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Old Jan 11th, 2019, 19:23   #27
ThomasG
Aka MadBabs
 

Last Online: Nov 11th, 2022 15:29
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Well..OK.

You do have a pont there that I just can't argue with.

But then, I class these things into few categories:

Gizmos that are a "must":

Abs, airbags, ability to level lights by hand (as opposed to automatic)

Things that I class as gizmos that aren't needed and often do more harm than good

Automatically levelling lights
Lane assist
Antisocial media access from car
Keyless entry

Gizmos that I might find use for, but I don't feel the need of them:

Parking sensors
Bendy lights (as long as levelled by hand- does such a thing exist?)
Blis

And things that maybe someone will find useful, but I just don't.

Automatic tailgate.


In the same time I rarely, if ever, see things that I would actually like fitted to my car:

Automatically closing windows and sunroof (yes, I know they exist, but how often do you see that?)
Audio unit that has access to internet radio, local files (in .flac format!) with ability to create custom playlist, not only by genre/artist/album
Daylights (automatic running lights) coming up together with taillights!!!

But instead there's a push for " google drive" on audio units.
Ever brighter and maladjusted headlights.
Car ability to take over the wheel if it doesn't "like" what you're doing..
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