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....Metal Dashboards.
What iconic idea or car or anything car related do you wish they would bring back.
It won't happen due to saftey regs or emissions bs but what do you miss?
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The old talking Chryslers -- "Your Door is Ajar'
The automatic seatbelt a la 1990's Mazda's & Fords
Wait no, those were retarded
The function where you could pull the e-brake up one notch and get the headlights to go out completely.
No daytime running lights
I know the still exist but the digital dash I had in a 1990 Maxima was f'in sweet. Beats anything new i've seen
Even A Genius Has Questions!?!
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Posted by oddspot
No daytime running lights
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Those are required by law in some locations.
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i would love them to bring back rear defogger fans like in my dads 78 nova, they never died like heated rear windows lol
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I wish The cowl vents in old fords had stuck around, the lever under the dash was like your own personal wind tunnel on demand.
I miss hidden fuel filler locations, like under or behind tail lights or license plates.
I miss two cylinder A/C compressors, large enough to run a shop full of tools.
I miss my torquey old big block ,posi, automatic barking the tires into third.
I miss motors that don't sit sideways.
You can see a million miles tonite, but you can't get very far.
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yeah i miss vents too, my dads J2000 had them, my sunbird didnt, but had knockouts for them so i headed down to the junkyard, got the doors and rods and put em in myself!
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The old fords that I owned had cowl vents right behind the hood, they would open like a hood scoop. They had a screen in them to keep out large things, however water and bee parts could just whip right in at 45 MPH.
I miss wrap around windshields, and rear windows.
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You can see a million miles tonite, but you can't get very far.
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long hoods and 16 inch wheels
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Non OBD cars.
The personal responsibility train left the station years ago, and you gave it the finger as you watched it leave. |
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Not something I miss....but something I hate....
TPMS (Tire pressure monitoring systems)
FUCK!!!!!!!!!
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Posted by CaptOrbit
Non OBD cars.
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What is OBD?
You can see a million miles tonite, but you can't get very far.
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Full gauge cluster. Some vehicles got them but a lot don't.
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Posted by cr400
What is OBD?
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On Board Diagnostics
A vehicle where you can plug a scan tool into the on board computer to trace trouble codes and sensors and live streaming data
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Posted by oddspot
On Board Diagnostics
A vehicle where you can plug a scan tool into the on board computer to trace trouble codes and sensors and live streaming data
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<3 OBD!!! Im not a carb guy, so OBD is my savior.
Id like to see Nissan, Toyota, Mitsubishi, and Mazda get into the high horsepower RWD turbo car battle again.
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points ignnition
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I miss the floor mounted high-beam switch. That was a good idea!
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Posted by MattTrakker
I miss the floor mounted high-beam switch. That was a good idea!
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QFT!!!
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Posted by CaptOrbit
Non OBD cars.
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ain't it the fucking truth.
i miss carburetors (until it gets cold)
I miss 4speed manual transmissions
I miss rear wheel drive
I miss cookie cutter GM boxes (I love you, Chevy Citataion)
I miss the Cavalier
I even miss the Cimarron
I miss tape decks
i miss cool looking digital dashes
i miss cars without cupholders
i miss interiors that were colors other than light gray, dark gray, beige or black.
I miss being able to fix a car with an adjustable wrench, screwdriver and duct tape.
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Posted by big dave
<3 OBD!!! Im not a carb guy, so OBD is my savior.
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And I do agree with you, trouble shooting on today's cars would be almost impossible without OBD.
I just miss cars simple enough not to need it.
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