How about an additional charge so I don’t have to sit with my kids.

Every car I didn’t share with my wife had memory seats. Ever car we did share did not have memory seats. But I can totally agree with you.

The park-mirror on my ‘98 BMW can be disabled by leaving the mirror adjust selector on the passenger side setting. As I understand, this is universal to all their models.

I just bought one. I hope you get a commission!

The most stressful for me is every single time I have my kids in the car. It’s always exactly like this:

Check the spare tire, too.  Chances are right now it’s totally flat.

David, I found and removed this infernal device this evening. The difference is night and day. It’s a joy to drive now. GM invented Skip-Shift but BMW took driver annoyance to 11 with this awful thing. If shifting is sex, the clutch delay valve is a condom.

I had to google that and I am shocked that this is a real thing.  I’m getting under the car tonight to remove it.  Thanks!!

This. But I’d put more blame on government customers. While I was used to basically writing one web app for IE and another one for everybody else, it was government clients who said to just code for IE.

1998 BMW 540i 6-speed. I can’t believe I’m saying this, but the clutch and transmission are awful. The clutch has a knife edge take-up and is the only manual transmission ever that I cannot drive smoothly. And the first 4 gears are so close that I’m constantly skipping gears.

There’s a 10mm nut at the base of that panel that gets left off when the panel is removed. It doesn’t have to be there, but the panel will fall onto your toes once in a while if it wasn’t replaced.

First time I saw a Prius at a gas pump, I jokingly said, “Hey! I thought those things ran on electricity!”

Yep.  E39 5-Series.  They’re broken even when they’re not broken.

Belt Parkway in Long Island.  Every single time I’ve driven that road I had at least one near death experience.  It’s bumper to bumper 24 hours a day with insane NY drivers weaving in and out of traffic at 100mph.  

Someone will pay it. Or possibly more. Corvette buyers are all about low mileage, and it doesn’t get any lower than this.

The outcome might necessitate a bigger minivan.

When my son was around 18 months old his favorite hobby was throwing everything he could reach down the laundry chute. So they’re also great for amusing toddlers.

This is a great idea. I live in an area with toll lanes added to highways. I wish Google Maps would present an option of toll fees vs. time saved and then adjust the route as desired.

Parking meters in Livingston, MT used to have electrical outlets to plug in your block heater because it’s that cold. What I’ve always wondered is if they turn off the power when your time expires.

I’ll second the motorcycle. After I fully committed to riding 100% of the time I could get away with it, sitting in a multi-thousand pound car by myself seemed ridiculous. Great gas mileage, free to ride in the toll lanes, park anywhere, and the performance of even low end bikes is unbelievable.