10 Irritating Automotive Features That Should Have Been Awesome
Adaptive cruise control
“Some cars just slam the brakes instead of releasing the gas when a car pulls in front of you. It gets annoying.”
Parking sensors
“They annoy the f* out of me. They’re cool for the first week, but after you get used to the length of your car, they’re annoying as hell!”
Automatic windscreen wipers
“When I want them to work they don’t, and when I want them to slow down they go ballistic!”
Plastic engine covers
“Any ‘stylish’ plastic cover in the engine-bay. Especially the the ones you have to remove to change a ruddy light bulb!”
Electric seats
“Electronic moving seats are so slow! I’d rather just do it manually.”
Automatic volume control
These systems seem like a great idea, but the volume never quite adjusts how you want it to…
Stop-start technology
The early systems could be a little jerky, but the majority of manufacturers have perfected their stop-start tech. So we don’t fully agree with CTzen MikeEM.
Pop-up headlights
“Whenever you press the button, your fuel mileage goes down! (Insert hate comments here.)”
Electronic parking brake
We genuinely feel sorry for the teenagers of the future. They will never get to experience the pure unadulterated joy of pulling massive skids around their local car-park. And good luck impressing the ladies with your electronic parking brake!
Passengers
Not really a ‘feature’ as such, but we were surprised to find out how many CTzens would rather ride alone!
So, do you agree with your fellow CTzens? Are there any features you think we missed? Let us know in the comments below! You can also find our original community question here.
Comments
Adaptive cruise control, automatic wipers and parking sensors (as long as they have a button to shut them up) are awsome.
If the car is shared between multiple drivers on a regular basis, electric seats WITH memory is golden, especially those who start adjusting the seats depending on the key that is used.
A person who made this post might never have driven a good car… Drive a 5 series BMW and you will know that automatic wipers, electric seats, and parking sensors works and they are great. And in general, mocking up a new technologies that makes life easier is like saying that rock is better then a hammer to nail something
that’s why i enjoy my dad’s e39
Really? Electric seats? They’re fantastic, if only mine worked…
most of these features work great in the cars I drive, although I don’t like automatic volume control, electric parking brakes and plastic engine covers. but I’ve never had a car slam on the brakes when decelerating using the cruise control, you should buy a better car
Again with the engine covers. You guys are like parrots.
stop-start: how to ruin your car while waiting
Lamest car feature ever: The new “Greeting Lights” on top-end luxury cars, and now, THE HYUNDAI GENESIS!!! BECAUSE WE KNOW YOU CAN AFFORD SUCH A BEAUTIFUL AND WONDERFUL, LUXURY SEDAN AND YOU WANT TO SHOW IT OFF TO THE WORLD!”
But as far as pop-up headlights, yeah, they really hurt aerodynamics when engaged, but help a lot when they’re down by lowering the nose. It’s a trade-off, and really the best use for them is when you drive almost entirely in the day and don’t need them. (That’s why Takumi should have had a Levin, not a Trueno, but the Trueno just looks soooooo good!)
I gotta disagree with the last one, sometimes there’s nothing better than a passenger to ride out and share the memories with!
stop start is the worst. >:L
I gave this a point, but don’t consider it for the pop-up headlights