Running lights these days...

"Alex B" (alexb420)
04/24/2014 at 20:17 • Filed to: None

It really annoys me when people drive with only the running lights on at night!

DISCUSSION (21)

jkm7680 > Alex B
04/24/2014 at 20:20

That's annoying as shit. They are just for appearance at night. Not for visibility.

I'm a Douche and drive with my fogs on though, but always headlights at night.

lone_liberal > Alex B
04/24/2014 at 20:20

What's really weird is that a lot of them have automatic headlights so they have to intentionally turn the lights off.

Alex B > jkm7680
04/24/2014 at 20:21

Do you do headlights and fog lights together at night?

Alex B > lone_liberal
04/24/2014 at 20:22

I was thinking that too! Maybe they turn the automatic headlights off...

jkm7680 > Alex B
04/24/2014 at 20:23

Occasionally, I've got Xenons. But I prefer to use fogs during the day, as they aren't that powerful.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Alex B
04/24/2014 at 20:23

My 2000 car has automatic headlights, why isn't this standard on newer cars? My mom's PT Cruiser 2005 and my dad's Passat TDI 2005 both have manual headlights and I don't understand why.

Alex B > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/24/2014 at 20:24

Well, yours was a Buick, so it was "luxury"! The PT and the Passat are normal cars...

Alex B > jkm7680
04/24/2014 at 20:25

Our Leaf has all LED headlights and fog lights. The headlights must be on for the fog lights to come on. So, the fog lights are always on with the headlights at night. Is that bad?

jkm7680 > Alex B
04/24/2014 at 20:28

Probably not. With me, my lights are automatic to come on or off. I'm pretty sure that I can just stick the fogs on without the others. But I'm not certain.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Alex B
04/24/2014 at 20:29

My dad's 2004 Silverado has them, and it's only one step up from a work truck. Shit, I think work trucks had them. The Vue def. has them. I see $50,000+ cars without them on the all time and I just want to hit the driver.

Alex B > jkm7680
04/24/2014 at 20:29

Yeah, the Leaf has auto headlights too. You can turn off the fogs, but you can't turn them on independent of the headlights.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Alex B
04/24/2014 at 20:30

I guess that's fair. I also have an auto-dimming rearview mirror and fully automatic wipers, also absent on the other two newer cars. That's always fun to wave in front of their faces, along with my motorized seats. Aaah, bragging. Probably won't get old any time soon.

Alex B > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/24/2014 at 20:32

Haha, most new cars now have auto-dimming rearview mirrors now. What do you mean by fully automatic? Rain sensing?

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Alex B
04/24/2014 at 20:34

Yep. I leave them on all the time and they only wipe when there is rain or moisture. Works surprisingly well for what I initially thought was a gimmick.

Alex B > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/24/2014 at 20:36

That's a nice feature. Still rare on anything short of a luxury car I think.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/24/2014 at 20:37

Until you forget to turn them off when you go through a car wash. My mom's done that before.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Alex B
04/24/2014 at 20:43

*puffs out chest slightly*

Well, then.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > Logansteno: Bought a VW?
04/24/2014 at 20:44

What, those terrifying automatic ones with the big dryers and rollers and such that sometimes destroy paint jobs? Not that I'm bitter.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/24/2014 at 20:45

She stopped using them after it literally RIPPED her rear wiper off. I'm the only person/thing that washes that car now.

Alex B > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
04/24/2014 at 20:46

Those are a no-no. My dad will never take his car(s) through those. Only hand wash or the ones that are touch-less.

BJ > Alex B
04/24/2014 at 23:18

In many cars, the dash lights come on automatically when it gets dark. Not the headlights or taillights, just the instrument cluster. I'll bet many morons out there don't know that their car does not have automatic headlights.

The person who thought this feature would be a good idea should get slapped in the face, by an eel .