Vehicle pet peeves?

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by pushrod

Cars that have TWO speedometers but no oil pressure gauge. Seriously

I could never quite figure that one out myself. Has always seemed like a really weird choice especialy when one of the speedos is barely even legible.

[D.Scrye]

Originally Posted by D.Scrye

People who park obtrusively in non parking areas. Like this person that I saw this morning:

I've shrunk the pic I took of the offender enough to fit in here. Note that that is definitely not a parking space, and that his/her hugeass vehicle blocked over half of the available driving area.

[cdrazic93]

So what's stopping a brush garded vehicle from running into that? I mean the car isn't moving, so the collision would be on the moving vehicle, but they are parked in basically the middle of the street...

[D.Scrye]

Originally Posted by cdrazic93

So what's stopping a brush garded vehicle from running into that? I mean the car isn't moving, so the collision would be on the moving vehicle, but they are parked in basically the middle of the street...

I expect it's just unbridled arrogance. "What mean you by 'other motorists'?"

[Poodles]

Originally Posted by Koa

- People [fuckboi ex girlfriends] who bitch at how fast you drive (read: WOT on the on-ramps, fun backroad twisties, never swerving in and around people or being an asshole) yet are the ones who have hit others while I have not even tapped a person's bumper before.

- People who think its cool to use HOV with their baby. get real bitch you're using your kid

This isn't a pet peeve, but I love to play a chess game with those who speed and zip around between lanes like vin fucking diesel and in general act like assholes because they mismanage their schedules and try to compensate like driving like a tweaker on the way to a free meth party. I enjoy trying to tactically block them off or outsmart them. The results are so good most times... their frustrations are endless

Boxing people in is a good way to get run off the road. It's best not to start shit when you're both driving weapons.

Originally Posted by Tcoat

I could never quite figure that one out myself. Has always seemed like a really weird choice especialy when one of the speedos is barely even legible.

Base model in other countries doesn't have the digital speedo readout.

Originally Posted by D.Scrye

I've shrunk the pic I took of the offender enough to fit in here. Note that that is definitely not a parking space, and that his/her hugeass vehicle blocked over half of the available driving area.

I'd have removed their tire valves. I can think of worse to do, but it's a good start...

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Poodles

Base model in other countries doesn't have the digital speedo readout.

...

Really? That would just plain suck since it is almost impossible to read. I guess it may be better if it wasn't in both miles and kilometers though.


Edit: Are you sure? I can not find a single pic from any country that does not have it. Not a big deal or anything you just made me curious.

[cdrazic93]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Really? That would just plain suck since it is almost impossible to read. I guess it may be better if it wasn't in both miles and kilometers though.

Not everyone needs coke bottles for glasses, there Flanders.

[Poodles]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Really? That would just plain suck since it is almost impossible to read. I guess it may be better if it wasn't in both miles and kilometers though.

Yeah, I found it stupid as well

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by cdrazic93

Not everyone needs coke bottles for glasses, there Flanders.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Poodles

Yeah, I found it stupid as well

Thanks! I could not find a single pic.
It does make a huge difference not having both sets of numbers on it. I could live with that.

[Ultramaroon]

Way nicer with just the single row. That bottom one is purty.

[bcj]

LED displays were notably unreliable in environments with random G loads for a very long time.
They've only perfected solid flat pack solder joints recently to a point where they are reliable - after a fashion.
Complaints about nixy tubes shorting out in the next few years?

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by bcj

Complaints about nixy tubes shorting out in the next few years?

Awww, I loved nixy tubes.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Awww, I loved nixy tubes.

No, no, no, not these: