DWB Posted April 9, 2023 Report Share Posted April 9, 2023 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drroogh Posted May 19, 2023 Report Share Posted May 19, 2023 How do you feel about touchscreens in your vehicle? Seems to be a trend going back to buttons and knobs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted May 19, 2023 Report Share Posted May 19, 2023 12 minutes ago, Drroogh said: How do you feel about touchscreens in your vehicle? Seems to be a trend going back to buttons and knobs I rarely touch it... I have Google assistant do all the work... Until they inject AI into it and someday it tells me to get bent 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted May 19, 2023 Report Share Posted May 19, 2023 11 minutes ago, Drroogh said: How do you feel about touchscreens in your vehicle? Seems to be a trend going back to buttons and knobs I don't like all upgrades myself. I'll keep my modern stuff as minimum as I can. I don't live in it. All I need is the road and a radio. I do have an interest in restoring an old car or truck. Some things should just stick to KISS. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted May 19, 2023 Report Share Posted May 19, 2023 2 minutes ago, IUFLA said: I rarely touch it... I have Google assistant do all the work... Until they inject AI into it and someday it tells me to get bent 😁 AI is going to have to nuke me from space. I'm ready to rumble. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWB Posted May 19, 2023 Report Share Posted May 19, 2023 15 minutes ago, mrflynn03 said: I don't like all upgrades myself. I'll keep my modern stuff as minimum as I can. I don't live in it. All I need is the road and a radio. I do have an interest in restoring an old car or truck. Some things should just stick to KISS. I purposely buy one level above "basic" in my vehicles. Far less BS computer stuff to deal with. Easier to disable idiot tones and switches that the Millennials and Gen Z'ers need, as well as that bleeping "Auto start/stop" button. I'd buy a stick shift if they offered it. (great anti-theft device these days) 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drroogh Posted May 19, 2023 Report Share Posted May 19, 2023 2 minutes ago, DWB said: I purposely buy one level above "basic" in my vehicles. Far less BS computer stuff to deal with. Easier to disable idiot tones and switches that the Millennials and Gen Z'ers need, as well as that bleeping "Auto start/stop" button. I'd buy a stick shift if they offered it. (great anti-theft device these days) I’m with you. My car has a screen but not touch! Works for backup and other information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted May 19, 2023 Report Share Posted May 19, 2023 13 minutes ago, DWB said: I purposely buy one level above "basic" in my vehicles. Far less BS computer stuff to deal with. Easier to disable idiot tones and switches that the Millennials and Gen Z'ers need, as well as that bleeping "Auto start/stop" button. I'd buy a stick shift if they offered it. (great anti-theft device these days) My 1996 Tacoma was a 5 speed. Was my first truck and drove it for 10 years. Only a few others in high school could drive stick and they were farm kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Hoopsier Posted May 20, 2023 Report Share Posted May 20, 2023 I feel about touch screens like I feel about the car shutting off at stop lights. They can stick that crap in their tail pipe. Just more stuff to break and let AI control the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted May 20, 2023 Report Share Posted May 20, 2023 While I like nostalgia, I do enjoy the convenience of modern day vehicles...I've had the anti-collision save my bacon once...Love lane departure and adaptive cruise control...Not to mention the heads up display...And I also like being fed directions from Android Auto and being able to listen to whatever song I want when I want... Had I been with Lewis and Clark, I guess I'd have been the cook 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted May 20, 2023 Report Share Posted May 20, 2023 37 minutes ago, IUFLA said: While I like nostalgia, I do enjoy the convenience of modern day vehicles...I've had the anti-collision save my bacon once...Love lane departure and adaptive cruise control...Not to mention the heads up display...And I also like being fed directions from Android Auto and being able to listen to whatever song I want when I want... Had I been with Lewis and Clark, I guess I'd have been the cook When it comes to music while driving I have my wireless earbuds, phone, free youtube, usb charging cable and the cigarette lighter adapter. So im not a complete luddite😄 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted May 20, 2023 Report Share Posted May 20, 2023 6 minutes ago, mrflynn03 said: When it comes to music while driving I have my wireless earbuds, phone, free youtube, usb charging cable and the cigarette lighter adapter. So im not a complete luddite😄 I love Android Auto for more than just directions...I use Waze as my map app, and it is excellent at showing traffic, disabled vehicles, junk in the road (essential here) and speed traps...It's saved me a lot of time going to and fro... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted May 20, 2023 Report Share Posted May 20, 2023 1 minute ago, IUFLA said: I love Android Auto for more than just directions...I use Waze as my map app, and it is excellent at showing traffic, disabled vehicles, junk in the road (essential here) and speed traps...It's saved me a lot of time going to and fro... I've used waze while traveling. It's helped avoid some traffic jams and navigate Atlanta, the worst traffic I've personally seen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drroogh Posted May 20, 2023 Report Share Posted May 20, 2023 1 hour ago, IUFLA said: While I like nostalgia, I do enjoy the convenience of modern day vehicles...I've had the anti-collision save my bacon once...Love lane departure and adaptive cruise control...Not to mention the heads up display...And I also like being fed directions from Android Auto and being able to listen to whatever song I want when I want... Had I been with Lewis and Clark, I guess I'd have been the cook I don’t think so much it’s nostalgia, but more going with what you know. Remember the first time I rented a car with adaptive cruise. Took me awhile to figure out what the heck was going on but when a semi I had passed awhile back passed me, I realized my habit of just setting cruise and pulling out to pass when needed no longer worked. The car was slowing down to tailgate the car in front of me? Instead of setting the speed and let it go I was now having to manage it? That’s progress?? I shut the cruise off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrflynn03 Posted May 20, 2023 Report Share Posted May 20, 2023 My mom has a car with auto dimming lights. The first time I rode in it I told her something was wrong. It annoyed the hell out of me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWB Posted May 20, 2023 Report Share Posted May 20, 2023 1 hour ago, mrflynn03 said: My mom has a car with auto dimming lights. The first time I rode in it I told her something was wrong. It annoyed the hell out of me. Wife's Edge has these. I disabled them the first time I drove it. Bugged the crap out of me, and way too sensitive. Just like that stupid lane sensor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drroogh Posted May 20, 2023 Report Share Posted May 20, 2023 4 minutes ago, DWB said: Wife's Edge has these. I disabled them the first time I drove it. Bugged the crap out of me, and way too sensitive. Just like that stupid lane sensor. Surprised you’re able to disable sensors without the computer objecting anymore. My son simply changed his brakes and he had to buy a new obd tool that would reprogram the brake distance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Hoopsier Posted May 20, 2023 Report Share Posted May 20, 2023 3 hours ago, mrflynn03 said: I've used waze while traveling. It's helped avoid some traffic jams and navigate Atlanta, the worst traffic I've personally seen. I traveled with my boss 4-5 months ago. EVERYONE knows that I HATE HATE HATE travling with other people on business trips. After 1-1/2 hrs of BS that is exactly why I hate other people (you all excluded of course), we make it to the car. NO way he's driving I can assure you that. So he goes into some 20 minutes of using the touch screen nav to get us to our hotel. I said STOOOOOOOP., He's flummoxed. In 4 button presses of my phone, Google maps is giving me nav vectors, blue toothed into my hearing aids. When and only when there are course corrections, otherwise it's all passive. He's stressed because he doesn't know where we are going. I told him, you demanded to travel with me, I didn't ask you to. MY CONTROLS and processes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted May 20, 2023 Report Share Posted May 20, 2023 3 hours ago, Drroogh said: I don’t think so much it’s nostalgia, but more going with what you know. Remember the first time I rented a car with adaptive cruise. Took me awhile to figure out what the heck was going on but when a semi I had passed awhile back passed me, I realized my habit of just setting cruise and pulling out to pass when needed no longer worked. The car was slowing down to tailgate the car in front of me? Instead of setting the speed and let it go I was now having to manage it? That’s progress?? I shut the cruise off. It takes some getting used to... First couple of times I used it, I had it on 3 car lengths, and there was a couple of times these looney Texas drivers did something stupid that almost got me rear ended... Put it on one car length and like it a lot better... 1 hour ago, DWB said: Just like that stupid lane sensor. Sounds like someone has heard that lane sensor yap at them a few times... I'm familiar 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWB Posted May 20, 2023 Report Share Posted May 20, 2023 1 hour ago, Drroogh said: Surprised you’re able to disable sensors without the computer objecting anymore. My son simply changed his brakes and he had to buy a new obd tool that would reprogram the brake distance! That's why I buy 1 model trim above the base model all the time. I can disconnect this crap without comprising other necessity stuff. If you get an option pkg, or higher trim levels, you will experience what your son did, because there are only so many circuits that they can use. So if you disconnect one wire, you screw up 3-5 other things. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Hoopsier Posted May 20, 2023 Report Share Posted May 20, 2023 37 minutes ago, IUFLA said: It takes some getting used to... First couple of times I used it, I had it on 3 car lengths, and there was a couple of times these looney Texas drivers did something stupid that almost got me rear ended... Put it on one car length and like it a lot better... Sounds like someone has heard that lane sensor yap at them a few times... I'm familiar 🙂 I don't think that those "looney" texans behind you are actually looney, they are monitoring if there is any reason on gods green earth, for your car to slow down 150 yards (a little dramatic) before you get to the next car. Good ol' boy drivers have always had their own adaptive algorithm/ reasoning tendencies. If your over 50' behind, your wasting time ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWB Posted May 20, 2023 Report Share Posted May 20, 2023 43 minutes ago, Joe_Hoopsier said: I told him, you demanded to travel with me, I didn't ask you to. MY CONTROLS and processes. You still have a job?? 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IUFLA Posted May 20, 2023 Report Share Posted May 20, 2023 2 minutes ago, Joe_Hoopsier said: I don't think that those "looney" texans behind you are actually looney, they are monitoring if there is any reason on gods green earth, for your car to slow down 150 yards (a little dramatic) before you get to the next car. Good ol' boy drivers have always had their own adaptive algorithm/ reasoning tendencies. If your over 50' behind, your wasting time ! I don't know...going from a far left lane on a 4 lane highway to an exit within 50 yards is kinda looney to me...and it happens every time I'm om Hwy 59... You gotta see these people to believe it... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Hoopsier Posted May 20, 2023 Report Share Posted May 20, 2023 Just now, DWB said: You still have a job?? 😁 Yep, and he's my bitch. It's always a 50/50 proposition. But being 55 yrs old, I do the probability stats WAY before I put the $ on the table. Lead from behind can work with the proper motivations. I don't deserve to be promoted (I know that) and they can't replace me easily (I also know that). I'm in my sweet spot and also their sweet spot. Don't touch mine, I'll not slap yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe_Hoopsier Posted May 20, 2023 Report Share Posted May 20, 2023 1 minute ago, IUFLA said: I don't know...going from a far left lane on a 4 lane highway to an exit within 50 yards is kinda looney to me...and it happens every time I'm om Hwy 59... You gotta see these people to believe it... LOL... Don't worry, my brother drive s like this (ever heard that joke?). When in Rome...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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