Comments on: After Forty Years, Why Do Cars Still Basically Suck? http://goinglikesixty.com/2007/12/31/after-forty-years-why-do-cars-still-basically-suck/ Baby Boomer guy writing about stuff of interest primarily to boomers, or people who know one. No politics, few rants, attempted humor. Suitably old, mysteriously advanced. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 13:13:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/ By: flwind http://goinglikesixty.com/2007/12/31/after-forty-years-why-do-cars-still-basically-suck/#comment-6990 flwind Tue, 06 May 2008 14:50:18 +0000 http://goinglikesixty.com/2007/12/31/after-forty-years-why-do-cars-still-basically-suck/#comment-6990 Why would they bother changing the main design aspects of cars when they work as is. Why are <a href="http://floridawindshield.net" rel="nofollow">windshields</a> still made out of glass when you got lexan? Simple, glass is a much cheaper solution..All about economics, why invest billions and billions to reinvent the wheel so to speak when the current design serves its purpose. There has been cheap fuel to run them for years so why would they have bothered changing that. With higher fuel prices, i believe you will see new technologies emerging over the next few decades..If they don't then it will be back to horse and buggy.. Why would they bother changing the main design aspects of cars when they work as is. Why are windshields still made out of glass when you got lexan? Simple, glass is a much cheaper solution..All about economics, why invest billions and billions to reinvent the wheel so to speak when the current design serves its purpose. There has been cheap fuel to run them for years so why would they have bothered changing that. With higher fuel prices, i believe you will see new technologies emerging over the next few decades..If they don’t then it will be back to horse and buggy..

]]> By: I Hate It When Stereotypes are Correct | Baby Boomer Going Like Sixty http://goinglikesixty.com/2007/12/31/after-forty-years-why-do-cars-still-basically-suck/#comment-5478 I Hate It When Stereotypes are Correct | Baby Boomer Going Like Sixty Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:03:24 +0000 http://goinglikesixty.com/2007/12/31/after-forty-years-why-do-cars-still-basically-suck/#comment-5478 [...] I blogged before about how unadvanced cars are. [...] [...] I blogged before about how unadvanced cars are. [...]

]]> By: goinglikesixty http://goinglikesixty.com/2007/12/31/after-forty-years-why-do-cars-still-basically-suck/#comment-3934 goinglikesixty Thu, 03 Jan 2008 23:28:38 +0000 http://goinglikesixty.com/2007/12/31/after-forty-years-why-do-cars-still-basically-suck/#comment-3934 @Simon: excellent! I wish I had your knowlege and imagination to suggest these things, but I don't. You did a great job. @John Re: flying cars. I don't wish for those. We have built a huge grid of highways that are of varying quality. We're stuck with them. @Simon: excellent! I wish I had your knowlege and imagination to suggest these things, but I don’t. You did a great job.

@John Re: flying cars. I don’t wish for those. We have built a huge grid of highways that are of varying quality. We’re stuck with them.

]]> By: simon http://goinglikesixty.com/2007/12/31/after-forty-years-why-do-cars-still-basically-suck/#comment-3931 simon Thu, 03 Jan 2008 22:34:20 +0000 http://goinglikesixty.com/2007/12/31/after-forty-years-why-do-cars-still-basically-suck/#comment-3931 Remote starting? Now we're talking! Other stuff I reckon would be cool: - performance hybrid drivetrains, like the GT-R was rumoured to have at one stage. Electric motors in the front wheel hubs (no drivetrain losses) to get you around the city gridlock. Then they team up with a RWD petrol engine when you want fun! - HUD on the windscreen as a standard. To keep the eyes as close to the road as possible - Voice activation instead of thousands of buttons, complex iDrive systems etc - active aerodynamics on sports cars. Yes, the Maclaren SLR sucked, but it had a wing that went into full drag mode for braking. Sweeeeet! - if the world really is that fashion conscious, how about replacement panels to update the styling of the car? - audio supplied from the seats instead of trying to make a room full of glass at wierd angles sound good - dozing avoidance systems where the car checks the driver is still alert during long trips - active seats to provide comfort and support for a wide range of human shapes - get infrared night vision working properly and make it standard (easier if HUD is also used!) Then there would be no argument that the car is inferior to the microwave! Remote starting? Now we’re talking! Other stuff I reckon would be cool:
- performance hybrid drivetrains, like the GT-R was rumoured to have at one stage. Electric motors in the front wheel hubs (no drivetrain losses) to get you around the city gridlock. Then they team up with a RWD petrol engine when you want fun!
- HUD on the windscreen as a standard. To keep the eyes as close to the road as possible
- Voice activation instead of thousands of buttons, complex iDrive systems etc
- active aerodynamics on sports cars. Yes, the Maclaren SLR sucked, but it had a wing that went into full drag mode for braking. Sweeeeet!
- if the world really is that fashion conscious, how about replacement panels to update the styling of the car?
- audio supplied from the seats instead of trying to make a room full of glass at wierd angles sound good
- dozing avoidance systems where the car checks the driver is still alert during long trips
- active seats to provide comfort and support for a wide range of human shapes
- get infrared night vision working properly and make it standard (easier if HUD is also used!)
Then there would be no argument that the car is inferior to the microwave!

]]> By: goinglikesixty http://goinglikesixty.com/2007/12/31/after-forty-years-why-do-cars-still-basically-suck/#comment-3928 goinglikesixty Thu, 03 Jan 2008 21:34:31 +0000 http://goinglikesixty.com/2007/12/31/after-forty-years-why-do-cars-still-basically-suck/#comment-3928 Reminder: For those of you who haven't been here since this was orginally posted. I changed themes and screwed up the CSS for the commenting, so some are hard to read. I apologize, my tech support is working on it - as soon as he gets ahead on shoveling snow. Reminder:
For those of you who haven’t been here since this was orginally posted.
I changed themes and screwed up the CSS for the commenting, so some are hard to read.
I apologize, my tech support is working on it - as soon as he gets ahead on shoveling snow.

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