These Are the 10 Greatest Forgotten Features Missing In Modern Cars!

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[patrickirish]

Footwell air vents. They weren't loud or intrusive, but really did a great job at cooling off one's feet and legs.

[tarfeef]

Even as someone in my 20s who's supposed to love all the new tech stuff, I REALLY hate not having or struggling to find a vehicle with:
- actual buttons (tactility = safety and eyes on the road)
- a full size spare, or even just the room for one
- no "nanny technology" (anything more intensive than cruise control, really)
- a handbrake
- power steering that doesn't totally disconnect you from the feel of your car
- ski pass-thrus, those are awesome

[seanclark]

Real spare tire, physical buttons, manual transmission and crank windows are my top 4 to bring back.

[backlash]

My car has a manual transmission, hand brake, analog gauges, buttons and knobs, fog lights and a spare tire . AND a CD player . I whole heartedly agree with this video . I almost forgot, it also has manual windows and locks . Make cars simple again !

[dalefrolander]

My 2nd Generation (2003) Rav4 has a cool feature that I don't see anymore: second row seats that fold, flip up, and are easily removable to make the back into something similar to a mini cargo van.

Whenever you review the 4runner, you call it a dinosaur, but that dinosaur still has a lot of what you want. Even the brand new ones have, a full size spare, real buttons and knobs, analog gauges, mud flaps, regular license plate, and fog lights.

[addict]

My 2023 2.3L Manual Bronco has most of these things listed as standard issue, or optioned. Really love the thing. I hope they continue to trend this way with future vehicles.

[LeeBreece]

Honorable mentions: manual windows, manual locks, fully manual seats, steel tailgates, & 4 wheel drive shift levers.

[rogermetzger]

My wife bought a car in 2017 and a truck in 2018.

I’m retired, so one could argue that I don’t “need” a personal vehicle but I sometimes ask myself, “IF you were to buy a vehicle for yourself, what kind would you like?”

Thanks for posting your list. It gave me an idea. Maybe I should take SOME of the items on your list (and at least one item of my own) to car dealers and ask them to show me whichever vehicles they have in stock with the most of these features:
MATCHING spare tire and wheel
REAL buttons and knobs
Handbrake
Analog gauges
Manual transmission
Sealed-beam headlights

That last item is because my wife’s vehicles sometimes get enough ice on them just driving a couple of hours on a freeway that their illumination is seriously compromised. Sealed-beam headlights always got warm enough to at least melt any ice or snow sprayed on them from the tires of other vehicles.

In the 1960s, I was told there was a member of the Colorado legislature who had not yet voted for any bill for which he was eligible to vote. So far, he had always voted NO.

My first reaction was, “That’s kind’a dumb. There are such things as good laws.

All these many years later, I realize that very many of our problems are the result of people who, presumably with the best of intentions, have been so focused on trying to protect us from ourselves, everything is not only more expensive than it needs to be, I’ve begun to wonder whether some of them are dedicated to the idea that the worst thing in the world is someone who says, “I do like having control over my lights.”

Once upon a time, I was concerned that people might someday be willing to trade their freedom for security (in which case we will lose both our freedom and our security). Now I’m concerned that many people are willing to trade their freedom (and mine) for nothing more than convenience.

Then there is the question of whether automation is robbing people of basic skills. At some point between driving a vehicle and operating an appliance, those skills deteriorate or young people never develop them in the first palace.

End of rant.

I doubt that I’ll ever have the wherewithal to start a business of my own so here’s my idea - free of charge to whoever understands this: There is a market for “old technology”, not only for people who have trouble understanding new technology but also for people who just like the old technology better.

[CraigGorski-ilqj]

How about headlights that don't blind everyone else on the road? Loved the vent windows! Fun topic for sure.

[delmartian]

1) Separate glass hatch on suv's. The Ford Bronco Sport and Toyota 4runner are the last vehicles with them.
2) Column shifters
3) Window vents

[perpelle]

Analog gauges combined with a nice digital screen between them is king. It's impossible to replicate the feeling of an analog gauge.

[brianrosenlof]

Your #10 should be #1. Spare tires are an absolute must!!! This is a serious safety hazard. Just bought a used car with no spare, and within a month I got a flat and had to just drive it to the closest tire store, completely destroying the tire is the process. So aggravating!!

I do agree with the manual transmissions as well, but not sure how that would work in an all electric future. I'm actually excited to start driving electric cars (once they become more affordable), but I've pretty much always had at least one car with a manual, and I will certainly miss that.

[americanrambler]

Bring back regular cab pickups! And pickups that fit into your garage and you can close the door!

[JamesSmullins]

What I really miss is the foot switch for hi and low beams. I hate it being on the column, it never fails I have to use it while in a curve and take one hand off the wheel to hit it.

And analog gauges aren't even analog, it's all digital and as I've discovered when the electronic controller goes out you have to replace the entire thing. None of my gauges work so I have to use a old GPS for speed and calculate mileage for fuel ups. Give me the old direct wired ones, I never had issues with them in my older cars.

[WheresHerb]

My biggest wish is more vehicles with a manual transmission option. I really wish my V6 colorado had a 5 speed.

[atmartens]

My #1 is the analog gauges. Digital gauges are always going to look dated after a few years. To me, having a nice steering wheel and nice gauges are so important.

[michaelswick]

The Mazda 626 used to have a swing button that oscillated the center vents. It was awesome

[tomcook]

I miss hatches where you can just pop the glass. It is great when you just need to put something in or have a long item from Home Depot stick out. With the popularity of crossovers there are even more hatchs. My Pontiac Vibe has it, Suburban’s had it then they didn’t. 4-runner retracting glass is good too

[SledgeGE]

I agree with you all on spare tires. I won't buy another vehicle unless it has one.

[cyclesingsleep]

Agree with all of your top 10!
And your extra:
- Analog car! Yes!!!
- CD yes! albums complete w/o having to sign in/pay monthly garbage!