Parental Controls on our cars?
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Originally Posted by E60714' post='687951' date='Oct 8 2008, 09:26 AM
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10-08-2008, 05:53 AM
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Originally Posted by C's Bimmer' post='688053' date='Oct 8 2008, 03:40 PM
I could use this feature for myself currently. 
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Originally Posted by dirksqjaw' post='687887' date='Oct 7 2008, 10:39 PM
I like the "valet" switch idea, but I'm sorry - When I leave town, I'd lock the guns and the cars up. I'm not a big fan of "nanny" technology.
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Originally Posted by Westcoast M5' post='687925' date='Oct 7 2008, 11:27 PM
I would much rather the valet drive my car the 2 km to the valet lot in 150hp mode rather than 500hp mode.
We actually had a case here at the airport where some valet took a customers 2003 SL65 AMG out of the garage on an "unauthorized trip" and smashed it in a concrete wall, destroyed the car.
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Originally Posted by Westcoast M5' post='687925' date='Oct 8 2008, 02:27 AM
I would love the "nanny technology". Even when giving the car to say an airport valet - I would much rather the valet drive my car the 2 km to the valet lot in 150hp mode rather than 500hp mode. We actually had a case here at the airport where some valet took a customers 2003 SL65 AMG out of the garage on an "unauthorized trip" and smashed it in a concrete wall, destroyed the car.
10-08-2008, 06:59 AM
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Originally Posted by westcoast550' post='688131' date='Oct 8 2008, 07:55 AM
A few years ago , the VCR airport valets added 30km to my old Ford Explorer using it as a shuttle and then crunched the front bumper...........After that I have never used the valet system there.
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Originally Posted by alexf9496' post='687853' date='Oct 7 2008, 09:32 PM
Agreed, but this is nothing new and the technology is certainly there. In 1990 the $80,000 ($150,000 street) Corvette ZR-1 with the 405hp handbuilt Mercury Marine engine had a "valet switch" that would detune the engine to 150HP. Fast forward 19/20 years and add electronic engine management...I don't see why this isn't being done by more of the major manufacturers. Insurance companies could also offer a discount for cars with these restrictions for teen or young drivers.
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Rudy - the point is well taken and the bottom line is this:
You wouldn't leave a gun lying around the home without adequate precaution even with a trigger lock simply because the result of that being used erroneously is = catastrophic.
High performance vehicles need to be considered in a similar manner. Were I ever to own an M5, my kids would NEVER be allowed near it, the keys would be kept far away and they would drive their 199x Hondas and Fords till they got their own money to afford a vehicle of this degree. There is a maturity factor here that needs to build in that kids these days seem to have forgotten about. If you can work your tail off to own one of these puppies, you then have the right to drive it. If you don't, then fawgetabowitit.....
Maybe Im getting old fashioned but that's the way I see things... Oh, and as for the valet arguement -- you're kidding right!??! Give the keys to your 110K loaded vehicle to a high school kid on his summer job that may have just got his licence..... What is the world coming to???
You wouldn't leave a gun lying around the home without adequate precaution even with a trigger lock simply because the result of that being used erroneously is = catastrophic.
High performance vehicles need to be considered in a similar manner. Were I ever to own an M5, my kids would NEVER be allowed near it, the keys would be kept far away and they would drive their 199x Hondas and Fords till they got their own money to afford a vehicle of this degree. There is a maturity factor here that needs to build in that kids these days seem to have forgotten about. If you can work your tail off to own one of these puppies, you then have the right to drive it. If you don't, then fawgetabowitit.....
Maybe Im getting old fashioned but that's the way I see things... Oh, and as for the valet arguement -- you're kidding right!??! Give the keys to your 110K loaded vehicle to a high school kid on his summer job that may have just got his licence..... What is the world coming to???
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Originally Posted by subarashi' post='688321' date='Oct 8 2008, 02:33 PM
Rudy - the point is well taken and the bottom line is this:
You wouldn't leave a gun lying around the home without adequate precaution even with a trigger lock simply because the result of that being used erroneously is = catastrophic.
High performance vehicles need to be considered in a similar manner. Were I ever to own an M5, my kids would NEVER be allowed near it, the keys would be kept far away and they would drive their 199x Hondas and Fords till they got their own money to afford a vehicle of this degree. There is a maturity factor here that needs to build in that kids these days seem to have forgotten about. If you can work your tail off to own one of these puppies, you then have the right to drive it. If you don't, then fawgetabowitit.....
Maybe Im getting old fashioned but that's the way I see things... Oh, and as for the valet arguement -- you're kidding right!??! Give the keys to your 110K loaded vehicle to a high school kid on his summer job that may have just got his licence..... What is the world coming to???
You wouldn't leave a gun lying around the home without adequate precaution even with a trigger lock simply because the result of that being used erroneously is = catastrophic.
High performance vehicles need to be considered in a similar manner. Were I ever to own an M5, my kids would NEVER be allowed near it, the keys would be kept far away and they would drive their 199x Hondas and Fords till they got their own money to afford a vehicle of this degree. There is a maturity factor here that needs to build in that kids these days seem to have forgotten about. If you can work your tail off to own one of these puppies, you then have the right to drive it. If you don't, then fawgetabowitit.....
Maybe Im getting old fashioned but that's the way I see things... Oh, and as for the valet arguement -- you're kidding right!??! Give the keys to your 110K loaded vehicle to a high school kid on his summer job that may have just got his licence..... What is the world coming to???
In many families, it's not reasonable to "NEVER" give the kids the keys to one of the cars. Parental controls could be just as useful to a Hyndai owner that has a young, inexperienced driver in the house. I think BMW should add this feature to all of their cars -- remember it doesn't need to be turned on by default so it would only interfere when the owner chooses to implement it. The M5 argument only muddies the waters -- I wouldn't let a teenage driver have the M5 either until I felt it was safe. If I had a 3 series, I may not be as worried but still the car's capabilities far outweigh the talent of a inexperienced driver...
(BTW, I have the V-chips in all of my televisions in the house programmed to block shows of a certain rating or higher. I realize many people can't figure all that "fancy" stuff out but for me, it was a no-brainer and it clearly does what I need it to do.)