If you click it in the same direction again it shuts it off.

BMWs do it, which is why Minis have them. I’ve also ‘enjoyed’ that kind of stalk on Vauxhalls (Opels elsewhere, the one I drove was an Insignia, so also called the Buick Regal) and it was equally frustrating.

I had the exact same problem with a Ford Fusion rental last year. Drove me nucking futs...

Corrado VR6 (does it count since it was based on a Golf platform?)

Gotta love the rabbit truck.

235/45 R17, so probably not. I remember reading a piece years back about a LeMons team using them on an e30.

Well that applies to all of the BMW line up as well, no?

That car has near infinite Jalopocity.

And you just solved my question the day when I shouted, “wtf is that mini doing?”

Nah, this would have been around 2001-2002. That shop had a lot of interesting cars. Though the one that made me sad was a Grand National someone swapped a 350 in to :-/

I found that the blink to pass mode only really useful if I was just signaling a lane change, and was well ahead of whomever I was moving in front of. If I was actually passing someone in traffic they weren’t enough for having to double - check and make sure someone wasn’t offended and trying to block me from passing.

My sister’s BMW’s signals are the same way - the stalk always centers so if you accidentally get the signals working, you have to go far enough in the other direction that it’s easy to start the other side’s blinking.

push it the same way again. it shuts off and you don’t look derp.

I had a Mini for five years and it acted more like you describe for your GTI and my e92 works the same way. Is this an older Mini?

It’s interesting in my e39. On one hand, it’s saved my ass a few times, when deer jump into the middle of the canyon/mountain road I’m bombing up/down. On the other, it has this nasty tendency to absolutely kill some corner exits, seemingly at random by cutting power. However, one flick of the switch and drifty,…

I had a 2011 Ford F-350 as a work truck with this feature and manual Windows and door locks and it was extremely annoying what was wrong with the system my 2010 F150 had. I understand the luxary of having 3 blinks to pass but it changes up muscle memory that's based on the old style.

Looks terrific. The wheels are a nice choice.

I hated that on my 2011 Cooper S and I TOTALLY agree that the blinkers on my 2009 GTI are so much better.

Yes, almost positive he’s right, wife drives a cooper S and it’s a pretty fun drive, bigger on the inside than it appears, handles amazing. I agree the window controls in the center is a nuisance though.

Lexus is the same way as Mini. Yet my wife’s Highlander has the click position.