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more about #gps more comments → Novaload: BTW, this is a great post, Ben. Also, really fancy cars had ashtrays and lighters on all 4 arm rests. Cheaper cars, of course, had them on the back o... more » Novaload: Old timers combine 2 and 10, so that your arm is on the window sill and your fingers are holding the vent window or its little pillar. Are we going ... more » Stoatmaster: We will pass the flame to a generation who know not the vinyl roof. Nor, in their innocence, will they have a choke knob (oo er missus!) to help star... more » Mobius: "The Danger Of Death" Unless, of course, said kid turn 16 and start driving. But yeah, some of those things are just so important in my mental image... more » TriumphRacer: Last year I bought a 99 Miata sport to replace the 94 I had just sold. The car i had was the luxury edition with power windows. The newer 99 that I bo... more » Lerxst: Hey, I once had a car that had wind up (out?) windows and vent windows. more » gas_pig70: '06 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited (LJ) : 3. Window cranks... check! 4. Key, just a key... check! 6. Manual transfer case + 6spd manual tranny... check! 8. G... more » TurboRefrigerator: Vacuum headlights! I hate those things, and wouldn't wish them on my worst enemy. more » TurboRefrigerator: I have went on dozens of road trips, and I would like to make a couple of points. I have figured out what to things to avoid, to make sure that the p... more » petersterncan: Well I'm pleased to report that my kids HAVE experienced wind up windows and driving without AC. But the other stuff... hell *I* haven't even experie... more » PlayerX: I've never understood why people want A/C in a car; granted, I live in Canada, and it's not as hot here as, say, Arizona, but come on! The engine alwa... more » Hello Mister Walrus: Think this stuff is hard to imagine? Your grandchildren might not ever drive gasoline-powered cars. more » bzr: My mom's Civic has wind-down windows, as did the Sentra we had before that. That car still had a cigarette lighter, as well as the Xterra we bought al... more » Hepcat_AU: My 68 Jag has a lighter marked "CIGAR". No common cigarettes for me! Also, how about foot-operated high-beam switches? Any 60s British car afficionad... more » Leeeeena the Jalopchick: Ben, I think you may have forgotten a few things. 1. How to drive a manual transmission. I saw a statistic somewhere that about 95% of new cars sol... more » -
#carculture
Ten Things Your Kids Will Never Experience In A New Car
Cars are a part of American culture. We grow up in them, live in them, love them, but like the culture they reflect, cars change over time. Here's ten things you experienced your kids probably won't. More » -
#cargadgets
BBG’s Katayama: “GPS Made Me Lazier, Stupider, Angrier And A Worse Driver”
Is technology making imbeciles of us all? Boing Boing Gadgets’ Lisa Katayama argues chronic GPS usage has put her in touch with her inner Pinky rather than helping her be a better driver. More » -
#gps
Survey: Sat-Nav Systems Make Drivers 12% More Fuel Efficient
A recent survey from social science research firm NuStats, finds drivers using sat-nav systems use 12% less fuel than GPS-less motorists. Also, they were found to be 24% less "manly." More » -
#cargadgets
Google Latitude + Plane, Train, Automobile = DIY Amazing Race
Google Maps' new Latitude feature allows you to track your friends using GPS-equipped phones. Perfect for meeting for a drink. Also, as Garage419 found, perfect for a hi-tech race by train, plane and Dodge Challenger. More » -
#carsafety
Nissan Developing Wrong Way, Pedestrian Collision Alert Technology
Nissan is developing Darwin-defying in-car technology capable of detecting when old people and bad drivers head the wrong way down highway on-ramps. The system could also detect impending collisions with cell phone-carrying pedestrians. More » -
#blameitonrio
GPS Attempts To Kill Norwegian Tourists In Brazil
A trio of Norwegian men were en route to the airport in their rental car when the vehicle's GPS took them off the highway and into a Rio de Janeiro slum plagued by gang violence.
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