Gratuitous Technology, Why???

sbw1 said:
You are missing the point. These improvements are made to save the planet. Without them we will all die in 9.6791 years.
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We have that long?
El Capitan said:
View attachment 125827 Shoot. I have to kickstart my 1970 Harley chopper. No easy button. She’s a moody bitch. Think I’ve got torn cartilage in my knee. But I’m not complaining. :cool:
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I wish I had some cartilage left to tear....
 
Stee6043 said:
Man you guys are starting to sound old. Remember when Fuel Injection was a new thing and all the old heads were up in arms - "Nothing beats carbed motors, you'll all regret this new fangled tech".

:):)

I can also appreciate that Monaco Mike revived a 4 year old thread here just to continue the bit$hing. This is great stuff.
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I agree brother, at 60 (almost 61) I Say keep up, PM me if you would like to setup a home server for all your crap you don’t want to lose on “the cloud” I drive Jaguars, own a professional scanner and … wait for it…Love my boat.

Also, How’s my boat? Your the only one that’s going to get it.
Jon
 
Bunch of old farts whining ….

My new Lexus steers itself going down the road…. So I said let’s do this without hands…. The car got quite pissed off and said to hold the wheel…. I didn’t understand half in…. If you want it to steer itself… get on it already
 
Alright, I can’t sit silent. I have put on my Nomex underwear.
I have owed many, many cars. Too many to list BUT my favorite…1965 Chevy Impala. Back seat the size of a couch, bought it 1979 soon as I joined the Navy. Had a 327” mouse motor, 2B carb not much different than the 4.3 Girls under my feet. Horrible gas mileage and always in need of a tune up maybe 200HP. Fast forward, 2003 Jaguar XJR 4.0L (244+- cubic inches) with a chip upgrade and and a pulley to overdrive the supercharger-475HP. 120mph, not breathing hard, 24MPG Highway. I love tech, super electrician is installing a new Fusion radio that interfaces with the Garmin so I can play different stations and what not through out the boat. Thought about FI for the girls down below but not sure how much longer we are going to have her before we step up. My .02 Flame away.
Jon

Oh I forgot, who hates Heated/AC seats? ……and…..heated steering wheel?
 
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Creekwood said:
Because people will pay for it.
Heated steering wheel is pretty awesome.
Lane keeping assistance is keeping Darwin's law from working.
Automatic headlights are great, so is auto dimming of high beams.
Seat massage is silly.
Auto parking is goofy, auto trailer backing saves time at the ramps (In theory - but my view is that anyone that can't learn to back a trailer is not going to be able to use the system to auto back the trailer)
There should be an auto pull off and park the car feature when a signal light is left on for more than 5 minutes on the highway. (or maybe a hand comes out of the dash and b17ch slaps the driver)
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Yea, I used to think that seat massage feature was silly too, until I bought a car with it and I found it tames my sciatica flare ups on a long road trips!
 
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Blueone said:
Bunch of old farts whining ….

My new Lexus steers itself going down the road…. So I said let’s do this without hands…. The car got quite pissed off and said to hold the wheel…. I didn’t understand half in…. If you want it to steer itself… get on it already
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They will get it, think of all the 1’s and 0’s it takes to not have eyes. I hang out with smart kids, my 23yo’s are brilliant as well as there friends. Be patient, it’s coming.
 
Blueone said:
Bunch of old farts whining ….

My new Lexus steers itself going down the road…. So I said let’s do this without hands…. The car got quite pissed off and said to hold the wheel…. I didn’t understand half in…. If you want it to steer itself… get on it already
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Just wait until the adaptive cruise control cuts off and the car bails on you at the worst time.
 
My F150 should be completely hands free driving in a couple of weeks. Ford BlueCruise. Right now it is similar to @Blueone. With cruise on you need to keep a little pressure on the steering wheel. I went to Catawba Island and back yesterday and position my hand on the wheel to keep some steering pressure. Some guys hang a wrist weight on the steering wheel to accomplish the same thing. Right now it is using cameras to steer. When BlueCruise is fully functional it'll use GPS.
 
firecadet613 said:
Just wait until the adaptive cruise control cuts off and the car bails on you at the worst time.
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So once again, you are in the “car” not a plane (someone else driving) or a Train, Bus,Cab, Uber, Lyft, hopefully my point is across. It’s not time to sleep, text, or basically goof off. You are still in charge of a 4K vehicle moving at 70MPH, it’s just like our boats. Head on a swivel all the time.
 
GirlyGirl1999 said:
So once again, you are in the “car” not a plane (someone else driving) or a Train, Bus,Cab, Uber, Lyft, hopefully my point is across. It’s not time to sleep, text, or basically goof off. You are still in charge of a 4K vehicle moving at 70MPH, it’s just like our boats. Head on a swivel all the time.
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Lighten up Francis! You're an idiot if you think adaptive cruise control drives for you...

But, who the hell goes 70?!
 
firecadet613 said:
But, who the hell goes 70?!
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Well, sometimes it pays to drive under 70.....
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firecadet613 said:
Lighten up Francis! You're an idiot if you think adaptive cruise control drives for you...

But, who the hell goes 70?!
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Sorry, rough night last night, I’m missing my daughters graduation today due to $3 worth of cross over valve o-rings on the Jag. Consolation is their streaming it live on YouTube.

And “Nobody better call me Francis” :cool:
 
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