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I hate power windows! They can go down in the winter but not back up...

The headlights on a friend's Caddy are so expensive... he will be a long-term padiddle when one goes out.

1 posted on 04/20/2022 8:00:45 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
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I miss wing windows.


2 posted on 04/20/2022 8:02:15 AM PDT by READINABLUESTATE (It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies.)
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3 posted on 04/20/2022 8:02:19 AM PDT by DannyTN
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“My co-worker just spend $225 to replace ONE BULB on her Acura”

My 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee Supercharged HEMI V8’s headlights are sealed HID (High Intensity Discharge) units, with turn signal and running lights, costing $650 each plus labor, and don’t allow a single bulb replacement.

Damn, I miss using a Philips screwdriver and redplaceable, cheap bulbs.


4 posted on 04/20/2022 8:05:09 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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I like the iPad idea.


5 posted on 04/20/2022 8:06:35 AM PDT by SamAdams76 (1.02 million active users now on Truth Social)
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Most headlights are now LED, they will probably outlast the car.


6 posted on 04/20/2022 8:08:01 AM PDT by kaktuskid
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Speaking of headlights, why must all car manufacturers use cheap plastic headlights that turn cloudy and obscure your vision after a few years? Bring back glass.


7 posted on 04/20/2022 8:08:06 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (I love my country. It's my government that I hate.)
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Bring back ashtrays!


10 posted on 04/20/2022 8:11:31 AM PDT by ArtDodger
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Spark plugs you can reach and change yourself.

Stereos and A/C controls you can feel the buttons on and make changes without looking at a screen. (Though listening bluetooth connected through my phone does away with that problem on stereos using voice commands.)

Leg room in the back seat while still having plenty of room in the trunk.

Factory supplied car jacks that actually lift high enough to change a tire without having to tote a brick or two to put on top of the jack.

Metal door openers that don't break from too much use.

12 posted on 04/20/2022 8:11:51 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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I miss foot dimmer switches.

I keep driving my nearly 20 year-old truck and pamper it to keep it as my wife does her 16 year-old Lucerne to keep the Northstar V-8 and relative simplicity of the vehicle. Combined, we drive less than 7.000 miles a year now.

I can still do most things on both vehicles even the Cummins.

Why does anyone need a computer in a car? You’re supposed to drive it.

Buying a new car is painful enough. I dread it even more now. Sliders in big trucks were the way to go, is there an equivalent for cars now?


17 posted on 04/20/2022 8:16:22 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (Politicians are only marginally good at one thing, being politicians. Otherwise they are fools.)
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What I really miss? Keys WITHOUT BUILT-IN FOBS! I want to be able to carry three keys in my jeans pocket without looking like I’ve stuffed a revolver in it!


18 posted on 04/20/2022 8:17:30 AM PDT by Mr Rogers (We're a nation of feelings, not thoughts.)
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Of course the headlight problem really has nothing to do with the light itself, but with the design of the front end. Too much stuff crammed in, doesn’t matter what form factor the light is, it’ll still be behind all kinds of stuff and hard to get to.

I like power windows. I like being able to open and close all 4 windows from the driver’s seat. I never have a problem with them.


19 posted on 04/20/2022 8:17:33 AM PDT by discostu (like a dog being shown a card trick)
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Speaking of headlights, the 1948 Tucker Torpedo had one on each side plus one in the middle. The middle headlight would turn when the steering wheel turned.


20 posted on 04/20/2022 8:17:54 AM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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I agree with the tricolor lights.


23 posted on 04/20/2022 8:19:03 AM PDT by newzjunkey (“We Did It Joe!” -The Taliban / “Thanks Joe!” -Putin)
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I have a 2012 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen and I’ve never replaced a single light bulb. (Knock wood)


24 posted on 04/20/2022 8:19:17 AM PDT by libertylover (Our BIGGEST problem, by far, is that most of the media is hate & agenda driven, not truth driven.)
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Bring back the ball chiller a/c vent under the steering wheel!


26 posted on 04/20/2022 8:21:52 AM PDT by ropin71 (God Bless our Troops!)
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rain gutters
foot operated high beams
vent windows

27 posted on 04/20/2022 8:22:24 AM PDT by SeeSharp
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Ok until they got to hand cranked windows. No thanks. I see zero chance of that happening. LOL


29 posted on 04/20/2022 8:22:59 AM PDT by plain talk
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30 posted on 04/20/2022 8:24:15 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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Not-Power Windows Crank windows.More reliable than power windows, much finer control over movements, and I don’t have to turn the ignition on to use it.

In flood areas this simple option/change would save a lot of lives...

33 posted on 04/20/2022 8:27:13 AM PDT by GOPJ (.............Being a sexual weirdo should NOT be a path to power.)
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Curb scrapers


35 posted on 04/20/2022 8:28:46 AM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear (This is not a tagline.)
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