Truth in Advertising

[Joe Walsh]

Just saw a FORD commercial that is pretty darn accurate and truthful!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_9218dTXXY

Typical clueless Honda owner wasting their side mirror (they never use them anyway!)....and a confused VW owner wandering from lane to lane.

The commercial is much better than that douche actor and a pack of other actors talking about Chevy's reliability surveys ....:blah: .... :blah:

[Ambitious1]

Interesting. But I am always wary of "driver-assist technology". Like my father says, if you need something to "help" you parallel park, take a turn or change lanes, you probably shouldn't be driving in the first place.

[Joe Walsh]

Interesting. But I am always wary of "driver-assist technology". Like my father says, if you need something to "help" you parallel park, take a turn or change lanes, you probably shouldn't be driving in the first place.

I completely agree....I was not a fan of all these driver assist systems.
But then I thought:
"What if these systems helped the countless idiots on the roads to avoid their daily Beltway clogging accidents?"
Now, I'm all for them!
Personally, I don't want, nor need them in my vehicles.
I've turned off almost all the driver assist features on my 2018 Fusion Sport.

[justbob]

Now if they could just integrate auto lane change signaling for the entitled ones in the $50,000 and up category that NEVER bother giving the common curtesy!!!

Or better yet “auto ditch mode” to save me hassle of thanking them when they cut me off and Then. Slow. Down... Especially the pompous ass that takes the open lane in front of me at the red light then proceeds in full blown grandpa mode.

Okay, had to get that off my chest. Driving a company van SUCKS. Come the weekends I don’t play nice. [emoji6]


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[crownvic97]

I guess it's great for the countless terrible drivers out there, maybe it will save me from filling out a few more accident reports, but I'll pass on any of that stuff in my own vehicles.

[1Marauder]

Driving in damp conditions after rain today in CVSport (yes this car got rained on) and during a wide quick fast left turn... Rear of car started to drift right and traction control kicked and limited the "drift". Two thoughts in succession: 1) I would have been fine (while a regular schmo would have totaled thier car), and 2) Glad I wasn't driving the 300A.

Next progression of thoughts were along the lines that 90% of the folks NEED the assistance... Which makes the road safer for ALL of us.

[gdmjoe]

It you try to make something idiot proof, the world create a more betterer idiot.

*Too stupid to live - nature's way of culling the herd.
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[Agent2006]

wonder if that girl with the Chevy volt ever figured out where to fill up the gas tank....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtNGkqfsJZk

[Mr. Man]

I completely agree....I was not a fan of all these driver assist systems.
But then I thought:
"What if these systems helped the countless idiots on the roads to avoid their daily Beltway clogging accidents?"
Now, I'm all for them!
Personally, I don't want, nor need them in my vehicles.
I've turned off almost all the driver assist features on my 2018 Fusion Sport.Whatcha leave on Willis?

[kirk]

The more gadgets they put in them, the older I want my daily driver to be.

I want to drive

I don't want to be chauffeured around in a rolling computer

I must be old

[Agent2006]

gadgets = more things to break. I even hate ABS.

[Joe Walsh]

Whatcha leave on Willis?

The lane minder is annoying.
The 'heads up' collision alert is wayyyy too sensitive.
I don't ever use the adaptive cruise control.

The BLIS back-up/blind pot/side view mirror warning system is handy and I do use that.


gadgets = more things to break. I even hate ABS.

I like a well designed ABS....especially on snowy and icy roads.!
I can't modulate/pump the brake pedal nearly as fast as a good ABS system.
But....my '99 Ranger has a rudimentary ABS system and it is pretty much useless.

[justbob]

But....my '99 Ranger has a rudimentary ABS system and it is pretty much useless.


As bad as the Marauders ABS?? This car has nearly killed itself three times that I can remember. Probably the only three times I’ve used the ABS and I think it actually picked up speed! At the last possible second I let off and switched between pumping and ABS repeatedly to get it to halt. Probably more related to the dreaded stock BFGs back then but damn. My ‘14 van is the same way with new Generals. USELESS. Everything else I own seems to work really good.



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[Mr. Man]

Rented a Tahoe a few years back that had all the nannies and didn't realize it. When it decided to make its presence known it almost gave me a heart attack. Lights and buzzers all going off, seats vibrating, things flashing up onto the windshield just because I started to exit slightly before the white line on the exit ramp moved sharply to the right and I passed over it.


I learned how to drive a car with drums all around so I learned to leave plenty of room between myself and the surrounding cars. I'm not a tailgater and generally not a speeder either. We wouldn't need all this nannie crap if parents took the time to teach kids to pay attention to something other than their cell phones. Guess it's a good thing kids aren't overly interested in getting their drivers licenses as soon as they can. I can remember trying to figure out how to get a farmers license so I could drive at 15 or 16 can't remember, ultimately didn't figure that one out so 17 it was.

Car nannies=Parental fail. :twocents:

[Blown3.8]

Adaptive cruise is the best especially when that guy Bob comes across that cuts you off and then slows down. Then you pass them and they speed up to get in front of you to slow down again. lol

[MyBlackBeasts]

Have a friend that worked for the local Ford dealer, he had to deliver a new F150 to a dealer in Milwaukee. The truck slowed down an came to a complete stop in the left lane of I94. Completely freaked him out. He finally realized the ACC didn't like the flashing construction barricade that was hanging in the the lane a few inches. He had to shut the cruise off to be able to move again. Thank goodness it was not a heavy traffic time of the day. The people behind him were far enough back to lane change quickly to avoid him (along with some middle fingers thrown in his direction). All this tech is a bad thing, it also is eroding the skills of driving. ABS & TC have created higher accident frequency, just less injuries due to air bags & crumple zones. It makes the ignorant drivers drive crazy thinking they are A-Ok. "I have TC, ABS, ACC, AutoPilot, GPS, Auto Headlamps, Automatic Wipers so I can drive 80mph in heavy snow & ice"... Who hasn't seen hundreds if not thousands of these people fly by them on the road.