This may amuse / historically educate
Laid back approach to motoring Also no protruding floor gear shift to negotiate. I can recommend the back seat of a fiat 600DMany of my earlier cars had the bench seats and column gear change, great for "courting"
Some of us are too old for a woody,,, I mean we can't lift a surf board onto the roof like the Beach Boys.Fully in favour of pop up headlights and floor dimmer switch.
Maybe in our era of sustainability the time is right for woodies to make a comeback?
I can still just about manage (although I haven't been able to climb up there with it!).Some of us are too old for a woody,,, I mean we can't lift a surf board onto the roof like the Beach Boys.
Blue & Me?asking what we think will be the next thing to fade away,
The closing line asking what we think will be the next thing to fade away, immediately brought to mind, EVs. Although they have a tendency to go out with a large bonfire, rather than just fade away.
Totally agree re Stop /Start for most it increases the sale of batteries, starters and alternators even though they are more expensive and heavier duty to operate this system. I have this from an Auto Electrician of many years standing.The things I'd be glad to see the back off
Start stop - I hate it
Electronic handbrakes, what's wrong with a normal handbrake why make it complicated & expensive to replace.
And last of all the biggest elephant in the room, ELECTRIC CARS, just get rid of the lot of them.
Hill hold didn't come to my mind, my old Panda had it & it was really annoying, especially if you were on a hill ready to pull away as after pulling up to a junction & they would be a second delay whilst the hill hold was doing it's thing by which time a car appeared so you couldn't go, I'd sit there & think what is the point as I'm old school & don't rely on technology, I hate modern tech which is why I much prefer the Seicento I've got now compared to the 18 plate Panda I had before as it's just so basic which is what I love, I've done 3k miles in the old girl so far in just over 3 months, gone from Surrey to Cheshire & back 3 times she hasn't missed a beat, I've changed a few parts for preventative maintenance as I'm a bit OCD with my cars but for a 24 year old car it's doing really well, I totally agree if people cannot manage hill starts without the tech they need more tuition, also LED headlights as @Greasytrucker says especially when you're in a car that's a lot smaller than the modern day equivalent & they come up behind you at night I have to move my mirror up as the shine from the light through the mirror goes in my eyes, they should be banned. I'm all for putting slightly better bulbs in if you have really naff lights but there's no need to go completely mental with them like you see on some cars nowadays.The other thing I dislike is Hill Hold which I have on a Skoda Scout 4x4, it never releases instantly meaning on a fairly quick get away your are straining the clutch and the brakes. I checked to see if it was possible to disengage it or reduce it's holding time, but apparently not on my series 2. People who cannot manage a Hill start without that technology maybe need more tuition in my eyes.
As @Greasytrucker says re the later high intensity headlights
Ehhhh, whatttttt. Saves on cable wear. And unless you have three legs, Impossible to hold most Fiats on the slightest of cambers, made since like ever!!!!!!!Hill hold didn't come to my mind, my old Panda had it & it was really annoying, especially if you were on a hill ready to pull away as after pulling up to a junction & they would be a second delay whilst the hill hold was doing it's thing by which time a car appeared so you couldn't go, I'd sit there & think what is the point as I'm old school & don't rely on technology, I hate modern tech which is why I much prefer the Seicento I've got now compared to the 18 plate Panda I had before as it's just so basic which is what I love, I've done 3k miles in the old girl so far in just over 3 months, gone from Surrey to Cheshire & back 3 times she hasn't missed a beat, I've changed a few parts for preventative maintenance as I'm a bit OCD with my cars but for a 24 year old car it's doing really well, I totally agree if people cannot manage hill starts without the tech they need more tuition, also LED headlights as @Greasytrucker says especially when you're in a car that's a lot smaller than the modern day equivalent & they come up behind you at night I have to move my mirror up as the shine from the light through the mirror goes in my eyes, they should be banned. I'm all for putting slightly better bulbs in if you have really naff lights but there's no need to go completely mental with them like you see on some cars nowadays.
I've never had problems holding old Fiat's on slight cambers with crap or even broken handbrakes, they are simple & work well if properly adjusted & usually only wear if either the cables rotten, levers seizing or some muppet wrenching them up all the time, I've seen people yank them up as if their going to pull it out of the floor a simple system that's tried & tested & also cheap to replace parts which I'd rather have than something unnecessary & expensive when it breaksEhhhh, whatttttt. Saves on cable wear. And unless you have three legs, Impossible to hold most Fiats on the slightest of cambers, made since like ever!!!!!!!
Worst safety brake on the planet, well once it has aged. And even then, if you even tried to maintain it.
Still crap, thin cables and small actuation levers = no hand/safety braking.
Except at MOT time, the only time it was ever used with vigor.
If it passed, after massive adjustments.
I thought it was to give flotation, allowing enough time for the occupants to escape from flood water due to global warming.Pedestrian protection airbags on a Stilo?