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Old 07-03-23, 11:39 AM   #10923
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Default Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?

I'm right there with you Bibs, why do they do it?
I worked for 40yrs in the auto industry engineering, but the latest crop of "driver aids" (???) sends me into fits of rage. I just want to get in the car and drive it, not have to go through a 5min pre-flight process of scrolling through menus and deselecting various PITA systems which are on by default in the interests of "safety" but which work in a mediocre manner at best and sometimes even intrusively.
I'm all for passive safety, airbags, ABS and stability control etc, but intervention in steering/braking/accelerating when you don't want it or need it ....... just no.
Oh look, there's a line on the road, let's veer into the path of oncoming vehicles. No.
At least my 2018 Jazz only really has warnings for most stuff, that's fine. It beeps if it thinks you are approaching something too quickly for example, no problem. At least it doesn't decide to steer away from the verge on narrow country lanes. It's the biggest thing which would put me off getting a new car.
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