Car Chat

[Eye of the Tiger]

Driving my mom's Q5 downstate. Had the windows cracked. A message pops up on the screen between the speedo/tach:  Economy Tip: Air Resistance, Keep Windows Closed

WoW

[Soup DeVille]

Driving my mom's Q5 downstate. Had the windows cracked. A message pops up on the screen between the speedo/tach:  Economy Tip: Air Resistance, Keep Windows Closed

I would find that unreasonably infuriating. I don't even know why, but it pisses me off.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Does it tell you to turn off the AC and open the windows when you go slow?

[giant_mtb]

Does it tell you to turn off the AC and open the windows when you go slow?

No, but I found it also has a screen mode where it displays a gauge that goes from 0 to 1/4 in the unit of gallons/hr that empties or fills up depending on fan speed, seat heaters, rear defroster, and the air conditioner.

[giant_mtb]

I would find that unreasonably infuriating. I don't even know why, but it pisses me off.

Yeah. At least it only displays briefly and doesn't make a noise at you.

[2o6]

I would find that unreasonably infuriating. I don't even know why, but it pisses me off.

The Tuscon rental I had had a "consider taking a break" after about 4 hours of driving.

[Eye of the Tiger]

No, but I found it also has a screen mode where it displays a gauge that goes from 0 to 1/4 in the unit of gallons/hr that empties or fills up depending on fan speed, seat heaters, rear defroster, and the air conditioner.

Once again: WoW

[Soup DeVille]

The Tuscon rental I had had a "consider taking a break" after about 4 hours of driving.

That too, can bite me.

[FoMoJo]

I would find that unreasonably infuriating. I don't even know why, but it pisses me off.

It sounds a bit passive-aggressive. 

[Laconian]

The Tuscon rental I had had a "consider taking a break" after about 4 hours of driving.

Our Outback does that. I wonder if it's mandatory?

[BimmerM3]

I can "thumbs up" songs through the infotainment knob with Android auto just fine... and without having to really look as the main focus of the app it play/pause and one click to the left is thumbs down and one to the right is thumbs up

On the Google Music app? Can you take a picture of the UI?

What you're describing sounds awesome, but I don't think it's how the Google Music on my phone works either running straight on the phone or in the Jetta. I have to enter a three-dots menu to even get to the thumbs up/thumbs down options.

[cawimmer430]

Some fun pics I took today.

Old A-Class AMG Line and New A-Class AMG Line





Priscilla with a standard A-Class (this was an A180d) with Austrian plates.

[Soup DeVille]

It sounds a bit passive-aggressive. 

Its a bit "mommy knows best."

I'm a fucking adult. That's why I'm allowed to buy and operate a two-ton unguided kinetic land-missile with the explosive equivalent of three sticks of dynamite sloshing around in it.

So, just let me decide when to lower or raise the windows on it without bitching at me like a helicopter parent towards their overmedicated crotch goblins, Ok?

[FoMoJo]

Its a bit "mommy knows best."

I'm a fucking adult. That's why I'm allowed to buy and operate a two-ton unguided kinetic land-missile with the explosive equivalent of three sticks of dynamite sloshing around in it.

So, just let me decide when to lower or raise the windows on it without bitching at me like a helicopter parent towards their overmedicated crotch goblins, Ok?

That too.

[r0tor]

On the Google Music app? Can you take a picture of the UI?

What you're describing sounds awesome, but I don't think it's how the Google Music on my phone works either running straight on the phone or in the Jetta. I have to enter a three-dots menu to even get to the thumbs up/thumbs down options.

IHeartradio the thumbs are 1 twist left or right and push the knob to select

Amazon Music is 2 twist clicks either way and then push

Google play is a twist to the right, push for the menu and then a couple twist clicks and a push... But it looks like you can leave that menu up if that's important which eliminates the first step

The knob function in AA works like this... A down push drops you into the bottom menu bar.  Twisting the knob moves the focus around. A left push brings up the apps menu, right exits. Up push brings up the voice controls.

So if I want the nav, I press down, spin the knob to the left and push in... Or just push up and say the voice command.  Never have to look at the screen to make the selection after a couple days of getting use to it.

[BimmerM3]

Google play is a twist to the right, push for the menu and then a couple twist clicks and a push... But it looks like you can leave that menu up if that's important which eliminates the first step

Yeah, that's not easier than two quick taps on a touchscreen.

So I stand by my statement that both a dial and a touch screen are ideal.

[giant_mtb]

Congratulations, Chevrolet. You put a 110V outlet in the bed of your truck. My 14 year old Tacoma has that.

[giant_mtb]

$60k GMC Yukon Denali.  $60 Walmart tires. 

[12,000 RPM]

To be fair $60 Walmart tires today are worlds better than decent tires from 10, 20, 30 years ago. At least safety wise

[giant_mtb]

Well, yeah.

[CaminoRacer]

$60k GMC Yukon Denali.  $60 Walmart tires. 

$3k El Camino. $265 tires.

[Eye of the Tiger]

$3k El Camino. $265 tires.

You are overtired

[giant_mtb]

$3k El Camino. $265 tires.

[CaminoRacer]

Saw this on Facebook and this was one of the comments. Genius!

For committing crimes.
Caller: It was a silver car. License plate says Prius.
Dispatch: okay
Dispatch [to police]: suspect vehicle is a silver prius.

[FoMoJo]

This is one guy who really does need a pickup...

[Laconian]

"Guelph", "Burloak", "Borval". These sound like kingdoms in some kind of fantasy universe.

[FoMoJo]

"Guelph", "Burloak", "Borval". These sound like kingdoms in some kind of fantasy universe.

It's "Dorval."  It's actually just down the road from our place on the Queen Elizabeth Way between Toronto and Hamilton.  We have idiots up here as well. 

[giant_mtb]

Saw this on Facebook and this was one of the comments. Genius!

For committing crimes.
Caller: It was a silver car. License plate says Prius.
Dispatch: okay
Dispatch [to police]: suspect vehicle is a silver prius.

That's odd.

Wonder if they had a Prius before and just haven't gotten a new plate that says CAMRY.  I didn't change my LOTR plate from the A4 to a standard whatever-they-give-you plate on the Taco for a little while and I felt like a doofus 'cause it made sense no' mo'.

[93JC]

I don't know why it would have bothered you; after all, it always made you look like a doofus.   

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

That's odd.

Wonder if they had a Prius before and just haven't gotten a new plate that says CAMRY.  I didn't change my LOTR plate from the A4 to a standard whatever-they-give-you plate on the Taco for a little while and I felt like a doofus 'cause it made sense no' mo'.

What does LOTR mean?