs KozmoNaut fucked around with this message at 23:02 on Aug 9, 2014 |
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NoWake posted:I took some inspiration from Gandhi, "Be the terrible you want to see on the road" Won't be long until someone pulls you out of your car and batters you for being a passive aggressive twat if you do that to them.
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