Comments on: Ten Great Improvements that Aren’t

By: funnyaboutmoney1

funnyaboutmoney1 — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:38:48 +0000

Argha, yes! And you know, that “check engine” light is actually storing a log entry to an onboard computer that tattles to Big Brother that at some time since your last emissions test you SHOULD have gone and forked over some cash to a mechanic. It can only be undone by a mechanic with the equipment to do so. If you go in for an emissions test and they see that little notation in there, you flunk, whether or not your car is emitting noxious fumes.

Headlights that won’t go off! Dammit…do you KNOW how much it costs to replace a Toyota headlight?

Bells that gong at you when you’ve put a pile of books or some such on the front seat without stretching a seatbelt over it.

Bells that gong at when the door is open.

The automobile may be the mother lode of annoying nuisances.

By: shuchong

shuchong — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:39:27 +0000

Since you asked so nicely… high tech “improvements” to cars really bug me. Sure, electric windows save you from using some elbow grease, but you can’t operate them if you don’t have the key in the ignition. If you’re like me, and frequently lose/forget your keys, this is a problem. Also, check engine lights and computer codes should not be part of my car. If I want to check the darn engine, I’ll lift the hood:)

By: outofdebtagain

outofdebtagain — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:56:45 +0000

The toilet one especially made me laugh. Apparently some toilets, if you hold the handle longer than normal, will give you the rest of the water needed to make the flush happen. I tend to leave the toilet unflushed through a few “yellows” and then try to flush, and end up having to get a gallon bucket of water to help the toilet flush.

By: Chance

Chance — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:19:40 +0000

Ditto on all that…especially the inner lid issue. There I am with a pen trying to drill a hole through the Fort Knox-like inner lid of the freaking windshield fluid in the freezing cold. Why do we need this? It isn’t even for human consumption. Grrrr. Thanks for making me laugh this morning.

By: Ashley @ Wide Open Wallet

Ashley @ Wide Open Wallet — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:36:30 +0000

Yes on the consumer proof packaging. UG. You shouldn’t need scissors to open a package of scissors. What if they are your first pair? Then what? haha.

And you can’t just throw away a CFL. We had one burn out this weekend (5 years, my butt) and now I have to put it in a clear plastic bag and take it to the hazardous waste place. And this is supposed to be BETTER for the environment?