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There are things we love about our cars. Things that we think about every time we get in them. Things we tell proudly to anyone who will listen. This is not a thread for those things. This is a thread for the little things; the things we only think about once in a blue moon but we're very thankful for when we remember them. I have a silver '09 Sonata and it comes standard with +3 Stealth against cops. I was running late for work and probably going 50 in a 35. I passed a speed trap and immediately saw the cop car pull out right after. I was making GBS threads my pants, trying to think of a good excuse. The light ahead was red, so I nonchalantly pulled to a stop and tried to look natural (I probably looked like a moron). The cop changed lanes and pulled next to me.  . I waited a second after the car ahead of me started moving to force him to be in front of me. He then proceeded to cut me off, swerving back into my lane and pulled over the car directly in front of me - a late 90's Jeep Grand Cheroke I was just seconds ago riding the rear end of.My car may also have vorpal; I haven't yet tried running anyone down or using a scroll of identify.
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Jan 15, 2016 21:59
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I love how on wet roads, the back end of my truck ever so slowly steps out of line in a turn, and ever so slowly glides back in line. It's completely predictable and docile. You can drift and slide around in regular traffic without anybody really giving a poo poo. The BMW i love the little map lights. at night there's always a red glow inside that doesn't affect your night vision or anything, but allows you to see inside the car. The lincoln i love the loud initial roar on a cold start-up.
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Jan 15, 2016 22:15
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Powershift posted:The BMW i love the little map lights. at night there's always a red glow inside that doesn't affect your night vision or anything, but allows you to see inside the car. My friend has a BMW, and it has a little red light on the bottom of the rear view mirror that projects a small spot on the shifter. It's a great touch.
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Jan 15, 2016 22:17
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My Focus: heated windscreen  My MX5: If you hop on and off the throttle in just the right way it gives the cutest little "gurglegurglegurgle....pop!" from the exhaust. 
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Jan 15, 2016 22:24
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The backseat base in the Golf comes out completely and allows the back to fold 99% flat. There's a wee bump in the middle but that's completely acceptable when I can fit a whole drum set and bass guitar in the back with room to spare.
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Jan 15, 2016 22:34
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Starting the Stingray first thing in the morning makes the most wonderful sound. It's the kind of small thing you'll never be able to convey in photograph or really notice in a video.
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Jan 15, 2016 22:49
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It hasn't started burning oil, spun a bearing, or blown a headgasket since i bought it
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Jan 15, 2016 23:22
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'99 Forester: I like that its got 300k miles, has been telling knock knock jokes for almost 6 months, and still gets me to work and back every day. '96 Volvo 855T: the passive rear-steer, not many people seem to know that 850s have that and it really is noticeable when you throw it around the twisties.
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Jan 15, 2016 23:53
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Terrible Robot posted:'99 Forester: I like that its got 300k miles, has been telling knock knock jokes for almost 6 months, and still gets me to work and back every day. I've always been curious about those systems. How do they work?
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Jan 16, 2016 00:14
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KillHour posted:I've always been curious about those systems. How do they work? On the Volvo 850 and FC RX-7 it's accomplished by having certain bushings in the rear suspension designed to compress under cornering loads, giving the rear wheels a couple degrees of toe out/in depending on the side they are on. It's never more than 2 degrees of deflection in either direction IIRC but it makes a difference.
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Jan 16, 2016 00:17
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When I put my car in reverse the passenger mirror drops down so I can see the curb and rear wheel. This should be standard on cars with electric mirrors and a can bus, It's such a simple software implementation.
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Jan 16, 2016 00:40
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The fact that it redlines at 8300 rpm.
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Jan 16, 2016 01:00
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No rust 
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Jan 16, 2016 01:36
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It burns diesel and hauls rear end. Towing ~8000#, still got 14mpg.
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Jan 16, 2016 03:18
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The Saab cupholder. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4lbV5eGuJ8&feature=youtube_gdata_player Also that it has weather band radio.
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Jan 16, 2016 03:21
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scuz posted:The backseat base in the Golf comes out completely and allows the back to fold 99% flat. There's a wee bump in the middle but that's completely acceptable when I can fit a whole drum set and bass guitar in the back with room to spare. Same thing in my old Mazda 323P. The bottom seat cushion in the back could be ripped out, along with the back headrests, making it surprisingly cavernous. I moved so many dumb things in or on that car (had a roof rack too.) The Passat had a similar thing but the seat cushion was just front hinged and tilted forward. As it was a sedan I didn't use it much. For the BMW, I'm 90% sure that it turns off the interior fan when putting it in reverse, as to not suck your own exhaust into the cabin.
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Jan 16, 2016 04:56
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bolind posted:Same thing in my old Mazda 323P. The bottom seat cushion in the back could be ripped out, along with the back headrests, making it surprisingly cavernous. I moved so many dumb things in or on that car (had a roof rack too.) You can take the'90s Mazda seat thing one step further with a Festiva: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFvoStEvIxM Take the headrests off and set the seat just right and you've got mostly-flat, mostly-unbroken cushion through the whole car. Almost comfortable.
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Jan 16, 2016 05:27
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The fact that it's got a three-pedal and nobody expects it. The fact that the other one still makes me smile when I look at it even though it hasn't moved in a couple years.
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Jan 16, 2016 05:28
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The cabin lights up with all these hidden soft orange lights when it's dark and you open the door and it looks wicked.
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Jan 16, 2016 06:28
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I got another one. The bright as gently caress cornering lights that come on with the signal light.  Handy as hell for parking in the dark, too.
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Jan 16, 2016 07:57
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Powershift posted:I got another one. More cars need that poo poo. Frustrating that it seems only US luxobarges have it. On my cars? I dunno, I think I appreciate finally getting my tires set up so they don't leak air. I hate having to fill all the time, but it seems I can never escape it. I'm finally there currently.
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Jan 16, 2016 08:56
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atomicthumbs fucked around with this message at 09:10 on Jan 16, 2016 |
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Jan 16, 2016 09:00
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Its a truely unpopular truck, so no matter what I do to it, nobody cares. Also, those storage compartments in the side of the bed loving own for hiding stuff you don't want people messing with. And the rear seats are hinged due to that whole midgate thing, meaning cleaning under the rear seats is an absolute breeze. I love my crapalanche, even if it is terrible and has me stuck in the worst kind of abusive relationship with it. 
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Jan 16, 2016 09:07
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It's coming up on 11 years old (going by build date), and 130k miles. Still doesn't have any visible leaks, and only loses about a quart of oil between entirely too long oil changes (usually 9k or so - I go by the oil life monitor, and it always gets synthetic). And it still starts on the first try. The only things that have ever been touched under the hood, outside of oil changes, has been a replacement serpentine belt, spark plugs, an air filter, and a throttle body gasket (after I pinched the original when reinstalling the TB after cleaning it, so entirely my fault).
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Jan 16, 2016 10:14
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Terrible Robot posted:On the Volvo 850 and FC RX-7 it's accomplished by having certain bushings in the rear suspension designed to compress under cornering loads, giving the rear wheels a couple degrees of toe out/in depending on the side they are on. It's never more than 2 degrees of deflection in either direction IIRC but it makes a difference. The first thing you do with an FC is throw those bushes as far as you can and get something that locks the geometry in place. Diabolical crap. '99 Forester - Just is the best thing to tool around in. '10 Commodore - swallows a ridiculous amount of crap and cruise long trips.
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Jan 16, 2016 11:38
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'04 Caldina The ability to swap the ac/radio back light from green to red because night vision. And back agaim because red looks like hell during the day.
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Jan 16, 2016 12:20
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:The first thing you do with an FC is throw those bushes as far as you can and get something that locks the geometry in place. Yea, because Mazda refuses to make new bushings and all of the FCs still on the road have totally shagged bushings. The Volvo system owns and you can still get the bushings
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Jan 16, 2016 17:46
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atomicthumbs posted:
Mine does this too, and I love it. I can't tell you how many rental cars I've drained the battery of. 
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Jan 16, 2016 22:52
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KillHour posted:Mine does this too, and I love it. I can't tell you how many rental cars I've drained the battery of. Subaru leaves the lights off when you turn the car off, and they even have a confusing, mislabelled switch that's not obvious to leave them on instead. Then they gave up and got rid of the switch in their pursuit of becoming Brightly Coloured Toyota so who knows what they do now.
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Jan 16, 2016 22:53
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For Subaru the lights now turn off with the ignition, but you cab turn them on by toggling the light switch off then on again with the keys out and it'll turn on your lights
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Jan 16, 2016 22:58
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 I love the huge smile the Viper puts on people's faces when I give someone a ride. The little easter eggs in the car, embedded maps of the Nordschleife and Laguna Seca are great too. It's cool to have that reminder that your car was designed & built by car nuts.
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Jan 16, 2016 23:04
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My MR2 is the first interesting car I've owned that hasn't taken a huge dump within a couple months of owning it. Also it's adorable and I smile every time I see it
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Jan 17, 2016 00:07
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CAT INTERCEPTOR posted:'99 Forester - Just is the best thing to tool around in. Yea same. I love the way it looks. I dont have to work on it much and that I can use it as a small pickup truck or a place to sleep with the seats down. The gearing and the low end torque make it fun to drive too.
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Jan 17, 2016 01:00
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jammyozzy posted:My Focus: heated windscreen Fords heated windscreens are the greatest 'small feature' a car can have.
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Jan 17, 2016 01:38
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Tiltable headrests is a pro feature in any car (such as mine). The entire interior is just so well put together for an 80s econo-lux car.
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Jan 17, 2016 03:18
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There is a button on the dash which remotely drops down the rear headrests for better visibility. They are spring loaded and if you have someone in the back seat they will smack them in the back of the head. I also just love how comfortable the seats are. I've never experienced more comfortable car seats.
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Jan 17, 2016 23:27
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The suspension system means that there is never any body roll when cornering or braking. The suspension is so soft that you cannot feel the road surface at any time until you hit that pothole that you were trying to dodge. Car can also turn within 2x it's length. And makes V8 noises. There are littler things as well, such as the sonic mirrors that shake away rain water and break up ice, but these are the biggest little things.
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Jan 17, 2016 23:31
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Crank-operated vent windows. A little light that illuminates the ignition keyslot. The high-beam indicator is the silhouette of Pontiac. the ignition key can be removed while the engine is running and the car can be locked up that way (no, it's not broken)
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Jan 18, 2016 00:44
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PainterofCrap posted:The high-beam indicator is the silhouette of Pontiac. On the same note, I love my floor-mounted dimmer switch.
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Jan 18, 2016 01:22
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ShittyPostmakerPro posted:Fords heated windscreens are the greatest 'small feature' a car can have. It's seriously nice, although the z-lines can be a distraction at times. Fun story: there was a trick/scam when they first came out where, if you had full glass coverage, you'd get a heated windshield ($1000+) as long as you just claimed that what was broke, even if your car came with a regular one. Pretty sure they closed that hole though. PainterofCrap posted:A little light that illuminates the ignition keyslot. Just remembered! My Mazda had that as well. A dim, green light around the ignition keyslot.
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Jan 18, 2016 11:21
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