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usonian

(23,365 posts)
57. Yes, apparently so.
Sat Dec 27, 2025, 08:57 PM
5 hrs ago

When things get too "fly by wire" I get nervous.

The driver's door opens when I turn the key and the gas latch opens when I pull the lever.

2018 seems to be roughly the dividing line. There are very winding roads up here and the loaner lane warning was going off all the time. I have stick-on wide angle mirrors instead of the proximity warning --- the one accessory besides fog lights that I miss. I think they wanted $500 for fog lights, and TBH, I looked at the stalk and it's way too complicated. I never really figured out the rear window wiper activator.

Voice control? Only if passengers can't be heard and misunderstood. Unless it's "Subie, get me a beer ".... wait, this is an auto. Cancel that. Get me a tea with lemonade!

The newer model had WAY better entertainment system. Mainly they cut the glare. As it is, the glare is horrible on the 2018. I took the cowl out of the speedometer well. I couldn't see anything there with all the glare.

Simple optics. You'd think that the Japanese would have been on top of this sooner.

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Rita Rudner says she has a car with a rotating gas tank. House of Roberts Friday #1
She is priceless Raven123 18 hrs ago #26
Unless you own many cars, PoindexterOglethorpe Friday #2
My Subaru is on the passenger side UpInArms Friday #6
I also have a Subaru and it's the first car I've ever owned with the gas tank on the passenger side dflprincess Friday #13
Yup, Vw has the tank on the passenger side mwmisses4289 Friday #20
Rental cars PJMcK Yesterday #23
So convenient when you're in a rental. Phoenix61 Friday #3
That seems very odd. I don;t know that I'd have thought to look there. 3catwoman3 Friday #7
I don't remember. It was a cheap rental around 1989.nt Phoenix61 Friday #8
Was it an Audi? littlemissmartypants 14 hrs ago #48
I don't think so. Seems a little high end for Hertz. Phoenix61 14 hrs ago #49
Seems unlikely... littlemissmartypants 12 hrs ago #50
That's one of those common-sense fixes-- viva la Friday #4
My brilliant idea - I've long thought French onion soup... 3catwoman3 16 hrs ago #43
Just so long as you realize True Dough 10 hrs ago #53
What a great trivia question. 3catwoman3 Friday #5
I get my gas at BJs Delarage Yesterday #24
I would rather wait a few minutes to not have to drag the hose across the car. MichMan 17 hrs ago #35
I would also rather wait, so I usually do. 3catwoman3 16 hrs ago #42
I got a loaner Subaru, and was looking for the gas cap release lever. There was none. usonian Friday #9
Gas tank cover release Old Crank Friday #14
I had a new loaner Subaru. HappyH 7 hrs ago #56
Yes, apparently so. usonian 5 hrs ago #57
The first thing I did with the Subi loaner HappyH 5 hrs ago #58
I didn't take the time to figure how to turn off the computer driving instructor. usonian 4 hrs ago #59
Mine is on the sdfernando Friday #10
Mine is on the driver's side. CentralMass Friday #11
My '72 Chevy Nova didn't have that problem. LudwigPastorius Friday #12
I remember those. Old Crank Friday #15
My dad had a '57 Bel Air dflprincess Friday #16
Woah. LudwigPastorius Friday #19
Yep. I also had one and that is where it was. OldBaldy1701E 18 hrs ago #27
Making it vulnerable to leaking after a rear end collision MichMan 17 hrs ago #33
Borrowed a friends car to do an errand. Old Crank Friday #17
I never noticed Moylan's Arrow before this article. I'm looking forward to finding it in our two vehicles. summer_in_TX Friday #18
I'd never realized it either until a George Takei post 10 + years ago underpants 18 hrs ago #28
Mine used to be in my driver's side rear fin on my '57 Chevy then moniss Friday #21
We learned this trick a few years ago when we had a rental. LisaM Friday #22
Ford is backwards of other makes. Ford puts their Emile 18 hrs ago #25
Neither of my Mustangs have either of those padfun 18 hrs ago #29
Maybe it's just on the Ford Escape? I had several Ford pickup trucks Emile 18 hrs ago #30
My Ford Freestyle was on the right side. My biggest gripe after the screwed up CVT transmission. ... marble falls 17 hrs ago #31
Every car I have ever owned has had it on the passenger side where it belongs MichMan 17 hrs ago #32
I believe it's on that side because it was built for the Japanese market JohnnyRingo 17 hrs ago #36
Pretty certain my Volkswagen's and Ford's were not built for the Japanese market. MichMan 17 hrs ago #37
UK, Australia, India, China, and Japan. JohnnyRingo 17 hrs ago #38
I live in the US MichMan 16 hrs ago #39
Let's put it this way.... JohnnyRingo 16 hrs ago #40
I try and get gas from Costco when I can MichMan 16 hrs ago #44
Wait! I've never been to Costco. JohnnyRingo 15 hrs ago #45
Gas station lot is one way only MichMan 15 hrs ago #46
My Jensen Healey had the filler in the center Old Crank 16 hrs ago #41
It's funny you mentioned that this week. He just died on Dec 11th. JohnnyRingo 17 hrs ago #34
I picked it up from Hacker News. usonian 11 hrs ago #52
Like a case of being famous only after he dies. JohnnyRingo 8 hrs ago #54
The arrow was named for him, but only auto nuts knew or cared to search. usonian 7 hrs ago #55
I have two cars and one side the tanks on the left the other the right side kimbutgar 15 hrs ago #47
for work markie 11 hrs ago #51
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