Motor Trend's Letter Of The Month

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Motor Trend's Letter Of The Month
Topic Started: Feb 15 2008, 08:46 PM (37 Views)
lumpunzik	Feb 15 2008, 08:46 PM Post #1
Acceptable Posts: 46 Group: Members Member #15 Joined: February 9, 2008	I read this letter and thought it was very smart and witty regarding the "great new electric parking brake". Just thought I'd share it: "This letter may fit in the stupid-college-student-doesn't-know-better category, but I've had a lingering question nobody's been able to answer: Why are the people (meaning the automotive press) happy about parking brakes going electric? I concede the advantages include more cupholder space and no more burning brake-pad smell after not completely disengaging the brake before driving off. But batteries get discharged periodically. So let me summarize what battery failure now means: You're locked out of your car (Smart keys), you can't pop the clutch to start it (auto-clutch transmissions), you have to find the radio-reset code (anti-theft radio), you have to schedule a pricey dealer visit to clear that OBD fault code, and, oh yeah, your car might roll down that hill like a two-ton bowling ball. I'll sacrifice my Big Gulp Mountain Dew any day if it means I get the reassurance of a good mechanical handbrake."



stormbreaker	Feb 15 2008, 08:52 PM Post #2
Regular Posts: 169 Group: Members Member #14 Joined: February 9, 2008	lumpunzik Feb 15 2008, 07:46 PM I read this letter and thought it was very smart and witty regarding the "great new electric parking brake". Just thought I'd share it: "This letter may fit in the stupid-college-student-doesn't-know-better category, but I've had a lingering question nobody's been able to answer: Why are the people (meaning the automotive press) happy about parking brakes going electric? I concede the advantages include more cupholder space and no more burning brake-pad smell after not completely disengaging the brake before driving off. But batteries get discharged periodically. So let me summarize what battery failure now means: You're locked out of your car (Smart keys), you can't pop the clutch to start it (auto-clutch transmissions), you have to find the radio-reset code (anti-theft radio), you have to schedule a pricey dealer visit to clear that OBD fault code, and, oh yeah, your car might roll down that hill like a two-ton bowling ball. I'll sacrifice my Big Gulp Mountain Dew any day if it means I get the reassurance of a good mechanical handbrake." Wow. I think he's forgetting the first rule of being American: Don't Think.



pinklazzur	Feb 17 2008, 09:53 PM Post #3
Acceptable Posts: 21 Group: Members Member #6 Joined: February 7, 2008	stormbreaker Feb 15 2008, 08:52 PM lumpunzik Feb 15 2008, 07:46 PM I read this letter and thought it was very smart and witty regarding the "great new electric parking brake". Just thought I'd share it: "This letter may fit in the stupid-college-student-doesn't-know-better category, but I've had a lingering question nobody's been able to answer: Why are the people (meaning the automotive press) happy about parking brakes going electric? I concede the advantages include more cupholder space and no more burning brake-pad smell after not completely disengaging the brake before driving off. But batteries get discharged periodically. So let me summarize what battery failure now means: You're locked out of your car (Smart keys), you can't pop the clutch to start it (auto-clutch transmissions), you have to find the radio-reset code (anti-theft radio), you have to schedule a pricey dealer visit to clear that OBD fault code, and, oh yeah, your car might roll down that hill like a two-ton bowling ball. I'll sacrifice my Big Gulp Mountain Dew any day if it means I get the reassurance of a good mechanical handbrake." Wow. I think he's forgetting the first rule of being American: Don't Think. Doh!



seraphrevan	Feb 23 2008, 12:21 PM Post #4
The Big Bird Posts: 192 Group: Administrator Member #1 Joined: February 6, 2008	Haha, nice find. We're starting to rely too much on new technology.



stormbreaker	Feb 23 2008, 05:04 PM Post #5
Regular Posts: 169 Group: Members Member #14 Joined: February 9, 2008	seraphrevan Feb 23 2008, 11:21 AM Haha, nice find. We're starting to rely too much on new technology. enter the matrix



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