Seen this in another forum; thought it would be worth getting a shot at here - and I don't want it to go down in the random thoughts thread.
We all love bitching about cars! So why not make a thread to collect some unnecessary complicated things in cars?
Technology advances further and further but does it always have to be complicated? Post your rage about weird, stupid, unnecessary things in cars that shouldn't exist the way it exists. Bonus points if you say how they could've made it better.
I'll start with a little anecdote I recently read about an E39 BMW:
"Attached is a photo of three of the washer pumps in a 1999 528i. Closest (left) is the headlight washer pump, then the rear washer pump, and on the inside the windshield washer pump. On the far, lower right is the level sensor. The fourth pump, on the reservoir in the engine compartment near the passenger fenderwell, is for the low-temperature ("intensive") washer fluid and has already been documented."
We all love bitching about cars! So why not make a thread to collect some unnecessary complicated things in cars?
Technology advances further and further but does it always have to be complicated? Post your rage about weird, stupid, unnecessary things in cars that shouldn't exist the way it exists. Bonus points if you say how they could've made it better.
I'll start with a little anecdote I recently read about an E39 BMW:
"Attached is a photo of three of the washer pumps in a 1999 528i. Closest (left) is the headlight washer pump, then the rear washer pump, and on the inside the windshield washer pump. On the far, lower right is the level sensor. The fourth pump, on the reservoir in the engine compartment near the passenger fenderwell, is for the low-temperature ("intensive") washer fluid and has already been documented."