It’s not just an issue of irresponsible people thinking “I’ve got time to get groceries.” Obviously warnings won’t fix those people.

Exactly. You know all those warning messages your infonav system pops up every time you turn the car on... do you even still notice that screen anymore?

I daily drove all season tires in the Canadian prairies through a decade of winters on a FWD econobox (with no traction control) without incident. Unless you’re living somewhere with steep grades, anyone that tells you you *need* AWD/4WD/snow tires/etc is wrong.

Oh my god this.

I’ve had good luck with a similar idea, except using XM radio.

Because unless you’re a cyborg the computer does it better.

I was hoping for “Don’t Panic. We got this.” “Okay, we can still save this.” then “Sorry, we tried.” right before you ramp off and go airborne.

My bad, assumed the STI with its old drivetrain would be the one to have the 5-speed, if either.

The Pinto... You mean the car that didn’t have any meaningful differences or higher rate of incident than any other car at the time but because of a media frenzy became the poster child for “defective product”?

STI. That thing hasn’t been updated in forever.

I like the distinction between “quick” and “fast”. My car might ‘only’ go 155mph, but that’s not important - as everyone’s pointed out I’ll never see those speeds.

Not everyone *wants* to stand out or drive a bedroom poster.

Same idea as crumple zones protecting occupants. By letting something crumple and absorb energy, you reduce the maximum momentary force that’s felt.

And when it says “this car travelled 1200km today”, I come break into your house because you’re probably on a road trip and won’t be home.

Or when a passenger or the homeless person that watches you stop and grab a coffee every morning records you saying “CAR, TURN ON” and takes your car off your hands.

EDIT: Oops. Just realized this is a year old discussion. Shhhhhh.