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I hate the small windows in every car today.
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Mar 26, 2024 15:44
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hot cocoa on the couch posted:modern car design has focused on "safety" so much the messaging may as well be "feel free to crash at any time!"
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Mar 26, 2024 15:48
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hot cocoa on the couch posted:its a joke when i sit in my little 80s coupe that weighs 2000 lb and compare that to a "compact car" of today which is longer, taller, weighs 1000 lb more and has visibility so bad i feel like im in a truck. Not being able to see my surroundings through the windows is bad enough on newer cars that I stopped driving, and won't be renewing my license when that comes up. Yeah, I could get an older car, but I don't want to be in a situation where I'm expected to drive someone else's. Fuckin' love when I'm crossing the street at a crosswalk and I can't see any of the drivers. Dip Viscous fucked around with this message at 16:02 on Mar 26, 2024 |
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Mar 26, 2024 15:58
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humpthewind posted:I hate the small windows in every car today. Cars are like 80% pillars by weight nowadays, and the windshields keep getting tinier. I had to rent a new car recently and they stuck me in a Nissan Altima. I figured it'd be fine since it's got a pretty big footprint, but I could barely see through the windshield because it was so loving short. Even with the seat at its lowest setting I had to hunch down a bit to get a proper line of sight and I'm only 6'3". There was almost no visibility out of the rear passenger windows, and the back windshield was equally squashed and tiny. The thing was literally a rolling blindspot, I was so happy to get back into my 15 year old Subaru where I can raise the seat to a height that doesn't wreck my knees while also being able to see through the windshield.
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Mar 26, 2024 16:06
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hot cocoa on the couch posted:part of it is federal safety mandates as well. anti-intrusion protection and rollover protection has created some absurdly strong chassis which are quite large. its also why backup cameras and blind spot sensors are basically mandatory now, pillars are so thick (mandatory curtain airbags also beefing up the pillars), and the glass is so small and high that sightlines around the car are very very bad. its a joke when i sit in my little 80s coupe that weighs 2000 lb and compare that to a "compact car" of today which is longer, taller, weighs 1000 lb more and has visibility so bad i feel like im in a truck.   so, you know, they don't have to be this loving huge 
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Mar 26, 2024 16:10
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Modal Auxiliary posted:Cars are like 80% pillars by weight nowadays, and the windshields keep getting tinier. I had to rent a new car recently and they stuck me in a Nissan Altima. I figured it'd be fine since it's got a pretty big footprint, but I could barely see through the windshield because it was so loving short. Even with the seat at its lowest setting I had to hunch down a bit to get a proper line of sight and I'm only 6'3". There was almost no visibility out of the rear passenger windows, and the back windshield was equally squashed and tiny. The thing was literally a rolling blindspot, I was so happy to get back into my 15 year old Subaru where I can raise the seat to a height that doesn't wreck my knees while also being able to see through the windshield. Hard to believe a cars pillars need to be much stronger than those of a Saab 99/900. This car has incredible visibility! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1Z284Fv0cc
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Mar 26, 2024 16:22
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buffbus posted:Why stop there? When my current Subaru eventually dies, I probably won't even replace it. I'll just sit in the driveway and make engine noises with my mouth while bouncing in the seat. Food delivery will cost a bit but it's better than dealing with a new one with auto engine stop. You can turn auto start stop off usually
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Mar 26, 2024 16:48
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TotalLossBrain posted:You can turn auto start stop off usually Yeah but you have to do it every single time you start the car. Has that feature shown any measurable improvement on real world emissions? Or is it there to give them more fuel efficiency points with government regulators? I’ll shut up about it if it’s helping.
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Mar 26, 2024 17:16
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If it stops my neighbour idling outside for an hour for no reason...
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Mar 26, 2024 17:46
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The Toyota sales guy told me that it was better for my Rav’s engine
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Mar 26, 2024 17:48
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wash bucket posted:Has that feature shown any measurable improvement on real world emissions? Or is it there to give them more fuel efficiency points with government regulators? I’ll shut up about it if it’s helping. 3-12% improvement in MPG, depending on how much stop and go traffic you drive in, shown in repeated tests both professional and by YouTubers. On a base level, I think you start saving gas as long as the car is stopped for at least 7 seconds, although some say at least 30.
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Mar 26, 2024 18:27
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Giant Metal Robot posted:3-12% improvement in MPG, depending on how much stop and go traffic you drive in, shown in repeated tests both professional and by YouTubers. also, if you gotta deal with a squirrelly situation at at a light or whatever, you can bypass it by pumping the break pedal once. tap over to s-drive while you’re at it and you’re pretty much set to jump out the gate like an rear end in a top hat (unless you have one of those weak rear end non-turbo 2.0l subarus)
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Mar 26, 2024 19:14
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start stop engines are vastly inferior to turbo hybrid powertrains
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Mar 26, 2024 19:17
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quite frankly, every engine that needs more than a simple lobstersaurus for service is a steaming pile
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Mar 26, 2024 19:33
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His Divine Shadow posted:You can also stand to be a little uncomfortable some of the time. It's not the end of the world if your car doesn't work for 100% of scenarios and only 99%. This obsession with not having once to endure the slightest inconvenience in our daily lives has led to some absurd outcomes IMO. In America this is like saying you hate God and apple pie, there is nothing more sacred in this hell country than moment to moment convenience, even in this thread we have people complaining about the dark patterns built into modern ad supported software and then balking when slightly less convenient alternatives are brought up.
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Mar 26, 2024 20:15
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The extra cherry on top is that all those truck jagoffs have little idea how to actually drive these things without serving all over and generally being a danger to everyone else. Hello, Bumble McHugeTruck, it's not my fault your right turn goes so wide it carries into two other lanes. Stop staring at me
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Mar 26, 2024 20:19
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Dip Viscous posted:Not being able to see my surroundings through the windows is bad enough on newer cars that I stopped driving, and won't be renewing my license when that comes up. Yeah, I could get an older car, but I don't want to be in a situation where I'm expected to drive someone else's. The aforementioned Subaru happens to be the largest of theirs and it's still really easy to see all around it. The only downside is that it has tall windows and a downward curving hood which does a poor job of communicating to the world that I am a big strong man with massive man parts.
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Mar 26, 2024 22:32
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The visibility in my 2014 Forester is absolutely wonderful. By far the best I've had in any car I've driven or maybe even been in.
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Mar 26, 2024 22:36
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It's almost like Subaru knows their customers. They are kinda ugly and very boring but generally functional.
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Mar 26, 2024 22:49
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buffbus posted:It's almost like Subaru knows their customers. They are kinda ugly and very boring but generally functional. I'm ugly, boring, but non-functional. They almost had me.
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Mar 26, 2024 23:00
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buffbus posted:It's almost like Subaru knows their customers. They are kinda ugly and very boring but generally functional. One time I went to a music festival in Black Mountain, NC and I think I saw every single Subaru sold in the USDM since 2000 in that parking lot. It seemed like half the cars there were Subarus and much of the other half were Mazdas.
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Mar 27, 2024 00:02
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Woolie Wool posted:One time I went to a music festival in Black Mountain, NC and I think I saw every single Subaru sold in the USDM since 2000 in that parking lot. It seemed like half the cars there were Subarus and much of the other half were Mazdas. Just going to post this without saying who was at the festival?
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Mar 27, 2024 00:06
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Jelly posted:Just going to post this without saying who was at the festival? James Taylor? NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me? Maybe it was a wild Yanni concert. edit: vvv eh, not far off
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Mar 27, 2024 00:09
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Jelly posted:Just going to post this without saying who was at the festival? What sort of people do you think attend a world music festival up in one of the only left-wing-friendly places in the south? It was just straight up crunchy granola, and god bless them for keeping those two carmakers afloat in the US.
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Mar 27, 2024 00:09
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Did someone say "Baltimore traffic" yet?
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Mar 27, 2024 00:26
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Woolie Wool posted:One time I went to a music festival in Black Mountain, NC and I think I saw every single Subaru sold in the USDM since 2000 in that parking lot. It seemed like half the cars there were Subarus and much of the other half were Mazdas. Yeah but at least one of those miatas was faster than a corvette
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Mar 27, 2024 00:57
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Vampire Panties posted:Yeah but at least one of those miatas was faster than a corvette lmao no these were sedans and the mini-minivans, hippies don't give a poo poo about driving fast
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Mar 27, 2024 01:24
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Woolie Wool posted:lmao no these were sedans and the mini-minivans, hippies don't give a poo poo about driving fast maybe not them mountainfolk hippies
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Mar 27, 2024 01:48
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Giant Metal Robot posted:3-12% improvement in MPG, depending on how much stop and go traffic you drive in, shown in repeated tests both professional and by YouTubers. I don't care, I hate it and I want it to go away. It should be an option that is easy to turn off for the stubborn morons like me.
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Mar 27, 2024 02:27
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Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:I don't care, I hate it and I want it to go away. It should be an option that is easy to turn off for the stubborn morons like me. How much easier than "a single button press" do you want them to make it for you to waste gas for no reason
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Mar 27, 2024 02:42
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Has auto stop been around for long enough for it to be known how it affects the lifespan of the engine?
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Mar 27, 2024 02:53
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Cerekk posted:How much easier than "a single button press" do you want them to make it for you to waste gas for no reason No button press?
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Mar 27, 2024 02:54
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From a mechanical standpoint, if I can permanently turn off the passenger side airbag I don't think it's unreasonable to turn off autostart/stop.
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Mar 27, 2024 02:57
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My wife seriously complains every single time the auto-start/stop triggers in her car if she forgot to push the button that trip. She even turns it off when I’m driving her car. It doesn’t bother me, and I’m used to the instant-go afforded by my EV. The only thing I dislike is that in her car you lose AC power and it’s just the blower when it activates.
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Mar 27, 2024 03:31
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Blue Moonlight posted:It doesn’t bother me, and I’m used to the instant-go afforded by my EV. The only thing I dislike is that in her car you lose AC power and it’s just the blower when it activates. My car is at least smart enough to disable that behavior if the AC hasn't come up to temp yet. It will even pop up and tell you that's why the car is still running. Though I just realized my car has pop up notifications and now I have even more strong opinions.
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Mar 27, 2024 03:45
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Did anyone say eBay yet? Just sold something for $20 and I got like 15 and change payment. Is eBay seriously charging 20% to sell on their site now? Lol.
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Mar 27, 2024 04:37
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Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:I don't care, I hate it and I want it to go away. It should be an option that is easy to turn off for the stubborn morons like me. you can get little override dongles that patch into your canbus for that. if you don’t have the chops to install one yourself, guaranteed you can get it done at any shop with a giant trump flag out front
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Mar 27, 2024 05:01
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Atopian posted:Did someone say "Baltimore traffic" yet? It was already worse this morning. But not for no reason. I test drove a new Camaro a few years ago and it was like driving a tank, visibility was awful.
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Mar 27, 2024 05:28
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The engine auto shutoff is so annoying for my commute. I usually take a back route to work that includes about 6 4-way stops out in the boonies. Unless there's a bunch of traffic, most people do slightly rolling stops since you can see traffic from a mile away as you're pulling to the intersections and I can't tell you how many times the sudden loss of acceleration causes confusion because people think you're letting them take right of way before your car suddenly decides to turn back on. Probably more of an infrastructure problem but still a gripe I have.
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Mar 27, 2024 06:37
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Squiggle posted:No button press? Yeah how bout the automatic shutoff is an optimization thing that you enable, rather than the default??
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