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Old 15 December 2012, 04:58 PM
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Default Your cars most useless feature

all cars come with a whole heap of crap these days in terms of features etc

what is on your car that you really find surplus to requirments

I have a sport mode on my tiptronic gearbox - in 3 years of ownership I have never used it, why, if i want to hold a gear I can use the manual mode

and I rarely use "Climate Control", i have the blower on "heat" or the air con on full "cold", or in the tricky Autumn and Spring months - open the window

but memory seats are very handy
Old 15 December 2012, 04:59 PM
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The "bright" button
Old 15 December 2012, 05:02 PM
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The little sun viser in between the driver and passenger sun viser on the newage

But I think I 2nd the 'bright' button too lol
Old 15 December 2012, 05:09 PM
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Got to be the bright button
Old 15 December 2012, 05:14 PM
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IC waterspray, it does absolutely fack all as we all well know.
Old 15 December 2012, 05:16 PM
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This!!!!!

My lightweight JDM 100% plastic Cigarette lighter

Old 15 December 2012, 05:25 PM
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Hard one on the Citroen, probably any rattles and squeaks but you dont really need the panoramic windscreen to be honest with you.... think id miss it if it wasnt there though
Old 15 December 2012, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by GAZ2293
This!!!!!

My lightweight JDM 100% plastic Cigarette lighter

The flare comes a close second Gaz
Old 15 December 2012, 05:33 PM
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You should be ashamed of yourself!!! The flare is awesome!!! Lol
Old 15 December 2012, 05:53 PM
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The roof on mine is useless.
Old 15 December 2012, 06:08 PM
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Another vote for the 'Bright' button

I must have pressed it no more than twice in 13 years !
Old 15 December 2012, 07:13 PM
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The bright button does not count, we all know it was included as a joke
Old 15 December 2012, 07:15 PM
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The auto dipping door mirror on my M3 when reverse is selected...it dips too far
Old 15 December 2012, 07:22 PM
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The plastic flap between the virsors as above.
Old 15 December 2012, 07:24 PM
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The side markers on my bugeye.
Old 15 December 2012, 07:28 PM
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Aircon and the ashtray - hence why both of them are going
Old 15 December 2012, 07:31 PM
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Mines the headlight washers so pointless lol
Old 15 December 2012, 07:50 PM
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mines gotta be the speedo...i never look at the feckin thing..lol
Old 15 December 2012, 07:59 PM
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All the cars i have had has had 3 pedals still have a clue what the middle one is for
Old 15 December 2012, 08:13 PM
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Parking button on top of the stering column (classic)
Old 15 December 2012, 09:49 PM
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Useless feature of a 350Z... the Boot.
Old 15 December 2012, 09:58 PM
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The electric seats on my shogun - or any car really - not hard to move the seat with a lever and saves a load of weight (and complications years down the line). Same goes for the electric steering column.
Also the electronic diff on the shogun - give me normal mechanical lsd anytime.
Traction control on my BMW just seems to flash a led and cut the power - again a normal mechanical lsd would transform the car.
Richard
Old 15 December 2012, 10:00 PM
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second on the air con.... hence why its gone!!!!

bright button is aw3esome!!!!! gotta love the fun
Old 15 December 2012, 10:29 PM
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Indicators on my BMW as I never use them....

joking of course
Old 16 December 2012, 12:31 AM
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My scooby`s Most Useless Feature Is Probably Me....
Old 16 December 2012, 09:46 AM
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The bright button and parking light button on the classic, can't think of what was useless on my old A3.
Old 16 December 2012, 10:13 AM
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My 911's alarm won't set if the glovebox is accidentally left open but if you leave the front boot ajar that's fine
Old 16 December 2012, 12:41 PM
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The fuel gauge on my Evo is pathetic the slightest gradient or even turning round a corner can alter the reading massively
Old 16 December 2012, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Dingdongler
Indicators on my BMW as I never use them....

joking of course
BMW's have indicators?
Old 16 December 2012, 01:33 PM
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R32: Passenger climate control; what passengers??!!!!
BMW 1: The SOS button (I darn't touch it )
BMW 2: The traffic-master button/**** (**** knows how it works, I never read the manual )
Jag; The handbrake (as its shyte )


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