Recently a new car came into our family which required many, many hours at different dealerships and perusing numerous models and makes of vehicles. As I strolled among the shiny new cars, I noticed some items that made me stop and think why? I was relieved to find an article that also touted these same things in Popular Mechanics and was vindicated in my confusion.
Fake fender vents. These haven't been needed since the 1970's and look out of place.
Automatic "shifters". When the new Chevy Camaro came out, I was so excited. I love muscle cars and thought Chevy did a great job in the look of the new Camaro. My excitement was dampened when I found out the one I was drooling over was a V6 and had an automatic transmission. The shifter does indeed give one the illusion that you are getting a manual transmission. There is just something not as exciting about pushing a "+" or a "-" on the shifter while in "manual" mode. I was relieved to hear you can order one in with a manual transmission and a real clutch.
What is with the oversized grilles? Ford has entire lines that look as if they are aliens ready to eat you at a moment's notice. Modern cooling systems don't require such a frightening appearance. F-150 trucks have more chrome on the grille than a 1957 Ford.
The last two items brought to light was the tail lights which was felt to have been stuck in a time warp as well as interior lighting of the vehicle and daytime running lights. I had a hard enough time adjusting from the automatic headlights in my truck back to the old-fashioned ones I have to manually turn on in my car. I'll concede that one to the experts.
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