I Decided What I hate Most About My Car
05-17-2009, 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by DRANGED' post='881761' date='May 18 2009, 03:07 AM
Nope.
05-18-2009, 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by craigm1841' post='881746' date='May 18 2009, 02:57 AM
but really, i started this thread because of the brake and starting thing. what is the purpose of this?
05-18-2009, 08:45 AM
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Originally Posted by ObD' post='881960' date='May 18 2009, 10:40 AM
Do a google search on "Audi unintended acceleration". The brake thing is a government mandate to avoid so called "unintended acceleration". In the 80's/90's, a bunch old old farts who should no longer be driving crashed their Audis. Most of the crashes involved damaging their homes or their garages due to "unintended acceleration" on startup. They claimed that the brake would not stop the car (100% BS) and the car was out of control with a mind of its own (that would be the drivers). It's 100% driver error but the feds decided it was the car technology. So now you have to step on the brake or push the clutch to start the car. 60 minutes got into the act along with a lot of lawyers. The controversy almost ran Audi out of the US.
Interesting. My 05 explorer starts with no braking, I often stick my head in the window and start it up. Then there's all those cars with remote start.
05-18-2009, 09:15 AM
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I hate the fact that if i am near my car and the key in my pocket gets crushed slightly, the doors unlock and the windows come down. So far this has happened while sitting in my house, kneeling down to tie my laces or leaning over to pick something up :thumbsdown: . Any way to disable this feature?
Though I'd love to live some place where i am worried about the car being too hot to get in to, i especially like Florida hence i visit every year in October
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Though I'd love to live some place where i am worried about the car being too hot to get in to, i especially like Florida hence i visit every year in October
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05-18-2009, 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by ObD' post='881960' date='May 18 2009, 08:40 AM
Do a google search on "Audi unintended acceleration". The brake thing is a government mandate to avoid so called "unintended acceleration". In the 80's/90's, a bunch old old farts who should no longer be driving crashed their Audis. Most of the crashes involved damaging their homes or their garages due to "unintended acceleration" on startup. They claimed that the brake would not stop the car (100% BS) and the car was out of control with a mind of its own (that would be the drivers). It's 100% driver error but the feds decided it was the car technology. So now you have to step on the brake or push the clutch to start the car. 60 minutes got into the act along with a lot of lawyers. The controversy almost ran Audi out of the US.
05-18-2009, 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by craigm1841' post='881746' date='May 18 2009, 02:57 AM
It is usually 90+ here in the summer. When I go to take my dog out before leaving for work, I like the idea of starting my car and letting the AC run, this way when i get back let my dog inside.........,
05-18-2009, 09:59 AM
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Originally Posted by MiamiPhill' post='882052' date='May 18 2009, 01:40 PM
Go to work in the morning like the rest of us..........or get rid of the worthless junk taking up the garage space.
05-18-2009, 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by craigm1841' post='882072' date='May 18 2009, 01:59 PM
ha. my garage has the car in it, but hot is hot. i would love to go to work in the morning. i will give you my bosses number, you can tell him my hours are unacceptable
05-18-2009, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by GENEaTALS' post='881756' date='May 18 2009, 03:05 AM
read again...LCI models have that function sir...
You just have to set it daily...I've used it in the summer when I have lunch meetings...
(I know I cheated, I edited my original post)
You just have to set it daily...I've used it in the summer when I have lunch meetings...(I know I cheated, I edited my original post
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