"MountainCommand" (MountainCommand)
11/21/2013 at 11:54 • Filed to: rant cause i can
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"MountainCommand" (MountainCommand)
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I absolutely hate it with all these new cars with that stupid little 1/8th of a window. I know there is probably some design and engineering reason for it, but its still hideous! Its pretty much my only complaint on the toyobarus. Honda is most notorious for this felony however.. I just cant do it, i want the entire window to go down. And put that mirror back in the corner and not on a body line. Speaking of body lines, dont get me started on the doors pull handle's....
Anon
> MountainCommand
11/21/2013 at 11:54 |
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Having driven a Civic with one of those little windows, they help a lot more than you think they would.
Mailbox Cancer
> MountainCommand
11/21/2013 at 11:55 |
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Hm. They're a little big, aren't they?
EL_ULY
> MountainCommand
11/21/2013 at 11:57 |
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I rented a 2013 Kia Rio sedan (not by choice) once and that thing drove me crazy!
Brian, The Life of
> MountainCommand
11/21/2013 at 11:59 |
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They probably are there because the design would not allow for that large of a path to lower the window into the door. They'd win all the things if they made them vent windows ;)
dinobot666
> MountainCommand
11/21/2013 at 11:59 |
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I thought it had something to do with the rake of windshields on newer cars. The glass still has to move up and down into the door and at that steep of an angle, the glass wouldn't fit into the door as it moves down, so they 'cut' a section out of it and put the little segment window in.
I'd be fine with this, if these little segment windows rotated like they did on my old Hilux pickup. :D
Not my truck, but you can see one in this image.
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MountainCommand
> Anon
11/21/2013 at 11:59 |
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this is where i have to say Form > function...
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MountainCommand
> dinobot666
11/21/2013 at 12:02 |
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Honda has been doing full windows up front for many years, and never had issues making them go all the way down. Im sure that wasnt the reasoning.
Although, you point reminds me of my pet peeve with the new tahoes, the rear doors have windows that only go halfway down cause of the wheel arch cutout in the door. The suburban windows go all the way down.... Thats annoying.
Nibbles
> MountainCommand
11/21/2013 at 12:05 |
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Million dollar idea
Turn these little windows into power-actuated vent windows. Like on the old cars but new and shiny and technological .
Patent Pending. Patentpending. PatentpendingPatentpendingPatentpendingPatentpendingPatentpendingPatentpendingPatentpendingPatentpending
TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
> MountainCommand
11/21/2013 at 12:06 |
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I remember the old lightnings had "crotch windows"
By crotch window I mean in the summer you could open the window to an angle that would have air blowing right down your shorts onto your ball sack. It's one of the best feelings in the world.
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MountainCommand
> Nibbles
11/21/2013 at 12:08 |
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i need a 10% royalty fee, since i helped you think of the idea of course!
JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
> MountainCommand
11/21/2013 at 12:09 |
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As the owner of a 2013 Honda Civic, I have to say that those windows are actually very useful. They help you see a lot more than you think. From the outside, it looks dumb, but from the inside it eliminates blind spots and helps you judge distances from the curb.
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Nibbles
> MountainCommand
11/21/2013 at 12:09 |
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dinobot666
> MountainCommand
11/21/2013 at 12:15 |
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But is the rake on the windshield of those other Honda's the same as it is on the new Civic? That thing is laaaaaid way back. It's like the Snoop Dog of windshields, if there was such a thing.
willkinton247
> MountainCommand
11/21/2013 at 12:17 |
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They remind me of the front windows on these:
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MountainCommand
> dinobot666
11/21/2013 at 12:24 |
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my prelude has a good amount of rake, but i havent directly compared it to a civic...
NaturallyAspirated
> MountainCommand
11/21/2013 at 12:28 |
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They remind me of the old "wing windows" on old cars that actually opened, and did a great job directing air at your hot and sweaty self when the car was in motion. If these windows opened in the same way, I'd be totally fine with them, but since they don't, I think they are dumb.
Sn210
> JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
11/21/2013 at 12:29 |
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As the owner of a 2008 Honda Civic, I have to say I've never used those windows. It might just be my seating position, but I can't ever see out of them, especially the driver's side. Interesting to know that you use them though. I don't think the a pillar has changed much from '08 to '13
KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs
> MountainCommand
11/21/2013 at 13:12 |
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If you want to have a front 1/8th of a window, make sure it can be opened, like on the above. Then it is acceptable.
TillTheWheelsFallOff: Brocoma
> TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
11/21/2013 at 14:29 |
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I'll take two.