Murrmurr
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I used to have one of those. I think I told you that already, some time back. Mine was Chrome Yellow.
That one looks slightly lifted, yes? Or maybe they put super-shocks on it.
If automakers designed a car just for seniors
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That one looks slightly lifted, yes? Or maybe they put super-shocks on it.
robin416
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You hit on one of my pet peeves. The A pillar. I went from driving a 93 Sierra pick to a 14 Sierra. I can't judge distance at all turning right because all I see is pillar.Analog gauges, headlight switch on the dash, high beam switch on the floor board, no cameras or info screen, 2 airbags, an A-pillar that doesn't block visibility, headlights that don't destroy night vision, windows that aren't narrow claustrophobic slits, only one computer chip to run the fuel injection.
You know, a real car made with transportation as the actual purpose
jimintoronto
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A cheaper way to check "blind spots " is to install round spot mirrors on each of your side view mirrors. Position the spot mirrors at the lower outside edge of each large mirror. The next time you pass a big truck LOOK at the circular spot mirrors, attached to the vertical large mirrors, below the large mirrors. Cost per mirror for a car or SUV is under $ 10 US. You can also buy a 180 degree coverage interior mirror that allows you to see all around your vehicle from the driver's seat. JIMB.
officerripley
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- Porlock, Calif
I wish we had good bus service around here; it's really limited, busses don't come out to where I live.
squatting dog
Remember when... thirty seemed so old.
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- Arkansas, and also Florida
Being young ones of the 70's, we've always had shackles and overload coil rear shocks. I wouldn't trust air shoacks as they could give up at an inopertune time.
squatting dog
Remember when... thirty seemed so old.
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- Arkansas, and also Florida
This one was yellow at one time. First with an orange interior and later with a kind of tan. Then, we also had a 2 dr sedan we painted yellow. But, in the end, red was the color for us.
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Michael Z
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- Northern Wisconsin
Just copy the 2008 Toyota Corolla that I have. Simple and reliable.
I'm well past "senior" at 68, but I haven't reached the point yet where I'm willing to sacrifice driving dynamics and sportiness for absolute comfort. My car sits slightly lower than a sedan but I have no issues getting in/out. At least right now.
The seats are sporty enough to hold me in and firm enough not to cause any back pain. I feel like I'm in a "cocoon" when I'm driving. (Not in the movie "Cocoon"). If I want to go into Sport I just pull back on the shifter. I'm an auto enthusiast from way back and they will have to pull the steering wheel from my cold, dead hands.
My dashboard gauges are pretty conventional. Many controls are in the touch screen but I usually only touch it once to login before driving away. I'm not that much of a techie so there are many things in there I've never even used. I will sometimes reach up and click to go to the next song. Yes, it's a stuck-on tablet but it is perfect from a visual standpoint and easily within reach. My heating/AC controls are still physical, as is my volume control knob so I'm never distracted. That is a must for me, and I would never want them in a screen, which most of the new cars have moved to.
I especially love the backup view in the screen and the side assist warning lights if a car is coming up on me. Also, the rear cross-traffic alert has saved my bacon when I've backed out of a parking spot between huge SUVs and couldn't see what was coming. It basically slammed on the brakes.
I'm just over a year with my new car, but the '17 model it replaced had the same layout/technology. I'm very happy with the technology and safety features, don't need any more and don't want to go backwards.
The seats are sporty enough to hold me in and firm enough not to cause any back pain. I feel like I'm in a "cocoon" when I'm driving. (Not in the movie "Cocoon"). If I want to go into Sport I just pull back on the shifter. I'm an auto enthusiast from way back and they will have to pull the steering wheel from my cold, dead hands.
My dashboard gauges are pretty conventional. Many controls are in the touch screen but I usually only touch it once to login before driving away. I'm not that much of a techie so there are many things in there I've never even used. I will sometimes reach up and click to go to the next song. Yes, it's a stuck-on tablet but it is perfect from a visual standpoint and easily within reach. My heating/AC controls are still physical, as is my volume control knob so I'm never distracted. That is a must for me, and I would never want them in a screen, which most of the new cars have moved to.
I especially love the backup view in the screen and the side assist warning lights if a car is coming up on me. Also, the rear cross-traffic alert has saved my bacon when I've backed out of a parking spot between huge SUVs and couldn't see what was coming. It basically slammed on the brakes.
I'm just over a year with my new car, but the '17 model it replaced had the same layout/technology. I'm very happy with the technology and safety features, don't need any more and don't want to go backwards.
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A little bit of automotive trivia. The '76 Monte Carlo actually did come with swivel seats. I guess if they'd caught on we'd see them more often.
dobielvr
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WheatenLover
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- Georgia
I would want the nifty safety/high tech package that came with my Subaru.
Insisting on having my 3 generation car (2004 CRV) is a PITA because I keep expecting it to do things it cannot do. I'm thinking of changing my last name to Flintstone. And having my brain checked.
Why, exactly, would an old lady decide that the "heirloom" car owned by her mother, herself, and her daughter, was worth keeping because 3 generations of women in her family line have owned it? Why? It has low mileage for its age - 108,000. Nah ... the real reason is probably because common sense sometimes escapes me.
Insisting on having my 3 generation car (2004 CRV) is a PITA because I keep expecting it to do things it cannot do. I'm thinking of changing my last name to Flintstone. And having my brain checked.
Why, exactly, would an old lady decide that the "heirloom" car owned by her mother, herself, and her daughter, was worth keeping because 3 generations of women in her family line have owned it? Why? It has low mileage for its age - 108,000. Nah ... the real reason is probably because common sense sometimes escapes me.
Marv Malone
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- midwest USA
CD and cassette player. Compass. Dispenser of fast food franchise coupons.
Troubleshooting manual for problems.
Troubleshooting manual for problems.
I always love having a compass in my car,
my one car has a compass but it's so tiny I can hardly see it, also it only appears in one screen set up. That screen set up gives me THREE fuel indicators (which is redunant and useless), two are miles till empty and then the conventional empty/full type gauge.