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And Volvo drivers. I think it was wired in as a safety feature. Not so much for them, but the rest of us...
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Thanks once more. A question, are these safety features disabled by a button or switch on the dash, or through the menus? For example in the Outback we looked at, it was menu, then a sub menu, then another submenu, then select. Enough to drive you wild each time you start the car. (Also, X mode is activated through the screen so if the screen goes kaput in the future, no X mode for you!)
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Yes, but only the parkers were wired to remain on the whole time. Uncle bought a new 144 in 1972. The other odd thing it had was a annoying seatbelt buzzer and light which would stay lit if you chose not to wear it and those funky ladder looking headrests.
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The cluster is a digital screen as well. Oh the shifter in this thing is interesting. It's not a rotary dial but it's not a strait PRNDL. Personally don't understand why car manufacturers keep trying to reinvent this, I get the rotary dial is a cost save...but a regular auto stick, just keep it the same and make sure the materials last the distance.
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I like rotary dials as well, the key to that is because they maintain a defined detent or position location. It's the stupid stubby levers that have no defined detent and work as a toggle that annoy me., ie Volvo, BMW, even the high-end Rangers.
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I think one step better is the column mounted shifter on the steering wheel column...daughter has a Focus SA and one of my vans is a Vito and flicking into drive or reverse without moving your hand from the steering wheel just seems so much easier and your eyes never have to look down to find/turn the dial. I noticed the new Transit Custom has also moved to a column stalk for the auto models.
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huh and I was just with someone yesterday who got their new Genisis GV70 on the base's he hates the column shift in the corresponding MB's he looked into.
Its getting pretty petty about changing gears from the centre consol. Christ what next ![]()
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Ours is simple, Left for R, Right for D (and springs Back to the middle which is N) with P as a button on top of it. Plus the dial is made from knurled metal (assume Aluminium maybe??) which feels nice to the touch. Some Hyundai use buttons only (Santa Fe, Tuscon) which are a pain in the a## but they are moving to a stalk on the right side of steering column for new releases... But for me, my SS is still the best.. Manual baby!!!! :-D
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Bump to thread: here comes a bit more supply chain disruption:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-...idor/103244628
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US car market: on edge of big price falls, inventories building up, 0% interest deals and incentives, EVs not selling. Also: very large insurance hikes for owners because.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9GQYli7qis Edit: and a used view https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IbAm9igkh0
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And further, this smart young dealer's report on the US Truck market which seems to have stalled
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8VnK6cI8pU
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They also abandon their cars when they go underwater or can't make the payments.
It's staggering to think that after NINJA home loans and the GFC, we could see the US about to exactly repeat the process, using cars this time. This fellow has a very intelligent interpretation about what is about to go on in the US car loan world: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU9XIWnPh3M
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Sure the Americans are running into trouble with high priced vehicles but it’s not a uniform thing across the industry. All of the below comments are regarding the US, not Australian car market: One of the main differences is there’s low unemployment but people probably not making the wisest choices with their purchases- those maxing out credit cards and getting easy finance are the ones under the most stress.. What’s hard to see in new vehicle sales figures is the difference between recent restricted supply situation and now where buyers are definitely pulling back as the market cools. Lower inflation in the US plus promise of three rate cuts has really lifted the stock market in recent days - some predictions of impending doom may be abating Last edited by jpd80; 24-12-2023 at 12:00 PM. |
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Also the Fed template may follow the SIVB episode, so they patch up any lenders who are in trouble, the car market in US might be sour, but everything else rolls on and Powell continues the QT for a while more - just like last year.
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Bad credit car loans are almost a meme in US culture. Here in Aus, application processes are stringent. We don't have a Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac here, never have, and we can't just walk away from our cars or homes if we can't make payments.
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banks tend to work with people rather than take possession of vehicles, that’s normally last resort. Thing to understand is that in a country of 330 million odd, there’s going to be a percentage of the population who are financially irresponsible and live up to every last penny they earn. You are quite right, our market and lenders are way more conservative, ask more “what ifs”. The only people crying at the moment are car dealers who see profits receding as used vehicles start coming back to more reasonable prices……house loans concerns me more but promise of multiple interest rate drops in 2024 is obviously keeping the market buoyant…for now. |
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