buellistic
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Arnott makes a great coilover replacement for that!..
Be careful how you option that new car
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Arnott makes a great coilover replacement for that!..
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alien
I use cruise control all the time even driving the truck down a dirt road.
One things I liked most about my old Toyota was their design of the cruise control stalk sticking out of the steering wheel right next to your right hand where you’d naturally be holding the wheel. I’d just flick that lever up with my index finger when I wanted to go faster or pull it in when I wanted to go slower. Worked almost better than adaptive cruise control cause I could control a smaller gap effortlessly.
It was like having a hand controlled throttle instead of foot controlled. So simple to use I even use it for city driving.
Not like my current car with too many small closely spaced buttons on the wheel that the second or two it takes finding the control makes me less likely to use it. Toyota got it perfect.
TheRobSJ
Großer Mechaniker
Adaptive cruise even on the smallest gap set still leaves way too much of a gap. Using it anywhere around here on the freeways just always has people cutting in front of me. Which of course “brake checks” the system and it gets a little too heavy handed slowing down to get that gap back.
Out on I-5 going to LA or something, it’s fine. Combined with the lane keep system, it’s damn near a self driving car.
CDONA
Home of Vortex tuning
My current cruise control has something new to me with the offset bump buttons. One bump up gets you + three MPH, one bump down gives you - two MPH. so you CAN get the spot.
Two of my past cages had a knob on the dash marked with a T,
I used them, no minimum speed engagement limits.
Two of my past cages had a knob on the dash marked with a T,
I used them, no minimum speed engagement limits.
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alien
And if you have it set for higher than the car you're following its way too slow to accelerate once you pull out to pass. I sit there waiting for it to go and finally just stomp on it to get things going.
mrzuzzo
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This depends entirely on the car. Totally not a problem in my Tesla, in fact I have it on a higher setting since I don't like it following that close, was definitely a problem in my Infiniti.
To the folks who get a heart attack from LED lights and electric windows, don't watch this video. The new DS cars have some next level headlights.
youtu.be/o6wjTMFyFss
two wheel tramp
exploring!
I thought my VW wagon was fancy with heated seats and cruise control and command center. I didn't realize that real new cars were so full of fancy stuff. :laughing
GAJ
Well-known member
My wife's adaptive cruise control has three settings for distance maintained from the car in front; it really is cool.
Two things her 2019 CX5 does NOT have that her 2007 TSX had which I liked are if you pressed and held the unlock button all the windows went down before you got in the car and secondly the tire pressure monitoring system would ID which tire was lower than the rest.
Her TPMS now just gives her a generic warning and then it is up to you to ID the problem and then after taking care of it resetting the set point for the TPMS so it knows what "normal" pressure is.
Two things her 2019 CX5 does NOT have that her 2007 TSX had which I liked are if you pressed and held the unlock button all the windows went down before you got in the car and secondly the tire pressure monitoring system would ID which tire was lower than the rest.
Her TPMS now just gives her a generic warning and then it is up to you to ID the problem and then after taking care of it resetting the set point for the TPMS so it knows what "normal" pressure is.
I like my Explorer it tells me the pressure in each tire individually so I know on a day-to-day basis where it is at and can keep them filled. I also love remote start it is a godsend on hot days here I can start the car while I am inside and it will cool off the interior before I get in so it is not as hot. It also works well for the random cold days also.
I know when we get the wife a car I want to have adaptive cruise and all the other bells and whistles but sometimes manufacturer's websites aren't very good at pointing out which features they have......
I know when we get the wife a car I want to have adaptive cruise and all the other bells and whistles but sometimes manufacturer's websites aren't very good at pointing out which features they have......
Eldritch
is insensitive
You're right, I watched it, I was horrified. I hated Xenon Bulbs, but I like LED's due to the durability of the product, low electrical draw, and excellent light output. They seem not like frivolous bullshit, but an upgrade to a better product, which I am always in favor of as long as it does not sacrifice reliability.
Those motors moving the lights around are a train wreck though.
Eldritch
is insensitive
Maybe you have a bad design because the tech is new, but as a general rule LED's last significantly longer than more traditional filament bulbs.
aminalmutha
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Yep, same thing. I have used it in several mfgs and you basically end up being that dickhead going too slow because everyone is cutting you off.
aminalmutha
Well-known member
That’s a real problem. What car, so I am sure to avoid that shit? Even a bulb a year is unacceptable.
mrzuzzo
Well-known member
Tesla Model S.
Admittedly, its not any of the headlight bulbs that burn out, it's the DRL strip that apparently unsolders itself from the board due to all the heat that cramming all those LEDs in a headlight causes.
They are on revision F of that headlight now, so maybe they've fixed it. Time will tell. One of my sides has the newer revision headlight and it's working so far, but it's only been like 6 months...
aminalmutha
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No bueno.
KnifeySpoony
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You can still get a new car that is simple. I just bought a NEW car without safety nannies or tech- no lane keep assist, no cruise control at all, no stability control, no traction control, no ABS, no servo assist brakes, no power steering, no infotainment, no radio, no heater, no AC. Heck, it doesn't even have doors, a windshield, or a roof. Just more stuff to break amirite?
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GAJ
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These are the newest mandatory safety items on current cars in the US.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/08/business/new-car-safety-features.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/08/business/new-car-safety-features.html
KnifeySpoony
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