Not really all that clever, but I’ve always loved the “Desert Only” A/C setting found in AMCs.

Nowadays, windows/visibility that actually allow visibility and allow you to know where the corners of your vehicle.

You’re my hero. Bring back outward visibility!

Nowadays, windows/visibility that actually allow visibility and allow you to know where the corners of your vehicle.

I mean, the salesman had probably seen a lot of people for whom hubris and frivolity outstrapped their foresight.

saab!

This reminds me of when I bought a tub freezer at Sears, and the salesman watched with a dumfounded expression on his face when I slid the boxed freezer into the back of my Accord wagon and then closed the rear hatch on it. As if I’d buy something like that without having done the research ahead of time to find out…

Came hear to post this, we had a mid 90s 626, still had it.  Was functional plus cool to watch.

My Viper has extra wiring from the factory in the rearview mirror specifically designed to connect a radar detector.

I used to love the ‘Swing’ feature on a friends Mazda 626 in college. Basically you pushed a button and it made the center air vents constantly rotate back and forth so they were blowing out the a/c like an oscillating fan.

This weird looking lever that makes driving funner

Visors that can be extended

Former car salesman here. All great points.

The no turn signal really bugs me.  It’s just pure laziness, yeah let me drive and suddenly make a turn. 

See, you were taught to drive by someone like my father (who traveled for sales in steel, for decades) and taught me to imagine that every other vehicle on the road was actively trying to kill me - well, not exactly. He said everyone had the ability and possibly the lack of skill to pose a lethal danger. I’m not just…

I am in the same boat - I tend to drive on the faster side and in a spirited manner but try to still be courteous and not cut people off, let people who are going a reasonable speed to merge in front of me, not tailgate people, and try to stay out of the passing lane unless passing someone. At the end of the day, most …

This is the kind of thing you would expect on a German luxury car. Except when they failed, the whole car would shut down and leave you by the side of the road. In order to get them working again, you’d have to pull the engine and transmission, and you would need a special tool to enter a code into the wiper blades to…

The modern version would be even better, because all you’d need is a touch-sensitive emblem with your smart key in your pocket or purse. You could roll down that window with the bump of an elbow before emptying the armload of shit you are carrying into the wagon. That would be awesome for a parent with a screeching…

For comparison, here’s what a window is supposed to look like.