The most pointless feature on a car EVER? - Page 2

ashleywood.ash · 18th November 2011, 18:26

the heater switch on an old series land rover. totally pointless it would never work

Jules · 18th November 2011, 18:30

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Originally Posted by starbug2

i use it a lot as bev keeps changing it to C and i like F

Agree Steve that's the most useful button...................when one fancies an argument.

Dave-M · 18th November 2011, 18:33

I remember one episode of Top Gear when they had some big Merc on test. One of the 'features' was being able to open the boot from the drivers seat. No big thing, but... it allowed you to specify how much the boot would open

starbug2 · 18th November 2011, 18:34

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Originally Posted by Jules

Agree Steve that's the most useful button...................when one fancies an argument.

lucky there

she does it when i'm not in the car so i change it back when i am

alanT · 18th November 2011, 19:02

Rear spoilers on front wheel drive cars - the MGZT included.

Departed 32016 · 18th November 2011, 19:03

A few-

Civic start button- you have to turn the key then press the start button.

Dual zone climate control- everyone changes both at the same time.

rovexCDTi · 18th November 2011, 19:06

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Originally Posted by alanT

Rear spoilers on front wheel drive cars - the MGZT included.

Not entirely. They can reduce drag (strangely) and change the airflow reducing how dirty the rear end gets! (seriously, it does work). They also look good

dattrike · 18th November 2011, 19:20

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Originally Posted by trikey

I think the button on ours that changes the temp from deg c to farenheit is a bit of a waste of time!

A little off topic but
I find it strange we like warm temperatures in Deg F (68 deg F is comfortable), but we don't usually say ooh, it's 28 Deg F, it's freezing, it's usually ooh, it's 2 Degrees below zero. Why???

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rovexCDTi · 18th November 2011, 19:30

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Originally Posted by dattrike

A little off topic but
I find it strange we like warm temperatures in Deg F (68 deg F is comfortable), but we don't usually say ooh, it's 28 Deg F, it's freezing, it's usually ooh, it's 2 Degrees below zero. Why???

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Because the media insists on continued use of F despite the fact that C has been the official measurement scale in the UK since 1970. I haven't the faintest idea whats comfortable in F because its a stupid, irrelevant and arbitrary scale. It needs to die.

sjc · 18th November 2011, 19:34

Rain-sensing wipers.

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Departed 32016 This is my second home Rover 75 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 5,190 Thanks: 101 Thanked 257 Times in 145 Posts	A few- Civic start button- you have to turn the key then press the start button. Dual zone climate control- everyone changes both at the same time.