Things you don't like about your car.

"The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock" (jukesjukesjukes)
11/02/2016 at 12:59 • Filed to: None

- The steering wheel is tilt only.

- The gearing is too short.

- Ultra cramped engine bay.

- Awkward truck space.

- Rear visibility is shit.

- Rear turn signal is a combination bulb.

DISCUSSION (51)

MonkeePuzzle > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/02/2016 at 13:02

no 6th gear

jimz > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/02/2016 at 13:02

it has the heaviest wheel and tire package offered on it, and all that unsprung weight makes it ride like shit.

RyanFrew > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/02/2016 at 13:03

2005 Mini Cooper S

Awful and expensive to work on

No adjustable intermittent wipers

People expect me to be a hot 19 year-old girl

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/02/2016 at 13:04

Not enough power

Not enough tire

This applies to just about every car.

SkyNet > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/02/2016 at 13:05

2014 ATS 2.0T

-Transmission is too eager to upshift.

-CUE Nav

EL_ULY > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/02/2016 at 13:06

Doesn’t fly like they said it would by 2015 at the minimum

cazzyodo > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/02/2016 at 13:06

The top of my head can brush against the ceiling when I need a haircut.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > MonkeePuzzle
11/02/2016 at 13:07

I take my old 5spd over my current 6spd.

HammerheadFistpunch > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/02/2016 at 13:07

hilariously bad mileage

not enough powa

no cupholders

port installed stuff (sunroof, roof rack, etc) all rattles.

TheHondaBro > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/02/2016 at 13:09

Filled with rattlesnakes

Cramped engine bay

Transmission may go out at any moment

Transverse V engine

Tripper > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/02/2016 at 13:09

-The rear defroster is slow

-I don’t like the mesh material they used for the sunroof shade, it should be opaque.

-electronic hand brake

Tristan > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/02/2016 at 13:10

Jeep XJ- Slow, noisy, gutless, made of tinfoil, cramped interior

Jeep WJ- Luxury SUV made by cash-strapped Chrysler... ‘nuff said.

2016 Rav 4 (wife’s)- Everything. Absolutely everything.

‘57 Stude- I hate that it’s not roadworthy yet. Also, Luxury car made by failing company... corners were cut. But it adds character.

itschrome > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/02/2016 at 13:12

Cloth seats

Cheap plastics

Slow - the engine is actually not bad just too underpowered for the impala

Poorly fixed spots of paint

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > Tristan
11/02/2016 at 13:13

So the WJ is modern Stude.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/02/2016 at 13:13

Gas mileage.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > itschrome
11/02/2016 at 13:13

Cloth seats are better then leather.

Nibbles > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/02/2016 at 13:14

Needs more power. 230hp is good, but I’m betting 270 is better
Ridiculously small cargo area. I’d like to have room for more junk in that trunk
I’d rather have a 5-speed manual than a 5-speed auto
Windows aren’t tinted

S65 > RyanFrew
11/02/2016 at 13:14

lol what

itschrome > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/02/2016 at 13:14

Disagree. may I aks why?

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/02/2016 at 13:16

Cloth seats

Build quality is iffy

MPG is terrible

The Dodge Avenger got attractive LED tail lights before this 40 grand crossover.

The headlights are projectors, but they’re still halogens

CVT

S65 > TheHondaBro
11/02/2016 at 13:17

Crotalus viridis?

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > itschrome
11/02/2016 at 13:18

Gets to hot in summer, too cold in winter. To slippery.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/02/2016 at 13:18

2015 VW Passat TSI Limited

The factory Continental tires could be way better.

No rear A/C vents on the Limited trim (S and Wolfsburg Edition as well).

Although they’re perforated, the leatherette seats don’t really breathe well at all.

NEEDS A REAR WIPER DESPERATELY

facw > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/02/2016 at 13:19

Rust

Fake Wood

Occasionally makes scary noise I’m too afraid to have checked out

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/02/2016 at 13:20

Ram:

It’s wider than my Dakota

It’s heavier than my Dakota

It’s not as much fun to drive as my Dakota

I miss my Dakota

Corvair:

I need to do paint work on it.

I don’t have enough hours in the day.

The drivetrain is currently on an ATV lift while I work on making it not leak oil like an italian chef.

Tristan > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/02/2016 at 13:20

Yep. Except Studebaker got to die with dignity rather than being agonizingly tortured by Sergio Marchionne.

TheHondaBro > itschrome
11/02/2016 at 13:23

Expensive to purchase, expensive to reupholster, turns into skillet on hot days.

itschrome > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/02/2016 at 13:24

I never had an issue with any of that. the cold/hot this is taken care of after a few moments. my thing is I am a smoker, cloth holds smell and ash. it also stains and requires more work to keep clean.

InfinityAero > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/02/2016 at 13:29

02 Xterra: Slow, terrible fuel mileage, speakers vibrate the trunk section, transversely mounted V6 is a pain to work on, clutch pedal sticks and has to be pulled up with my foot in cold weather.

‘77 124 Spider: Windshield wiper motor is pathetically weak, car is a pain in the ass to align and has a little thrust-angle misalignment, clutch exhibiting quite a bit of chatter (especially in reverse), weatherproofing/trim rattle over bumps, no power to stereo, ventilation system only runs warm, every job requires buying a specialty tool to complete, so tiny it’s basically invisible to SUVs so I’m paranoid while driving...

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/02/2016 at 13:36

-The paint quality is terrible.

-The roof sheet metal is paper thin.

-It needs a subwoofer.

-It needs a rev limiter, not a fuel cutoff.

-The rear motor mount is shit.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > itschrome
11/02/2016 at 13:37

Even as a non-smoker, cloth holds everything. It’s harder to clean, and we are worse than leather provided you treat it every once and a while.

diplodicus > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/02/2016 at 13:38

The radio just turns off whenever it wants.

Tape deck doesn’t work, CD player might work but I don’t have the cartridge for it.

Sometimes the trip and onboard computer decide its time to reset themselves.

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/02/2016 at 13:38

1998 355 F1. In this order:

1. Annoying F1 clutch warm-up time (can’t really drive for 2 minutes after a cold start)

2. Low roof: I have to drive super reclined.

3. Long door and wide door sill: getting in and out is a pain in my garage, and pretty much requires window down

4. Suspension is soft by modern sports car standards

5. Driver’s side window weather seal has a small leak

6. General scared-of-what’s-gonna-break-next feeling typical of old exotic cars

And on your points, I hate combination bulb rear signals. They have the worst visibility ever.

IMO turn signals should always be amber and at least a separate bulb from brakes.

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/02/2016 at 13:45

- Temp gauge and fuel gauge (along with all the warning lights) are in the center of the dash and not on the column with the Tach

- It has 0 torque and power below 2000rpm

- The ECU freaks the hell out when you try to creep along below 8 mph

- the clutch pedal is slippery as hell when your shoes are wet

- 75 mph is over 3500 rpm

- sometimes the teeth for reverse don’t line up right and you have to let the clutch out before trying again.

- the cupholders are tiny

Stapleface > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/02/2016 at 13:47

2015 Civic: Chrome trim inside cabin produces glare on sunny days. Cvt transmission. Cramped leg room. No variable speed wipers

2010 Corolla: Cramped interior, no variable speed wipers.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever
11/02/2016 at 13:50

Even worst Nissan could have used 2 bulb system. The 2 “blocks” in the tail lights. The out side block is Turn Signal, illuminated when head lights on. The inside block only lights up when the brakes are applied.

Kinja'd!!!

The good thing is 2015 update brought in new tail lights and are very easy swap (they also look way better).

Kinja'd!!!

functionoverfashion > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/02/2016 at 13:50

‘03 325xi wagon

-It doesn’t have an M3 drivetrain
-Rain sensor is garbage
-I can’t disable AWD for the 98% of the time I don’t need it
-5th gear is weirdly hard to engage.
-BMW stigma despite being worth less than most cars driven by most people I know

‘07 X3
-It just... doesn’t feel like my E46. Like I can tell it wasn’t built to the same standards. Still a good car more or less, but I just can’t bring myself to love it like I do the E46.
-The sunroof. My wife bumped her head on it ONCE, gently, and we had to pay a shop about $1,500 to remove the entire headliner and a whole bunch of parts because they only come as a “kit” ... yeah.

1961 Ford F100

-Nothing. It’s perfectly imperfect. It has no features, so there’s nothing to complain about.
-I guess it’s annoying that you can’t really control the heat (temp) from inside the cab.

Pickup_man > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/02/2016 at 13:55

99 F-150, 5.4

needs more powah

transmission ratios are really wide causing kickdowns to go from none of the rpm to all of the rpm

the cancer is taking over

rear drums

no limited slip

would prefer if it was the crew cab vs the extended cab

‘79 924

needs more power

shift bushings are shot

1st and 2nd syncros are long gone

difficult cold starts

no seatbelts in the rear (not that the rear seat is actually useful, but still).

needs more power

more power

uofime-2 > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/02/2016 at 14:01

the tires are loud and the engine is quiet

brake feel could be better

I dream of power oversteer

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/02/2016 at 14:01

Renegade:

Seats get uncomfortable after about an hour (37 mile daily commute including waiting for my wife means my ass is sore by the time I get home)

Wind noise on par with my wife’s old New Beetle convertible.

Engine runs rough until it’s warmed up. Noticeable lunging when AC is on and engine’s cold. It all smooths out when it’s up to temperature

Stereo could be a bit better

Black cloth seats love to attract stains of all kinds.

Takuro Spirit > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/02/2016 at 14:11

No adjustable intermittent wipers (off-intermittent-lo-high only)

Rust

Rear hatch cargo cover thingy isn’t easily removable

Rust

Engine is noisy

Rust

Exhaust makes neat sounds, but only off idle.

Rust

Chan - Mid-engine with cabin fever > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/02/2016 at 14:13

That does look quite a bit better!

Die-Trying > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/02/2016 at 14:18

Kinja'd!!!

i dont have anything bad to say about it............

RyanFrew > S65
11/02/2016 at 14:21

Haha, I have a British friend who jokes that whenever they see Minis, they glance over to see if the driver is hot or not, because they just assume it’s being driven by a young chick

The Stig's former college room mate > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
11/02/2016 at 14:25

I’ll stick with things that were like that from the factory versus things that are broken:

2017 Grand Cherokee Summit: Back seat ingress/egress is not easy. If the car is dirty, it’s almost impossible to get out without getting your pants dirty.

2016 Ram Rebel: Rotary shifter. Why can’t I have a normal shifter? specifically the one from the Rebel TRX4 concept. that looked awesome. Also, while I like the styling quite a bit, if you look at the truck it seems that the front end and the cab were designed by different people.

2016 IS350 F-Sport AWD: There is a hump in the left side floor pan to provide clearance for the front driveshaft. In Japan, this is not really an issue. In the US this results in a rather awkward driving position. your calf ends up laying on the hump in order to reach the gas pedal.

2011 Charger R/T: no manual option, no paddle shifters

2011 Wrangler: horribly underpowered, zippers on windows stick, having to remove windows to put top down. Why can’t we have a real convertible top?

2006 Ram 1500: Actually, my only complaints are just how this particular truck is optioned. No limited slip and no sliding back window. Other than that, it was a rather nice truck (when it was new). Now ask me about how it’s held up after 10 years and 100k miles...