Things that would happily not have on your car

[Alan Clifford]

Oh yes, I’ll add adaptive cruise control. Car overtakes you and pulls in a bit sharpish, your car slows down. Car comes down a slip road and ‘jumps’ in front of you, your car slows down. Damn nuisance.

They should add automatic horn blast to that one.

 

[pauljames87]

i reckon cruise control is better than me a keeping a constant speed on motorways that are not too busy. I've sometimes used it at 29mph in 30mph zones.

That and my speed limiter help me not speed, especially roads I use where if I keep up with car in front I'm doing 65 in a 50

 

[Jimaroid]

Runflat tyres. Awful things.

 

[pauljames87]

Runflat tyres. Awful things.

Another fantastic idea on paper but in reality God no

 

[Backache]

Most irritating thing in the cars I've had is the seat belt alarm. Every time you stick a bag on a passenger seat the bloody alarm goes off when you start driving.

 

[RichA]

Keyless entry and runflat tyres have both caused me massive aggravation and inconvenience that will be dealbreakers on my next car purchase.
I like a rotary knob to control temperature. Having to do it via a touchscreen stopped me buying an otherwise perfect Volvo last time I bought a car.

 

[clubchamp98]

Most irritating thing is the lunatics driving them.

 

[Fade and Die]

On my Volvo Xc40, touch screen controls for all the heating/ac and the radio is an accident waiting to happen.

A wildly erratic lane assist that scares the life out of us when it kicks in and a tyre inflator and a can of goo are all things I want to get rid of.

 

[BiMGuy]

On my Volvo Xc40, touch screen controls for all the heating/ac and the radio is an accident waiting to happen.

A wildly erratic lane assist that scares the life out of us when it kicks in and a tyre inflator and a can of goo are all things I want to get rid of.

How often do you change the settings on the heating/AC and radio? And you know it’s potentially dangerous, so why would you adjust it while moving?

My AC spends 99% of the year set to 19 and on Auto.

Do you not have controls on the steering wheel to change stations? My old XC90 did.

Thinking about it. I don’t think I’ve touched my lights since turning them on to auto the day I picked the car up.

 

[pauljames87]

How often do you change the settings on the heating/AC and radio? And you know it’s potentially dangerous, so why would you adjust it while moving?

My AC spends 99% of the year set to 19 and on Auto.

Do you not have controls on the steering wheel to change stations? My old XC90 did.

Thinking about it. I don’t think I’ve touched my lights since turning them on to auto the day I picked the car up.

Problem is human beings don't like machines being in control of things

They believe they can perform better

 

[Hobbit]

I forgot to add the Sat-Nag, although if I put her in the boot her voice is a bit muffled

 

[Alan Clifford]

Most irritating thing in the cars I've had is the seat belt alarm. Every time you stick a bag on a passenger seat the bloody alarm goes off when you start driving.

My trolley goes on the front seat of my MX5 and has to be strapped in. Probably a good idea anyway.

 

[Fade and Die]

How often do you change the settings on the heating/AC and radio? And you know it’s potentially dangerous, so why would you adjust it while moving?

My AC spends 99% of the year set to 19 and on Auto.

Do you not have controls on the steering wheel to change stations? My old XC90 did.

Thinking about it. I don’t think I’ve touched my lights since turning them on to auto the day I picked the car up.

Seriously? I’m forever turning the heating up and down, fan up and down, bit of talksport in the morning, radio x in the afternoon, maybe dabble with radio 4 or gold. DAB is hit and miss so you have to go to FM/AM/LW
If you want to turn the fan up a notch and the temperature down a degree it’s dangerous stuff.

 

[upsidedown]

Keyless entry and runflat tyres have both caused me massive aggravation and inconvenience that will be dealbreakers on my next car purchase.
I like a rotary knob to control temperature. Having to do it via a touchscreen stopped me buying an otherwise perfect Volvo last time I bought a car.

Mine does it by voice activation

 

[BiMGuy]

Seriously? I’m forever turning the heating up and down, fan up and down, bit of talksport in the morning, radio x in the afternoon, maybe dabble with radio 4 or gold. DAB is hit and miss so you have to go to FM/AM/LW
If you want to turn the fan up a notch and the temperature down a degree it’s dangerous stuff.

Yep, seriously. I have it set at the my preferred temp and fan speed and it stays there. The only time I change it is when it’s really hot and I hit the max AC button.

 

[cliveb]

The thing I'd most like to do without on my car is the roof.
I've had 4 roadsters over the years, and they were just great.
Family life put a stop to that

 

[sunshine]

Cruise Control - never used it...don't even know how to..
Flick indicator...press the stalk down and the indicators flash 3 times.....useless...

I find these features really useful and use them all the time. I guess you never do any motorway driving?

 

[sunshine]

I have a BMW so the indicators are a total waste of time.

Does it even have indicators?

 

[Billysboots]

On my Volvo Xc40, touch screen controls for all the heating/ac and the radio is an accident waiting to happen.

Could be worse. If you had a Tesla virtually everything you need, which should be located on a steering wheel or at least attached to the steering column, is accessed via that ridiculous iPad contraption located low and to the driver’s left.

Awful, awful cars.

 

[Piece]

Surprised no-one has listed auto stop/start. A right pain if it kicks in the moment you want pull out of a junction or roundabout. Thankfully, I can turn it off.

New touchscreens....the irony of you can be done by the cops for phone use when most new cars are in fact one humongous iPad.