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Colostomy Bag posted:Yeah, with the 55 mark circled. Some Euro speedometers have contrast markings on the standard Euro in town/b road/a road/motorway limits
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While we're at it, bring back the talking onboard car computers. I don't need voice-activated whatevers, I have buttons for that, but just let my car screech at me in a badly synthesized voice instead of going bing-bong when I forget to turn the lights off.
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Nidhg00670000 posted:While we're at it, bring back the talking onboard car computers. I don't need voice-activated whatevers, I have buttons for that, but just let my car screech at me in a badly synthesized voice instead of going bing-bong when I forget to turn the lights off. We had a 1986 Nissan Maxima station wagon that talked. The voice was sampled so it sounded fine. Left door is open Right door is open Key is in the ignition Those are, uh, all the ones I remember. Great car. Keyless entry with a keypad too. Fuel injected V6. It was up to around 289,000 miles when it stopped being driven.
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^^^ How can a door be a jar? KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:Some Euro speedometers have contrast markings on the standard Euro in town/b road/a road/motorway limits Yeah, I thought my had another mark at 90 but I guess not mobby_6kl posted:Speaking of Vauxhall, my old Omega had a speedometer like this:
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Jul 10, 2020 14:21
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One nice touch that I always liked on my 2012 WRX's gauges is that they took the time to align idle RPM with the speedo at zero position so that they were at the same angle. The symmetry was nice.
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Jul 10, 2020 14:30
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which idle speed
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Jul 10, 2020 14:41
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:which idle speed After it was warmed up. But the difference in size of the gauges meant there wasn't a ton of difference either way.
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Jul 10, 2020 14:57
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Nidhg00670000 posted:While we're at it, bring back the talking onboard car computers. I don't need voice-activated whatevers, I have buttons for that, but just let my car screech at me in a badly synthesized voice instead of going bing-bong when I forget to turn the lights off. "Your cell phone is still in the car."
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Jul 10, 2020 15:19
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Murgos posted:"Your cell phone is still in the car." You could totally do this with the wireless charging pads they have now or with NFC.
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Jul 10, 2020 15:46
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I mean, my Golf R does that (well, with a message on the center display, not a voice) if you are connected to the car via bluetooth. "Don't forget your cell phone."
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Jul 10, 2020 15:51
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Dear god, the day where the car nags me more than the wife when I park the car.
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My Civic mostly beeps to get my attention but if I try to release the parking brake without pressing the brake pedal it will talk to me. That’s the only thing I’ve heard it say so far.
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Jul 10, 2020 16:31
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KillHour posted:You could totally do this with the wireless charging pads they have now or with NFC. Yes, my car does it. It's a very pleasant voice with a hint of an accent. It's usually as I am grabbing my phone but a few times it has been helpful.
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Lord Stimperor posted:I don't like speedometers that are too optimistic. I don't wanna see all the speed that I could be experiencing had I bought a faster car. Just let me feel fast man  My 2CV is the only car I know of where the speedo can't quite display the maximum speed the car can do. The official top speed is 71.5mph but it's not too hard (relatively speaking...) to do more than that and I've driven for long periods on French motorways with the needle hard on the top stop.  On the other hand my Xantia TD's speedo goes up to 150mph when the top speed is (supposedly) 110mph. I do appreciate that that means that when at the French legal limit in top gear it means both speed and tacho needles are vertical, though. BalloonFish fucked around with this message at 17:28 on Jul 10, 2020 |
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Jul 10, 2020 17:24
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What are the supposed function of the curved lines on the lancia dash?
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taqueso posted:What are the supposed function of the curved lines on the lancia dash? That dash is from the Orca concept car, and the press images all show the dash in its test/display mode with all the elements lit up. I believe that the intent was that only one of the line's on the speedo and tacho would light up at a time, acting as a 'pointer' so, like on an analogue dial, you could get an idea of speed in your peripheral vision which you don't get with an illuminated digital display. That, and it looks  , of course.
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big crush on Chad OMG posted:This is the gauge cluster I’m used to in the Speed3, I’ve never seen that other setup. I love the gauges starting at 6 o’clock. The 1st gen speed3 would hit about 140 mph before running out of steam.
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LeeMajors posted:It's pretty mindblowing. The 94 Supra Turbo was 'fast' with a 5.5s 0-60. Close enough to a '94 Celica. *Scotty Kilmer has entered the thread*
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mysteryberto posted:You joke but Telsa charges $300 for unlocking heated rear seats on their lower trim model 3's. I'm not joking, it's literally happening and manufacturers will quickly realize that not only can they upsell already-onboard options with digital unlocks but also that they can also decontent used cars of their standard features to extract money from that market as well. I put it at under 3 years before someone besides Tesla (guessing BMW, they're pieces of poo poo) packages a "free" lease-length subscription for standard features that requires the next buyer fork out a bunch of money to re-enable super basic poo poo that's available for no cost to the first owner. I'm talking like you buy the car used and the autodimming mirrors don't work unless you give the car's infotainment system your credit card number.
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it's gonna like that Phillip K. Dick book (UBIK) where you had to constantly shove coins into your front door lock, toaster, and shower, etc to use them.
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Jul 10, 2020 22:02
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The Oldest Man posted:I'm not joking, it's literally happening and manufacturers will quickly realize that not only can they upsell already-onboard options with digital unlocks but also that they can also decontent used cars of their standard features to extract money from that market as well. I put it at under 3 years before someone besides Tesla (guessing BMW, they're pieces of poo poo) packages a "free" lease-length subscription for standard features that requires the next buyer fork out a bunch of money to re-enable super basic poo poo that's available for no cost to the first owner. This really is where things are heading, because the groups of people that buy cars new vs buy cars used are two entirely separate groups, and new buyers won't give a poo poo if the next guy gets hosed over.
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Just got the update from Genesis. Canadian pricing is set, $76K for the 3.5L.
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Good deal considering Genesis.ca don't charge freight, PDI, doc fees, etc. and the equivalent German would be 100k + fees.
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Speaking of gauges I have a weird pet peeve about cars: I hate gauge sweeps on startup. That poo poo was probably cool 20 years ago but now I'm like ok get on with it, it's kind of lame imo.
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smooth jazz posted:Good deal considering Genesis.ca don't charge freight, PDI, doc fees, etc. and the equivalent German would be 100k + fees. Fair enough but the outgoing model topped out at $13k less. It's just a big jump.
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The Oldest Man posted:I'm not joking, it's literally happening and manufacturers will quickly realize that not only can they upsell already-onboard options with digital unlocks but also that they can also decontent used cars of their standard features to extract money from that market as well. I put it at under 3 years before someone besides Tesla (guessing BMW, they're pieces of poo poo) packages a "free" lease-length subscription for standard features that requires the next buyer fork out a bunch of money to re-enable super basic poo poo that's available for no cost to the first owner. Great. So I'm gonna have to hack and crack every used car I buy just to claw back features that are now gated behind a paywall. Thank you, Elon Musk. Colostomy Bag posted:Yeah, with the 55 mark circled. Flashbacks to nearly every 80s-era FoMoCo product I've driven or ridden in.
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90s Solo Cup posted:Great. So I'm gonna have to hack and crack every used car I buy just to claw back features that are now gated behind a paywall. Thank you, Elon Musk. Don't you worry, they're going to get legislation passed to make that a felony
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Previa_fun posted:Speaking of gauges I have a weird pet peeve about cars: I get peeved by the tempert gauge on our Mazda. The scale has inconsistent steps, and the operating temperature is at a crooked looking angle - throughout the test drive I was wondering if there was something wrong with it
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90s Solo Cup posted:Great. So I'm gonna have to hack and crack every used car I buy just to claw back features that are now gated behind a paywall. Thank you, Elon Musk. You wouldn't download a heated seats
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90s Solo Cup posted:Great. So I'm gonna have to hack and crack every used car I buy just to claw back features that are now gated behind a paywall. Thank you, Elon Musk. https://youtu.be/tefHYLCEbAA
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Welp. Ford's started leaking Bronco stuff early and I think I might be sold. The 2 door looks gooood.
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Liquid Communism posted:Welp. Ford's started leaking Bronco stuff early and I think I might be sold. The 2 door looks gooood. I was thinking the same thing, I used to be a downer about the bronco but everything that's leaked has me optimistic about it now. I honestly expected them to put a panoramic moonroof on an SUV and say it was good enough, glad I was wrong. I hope they base the next ranger off the bronco platform, I like the gladiator but I'm never buying another Chrysler product again.
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Previa_fun posted:Speaking of gauges I have a weird pet peeve about cars: Gauge sweeps don't bother me, but cheapo odo/trip/mpg displays do. Yeah, let's just put a display straight out of a Timex watch or Casio calculator in the lower-tier trims despite it being 2020, an era where the entire dashboard is soon to be one giant touchscreen.
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As Nero Danced posted:I was thinking the same thing, I used to be a downer about the bronco but everything that's leaked has me optimistic about it now. I honestly expected them to put a panoramic moonroof on an SUV and say it was good enough, glad I was wrong. They're already the same platform. This was the Bronco test mule. 
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90s Solo Cup posted:Gauge sweeps don't bother me, but cheapo odo/trip/mpg displays do. Yeah, let's just put a display straight out of a Timex watch or Casio calculator in the lower-tier trims despite it being 2020, an era where the entire dashboard is soon to be one giant touchscreen. It's a dick move to let you know that you didn't spend enough
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Lord Stimperor posted:It's a dick move to let you know that you didn't spend enough Ugly blank button panels and the like exist specifically to shame people into spending more money to get something that's not poo poo.
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As Nero Danced posted:I hope they base the next ranger off the bronco platform, I like the gladiator but I'm never buying another Chrysler product again. I have never owned a Jeep but the culture around them is an insane turnoff. Which is a shame because an old beater jeep seems like a lot of fun even if it’s Chrysler trash (and I can’t afford to restore an old FJ). But the gladiator just looks like rear end—staples a truck bed onto a wrangler and called it good.
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I’m really excited about the Bronco because I feel like I’ll get a better Jeep without all the Chrysler baggage.
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