I think they proved that, when the team that designs the car for compliance with regulations chooses to cheat, the rules can be defeated.WhatAmIDoing wrote: ↑07 Mar 2019, 17:27 I think Volkswagen proved that visual inspections, OBDII emissions, and sniffer tests don't really work.
Here is some screenshots of a YouTube video showing the 1985 Buick Riviera CRT touchscreen. YouTube was the only place I could find it. It was a extremely rare option and according to Motor week limited to 500 cars. 35 years later all cars have them LOL! The video is mislabeled as 1986 Century T Type and Riviera CRT when in fact it ts 1985 Century T Type and Riviera CRT. All 1986 Rivieras came with the CRT touchscreen and were completely different cars in every way from the 1985 Riviera. My first new car was a 1986 Buick Park Avenue coupe. I could have bought the Riviera but didn't like the touchscreen then and still don't now. Back then it was really like having a piece of the distant future extremely Avant-garde. Kind of like having the Delorean time machine from Back to the Future. JuneWhatAmIDoing wrote: ↑08 Mar 2019, 08:34I believe adding lane departure warning, blind spot monitoring, automatic braking, and some of these other 'safety' systems, along with these ridiculous infotainment systems is just enabling distracted driving. Not saying safety systems are bad, but I think they are giving people this attitude of "oh it's okay to look at my phone, if anything happens my car will warn / stop for me."bmdubya1198 wrote: ↑08 Mar 2019, 08:19 I usually don't have a problem with people talking in the car, but there are definitely times when passengers really need to shut up while I'm driving.
I think the touchscreens and stuff in new cars are a lot worse than handsfree phone as far as distractions go. They just enable these distracted drivers. I know a lot of them won't let you use a lot of the features while the car is moving, but it's still a huge distraction.
Hahaha there would maybe be 5 people on the road!
I love the new Alfas. The Giulia Quadrifoglio is a really beautiful car!
Agreed 100%! I've been saying this forever. These features have good intentions, and I have no doubt that they have prevented accidents, but these systems really do enable distracted drivers. Too many drivers feel they can just trust the car to keep them safe and do whatever they please. Not how it works!WhatAmIDoing wrote: ↑08 Mar 2019, 08:34 I believe adding lane departure warning, blind spot monitoring, automatic braking, and some of these other 'safety' systems, along with these ridiculous infotainment systems is just enabling distracted driving. Not saying safety systems are bad, but I think they are giving people this attitude of "oh it's okay to look at my phone, if anything happens my car will warn / stop for me."
I worked with somebody who had one of those Rivs with the CRT Touchscreen around the early 90's He was co-owner of a small biz. He was very protective of that car. I rode in it a few times. I never realized the Rivs with that option were so rare.
Only the 1985. All Riviera cars 1986 to 1989 came standard with the touchscreen. I looked at the 1986 new, but decided the Park Avenue 2 door with a normal dash was more what I wanted. Here are some pictures of the 1985 and 1986 and notice they have nothing in common. The first year offering in 1985 optional CRT is the Super rare care. All 86 to 89 had the CRT standard. The Riviera was quite expensive for a Buick of it's day. So I can understand why he was protective of it. He had a piece of the future 25 years early! Junemrbrian200 wrote: ↑09 Mar 2019, 09:19I worked with somebody who had one of those Rivs with the CRT Touchscreen around the early 90's He was co-owner of a small biz. He was very protective of that car. I rode in it a few times. I never realized the Rivs with that option were so rare.
Muffin will take the S70 back to college for her MS, I'm still on track to hit 250k next March or earlier. That will be the sell point.abscate wrote: ↑23 Dec 2018, 05:11One year from now , I’ll be hitting the 240-250k mark on this car, and ETM And clutch ( still original, tested by 6 teen drivers) will be looming. It will kill me inside, but it will be time to sell Elizabeth the 1999 to someone who wants the sexy growl of the T5 stick shift. She is a great airport car, but I already have a good car for that and now that Uber is up and running even that doesn’t make sense. Grandma moves back to NY in Spring, and adds a 2013 Golf to the fleet, stick shift of course. Shes 88, so probably only a decade of driving left.
) It didn't turn too well and she was seriously upset. The instructor was very unclear in what he wanted her to do and she got confused one too many times. Too bad because she is a really good and confident driver like your daughter (maybe too confident).abscate wrote: ↑11 Mar 2019, 08:15 Thats great, but how did Ms 850LPT do on her driving test??
June has an opening in her "I Roll" course down in FL next week....
One of my kids failed three times, always on 'bad luck' (one time a police chase went right through the test zone, and she got totally rattled) - funnily enough she has always been the best driver in the house from day one.
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