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Cold, hard reality sets in...

Started Jul 9, 2001 | Discussions thread
OP Wayne DeWitt Senior Member • Posts: 1,259
Now I hate my car...

I did as Chris suggested at looked at my car with a critical eye.

1. The interior is 80% plastic! Not counting the glass and the leather seats it's actually 100% plastic and other petroleum-derived products - YUCCCH! I hate the cheap plasticy radio knobs, and the steering wheel cover as well (won't even talk about the gear shift knob).

2. The gas filler door is not in the right location! It's on the left side. This means that I am unable to use 1/2 of the pump locations when I want to refill. Why isn't it behind the license plate in the back? Or better-yet why aren't there two, with one on either side?

3. Gas mileage sucks! I get about 20 miles to the gallon. The internal combustion engine has been around for over 100 years, why aren't we getting 100 miles to the gallon?

4. The balance is all wrong, it's front heavy! It's a front wheel drive and over 55% of it's weight is carried by the front tires. This makes it necessary to rotate them if I want even wear. I hate this!!! I once had a car that was balanced 50/50, why can't they all be this way?

5. The battery sucks! I left the lights on for an hour the other night by accident, now the car won't start! Why don't they put bigger batteries in these things?

6. It gets too hot! In the summer I have to turn on the airconditioning because the glass doesn't effectively block the I.R. radiation from the sun, and the motor's heat comes through the firewall! It's like an oven! Why can't they fix this?

7. It's a fire hazard! I parked on some dry grass the other day and the grass stared to burn under the car - something to do with a catalytic something or other.

8. The brakes don't last long enough! I hardly ever use the brakes and I need new pads already.

9. I can't read the radio display while I'm driving! The numbers are so tiny, and the radio is all the way at the bottom of the dashboard. And every time I bend down to check what station I'm on other drivers blow their horns at me! Why don't they fix this!

10. The tires suck! I got a flat last week. The station grease monkey fixed it but it still leaks! He said that it's too near the sidewall and has to be replaced! Why don't they make tires that don't go flat?

11. The headlights suck!!! I can't see the road while I'm driving at night. The other night I was driving down the road and almost hit a deer! Why can't they make lights that light up the road at 80 miles an hour but don't blind drivers?

12. The sunvisors suck!!! no matter how you adjust them they still leave a gap next to the mirror or the door pillar that lets the sun shine directly into your face! Why can't they fix this? And they don't go down far enough for short people - sounds like descrimination to me!

13. The seatbelts suck!!! They rub across my neck, and they lockup every time I stop and prevent me from reaching the radio knobs! Why can't they fix this?

14. The fuel gauge sucks!!! After I fill the tank it indicates full for the first 70 miles - doesn't move a mm. Then after it reaches the 1/4 full mark it's on 'Empty" within 20 miles! Why can't they fix this?

Now I am thoroughly disgusted with my POS car - thanks a lot Chris!

H. Chris Spreckley wrote:

Hey you lot.

Stop and think. Given all the faults of the D7 would you buy a car
with as many faults as the Dimage 7?

I'd be very supprosed if you would. So why a camera? [?]

Chris

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