What's your biggest automotive pet peeve?

"Big Bubba Ray" (eganward01)
09/09/2014 at 16:04 • Filed to: None

One thing I cannot stand to see is a cluttered dashboard. Frankly, I find it disgusting and it shows an obvious lack of care for your vehicle. Not only is it gross, but it's also dangerous. In my eyes, there's no excuse to let papers, trash, and god knows what else pile up on your dashboard. Clean that shit up.

Two other things I despise are bald tires and low tire pressure. Both equally dangerous and something that most people (who aren't car people) don't pay much attention to.

So, what's your biggest automotive pet peeve?

DISCUSSION (63)

jkm7680 > Big Bubba Ray
09/09/2014 at 16:07

Bald tires, dirty interiors and mismatched headlight bulbs.

$kaycog > Big Bubba Ray
09/09/2014 at 16:07

On my own car............... .DON'T TOUCH MY WINDOWS!!

crowmolly > Big Bubba Ray
09/09/2014 at 16:07

Destroyed brake rotors still in service.

HammerheadFistpunch > Big Bubba Ray
09/09/2014 at 16:09

No feet on my dash. No, not even the wife. Her car and I'm driving? I'll let it slide, but my car. NO!

Cherry_man1 > Big Bubba Ray
09/09/2014 at 16:09

Slamming my doors, touching my windows, and leaning against it if I don't know you.

Arben72 > Big Bubba Ray
09/09/2014 at 16:09

Oh, so you see perfectly fine in your grey car during the monsoon we are currently having with your lights off. That's fine though, as long as your not a left lane driver.

Your boy, BJR > Big Bubba Ray
09/09/2014 at 16:10

GERMAN

*slams head on steering wheel*

FUCKING

*slams head on dashboard*

CARS

*forehead bleeding, passes out*

505Turbeaux > Big Bubba Ray
09/09/2014 at 16:11

Oh man, turn signals for one. Hit and runs for minor damage. Texting and driving. But possibly the one that might not show up is fucking idiots who cannot maintain a speed. ESPECIALLY when you are a passenger in said car. Gas, brakes, gas, brakes over and over again.

MIATAAAA > HammerheadFistpunch
09/09/2014 at 16:13

It's actually a really dangerous way to sit, too, since it blocks the airbags and could potentially get your legs through the window.

CalzoneGolem > $kaycog
09/09/2014 at 16:14

Don't smash that car with a sledgehammer!

HammerheadFistpunch > MIATAAAA
09/09/2014 at 16:14

Thats a big part of it.

505Turbeaux > Your boy, BJR
09/09/2014 at 16:15

You just mad cause you got one you can't get runnin;. Don't hate young son

mcseanerson > Big Bubba Ray
09/09/2014 at 16:16

My mother in law puts stuff on everybody's dash when she rides in the passenger seat. I drive a Miata with the top and windows down at all times and I take tight turns. I learn to enjoy the little things in life, like the sound of her library book hitting the pavement.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Big Bubba Ray
09/09/2014 at 16:17

Smoking in my car, if you do I'll treat you like you're on fire and hit you with the fire extinguisher. Changing the radio to some shitty pop station.

Wanting me to take your fucking yippy dog to the vet because you don't want to "mess up my interior"... BITCH I DRIVE A MOTHER FUCKING JAG AND YOU DON'T WANT TO RUIN YOUR SHIT BOX KIA'S INTERIOR!?! BITCH. FUCK. YOU.

Last one was my brother in laws insufferable wife. They can build monuments to this retards self-centeredness.

Sn210 > Big Bubba Ray
09/09/2014 at 16:18

dirty wheels stained with brake dust

Rainbow > Big Bubba Ray
09/09/2014 at 16:18

Smoking. If you smoke in my car I'll pull over immediately and you can walk home, but even if I catch someone smoking in their own car, it pisses me off.

Big Bubba Ray > $kaycog
09/09/2014 at 16:18

OR MY RADIO.

Big Bubba Ray > HammerheadFistpunch
09/09/2014 at 16:19

Shit, my best friend LOVES to put his feet on my dash. I've smacked him a couple times and I think he's finally catching on that it pisses me off.

$kaycog > Big Bubba Ray
09/09/2014 at 16:19

OR ANYTHING! ;d

RallyWrench > Big Bubba Ray
09/09/2014 at 16:20

What about this cluttered dashboard? Everything's glued down, because, you know, XJ220 Transit.

Kinja'd!!!

E92M3 > Big Bubba Ray
09/09/2014 at 16:21

Uhhhh imagine what their house looks like.

Big Bubba Ray > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
09/09/2014 at 16:22

Anybody tries to smoke in my car...they're getting stabbed. It's easier to remove blood than the smell of smoke...

Big Bubba Ray > 505Turbeaux
09/09/2014 at 16:23

I see accidents literally every day on my commute to class due to people playing with their phones and trying to drive. It's unbelievably stupid.

Saracen > HammerheadFistpunch
09/09/2014 at 16:26

THIS!

I hate it when anyone, including former SO's, take their shoes off and and put their bare feet on the dash. Ugh.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Big Bubba Ray
09/09/2014 at 16:26

Hitting them with a fire extinguisher leaves less blood, unless you hit them too hard. Then they bleed like a stuck pig.

Captain of the Enterprise > Big Bubba Ray
09/09/2014 at 16:26

excessive brake dust on wheels, you don't care about your car, never bother to get it cleaned or wash it yourself.

CSX-55 > Big Bubba Ray
09/09/2014 at 16:26

In order:

1) Fluid leaks. Few things make me want to burn a car to the ground more than a leak. I'd rather it not run than leak anything.

2) Interior rattles/squeaks. Turning up the volume is the band-aid solution, but there have been many a times when I've had someone drive my car while I crawl around it like a monkey on crack looking for his fix, pushing on panels and pieces to identify the source of the noise.

3) Cloudy headlights. Easy and cheap to make the entire car look new again.

Milky > Big Bubba Ray
09/09/2014 at 16:26

Kinja'd!!!

But bro …. drifting eats up tires and that gets expensive.

Actually that does remind me, I need to order new rears before snow hits.

Milky > RallyWrench
09/09/2014 at 16:28

Wait, did they actually glue down trash for a super van? That is dope.

Your boy, BJR > 505Turbeaux
09/09/2014 at 16:29

Well yeah. That and Nazis.

But honestly it all comes down to the hype. Can't stand it.

505Turbeaux > Your boy, BJR
09/09/2014 at 16:30

Kinja'd!!!

dont tell me you wouldn't drive it

RallyWrench > Milky
09/09/2014 at 16:32

Yup, they wanted it to be the stereotypical "White Van Man" rig.

Big Bubba Ray > Cherry_man1
09/09/2014 at 16:38

Yep, leaning is a recipe for a punch to the gut.

Big Bubba Ray > E92M3
09/09/2014 at 16:45

I'd rather not.

Big Bubba Ray > RallyWrench
09/09/2014 at 16:46

This is the only time I'll allow a cluttered dash, because XJ220 in disguise.

DrScientist > Big Bubba Ray
09/09/2014 at 16:46

not moving to the right when youre slower than other traffic. (had to word that carefully)

the corollary to this: Passing on the right. its effing dangerous.

this leads to my ultimate pet peeve: not moving to the right when youre in front of me, causing me to pass on the right. just move over!

Big Bubba Ray > DrScientist
09/09/2014 at 16:49

This X1000. There are signs all over the highway in St. Louis recently that explicitly say "right lane passing ONLY" and people still go 10 under the limit in the far right lane. Makes my blood boil.

DrScientist > Big Bubba Ray
09/09/2014 at 16:49

i think you mean left.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > Big Bubba Ray
09/09/2014 at 16:50

Dirty interiors where's there are crumbs and other shit all over and rolling around on the floor.

Changing the station every 5 seconds even in XM because "you don't like the song" well maybe others in the car do

Smoking but that's more in general. I don't want to smell that shit.

Texting and driving.

People saying American cars are shit. Fuck off and get back in your Kia asshole.

That's all for now.

BZiel > Big Bubba Ray
09/09/2014 at 16:53

Unclean windows and old food bags/containers/papers/drink bottles on the floorboards.

oneavejoe > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
09/09/2014 at 17:08

Er, your sister?

Big Bubba Ray > DrScientist
09/09/2014 at 17:13

You are correct. I shouldn't Oppo while at work I'm too distracted haha

Your boy, BJR > 505Turbeaux
09/09/2014 at 17:20

no way in fucking hell would I even want to be in the same general area of that thing. Few things make me super pissed off. Nazi Glorification/memorabilia is one of those things.

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > oneavejoe
09/09/2014 at 17:36

She's my wife's sister in-law, not mine.

themushman > Big Bubba Ray
09/09/2014 at 17:40

i hate seeing people write in the dirt/dust on their own/someone else's car. Are people that dumb?

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Big Bubba Ray
09/09/2014 at 17:40

People who drive in the rain with headlights off.

People who don't signal their lane changes.

People who text and drive.

People who change the radio station every 3 seconds.

People who ride your ass while you're already doing 10 over.

People who use their gas and brake pedals like on/off switches.

People who call all American cars shit.

People who think they're better than you because they drive a more expensive car.

505Turbeaux > Your boy, BJR
09/09/2014 at 18:13

I get that about the glorification. I did almost take a schwimmwagen to my prom though

Your boy, BJR > 505Turbeaux
09/09/2014 at 18:16

you realize that ACTUAL NAZIS once sat in those seats, right?

505Turbeaux > Your boy, BJR
09/09/2014 at 18:18

So? They also made my motorcycle. I am sure they sat there too, and built it. Fuck em

Your boy, BJR > 505Turbeaux
09/09/2014 at 18:22

looks like someone's garage needs a little FREEDOM

Kinja'd!!!

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > Big Bubba Ray
09/09/2014 at 18:56

Turning out of a side turning and not fucking accelerating.

Dirty interiors. Clean up, you mank tramp.

Mattbob > 505Turbeaux
09/10/2014 at 08:53

I think driving a manual really teaches you how to maintain a constant speed, because stop/start is such a hassle. Everyone should have to drive one for a while.

505Turbeaux > Mattbob
09/10/2014 at 08:54

Agreed 100%. I am sad I am not going to be able to drive one for a bit in the coming year with getting a new knee or 2!

Mattbob > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
09/10/2014 at 08:55

what sort of awful people do you deal with? People just smoking without asking? Changing the radio like it's theirs?

Mattbob > oneavejoe
09/10/2014 at 08:55

I'm guessing wifes brothers wife

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > Mattbob
09/10/2014 at 09:04

In laws of my wife. Her Brother has terrible taste in women.

Mattbob > 505Turbeaux
09/10/2014 at 10:41

driving one makes you appreciate the other. I drove in my jeep this morning (I need some power steering fluid in my e36) and the automatic was a nice change from the usual manual.

E92M3 > Big Bubba Ray
09/11/2014 at 18:09

I saw this lady behind me today, and thought of this thread. She could barely see over her pile.

Kinja'd!!!

Big Bubba Ray > E92M3
09/11/2014 at 18:21

NO FUCKING WAY. Is that a real picture??

E92M3 > Big Bubba Ray
09/11/2014 at 18:23

Indeed! I don't know how it even stays in place when she makes turns or accelerates.

Big Bubba Ray > E92M3
09/11/2014 at 18:29

That's simultaneously terrifying and disgusting. I'm totally in awe haha

E92M3 > Big Bubba Ray
09/11/2014 at 19:47

Agreed! I feel bad if I haven't vacuumed the floor mats for a week.

jbm0866 > Big Bubba Ray
09/15/2014 at 21:27

As usual, this will be "pending approval" forever and nobody will see it..but:

Most of you are commenting on cars you already own/have owned, but my biggest pet peeve is with buying a new car. Specifically "trim packages" You want leather seats? Ok, you must also get a sunroof, upgraded stereo/ nav and a few other frivolous extras for a $3-4k bump in price instead of just the few hundred dollars leather would cost. Car makers are very good at throwing in popular options on higher trim levels forcing you to either cough up the extra bucks (and get stuff you may not want just to get one item you DO want) or just get the base model and try to forget you ever wanted that thing..