Gimmick or great ?
 

What features have you had on cars over the years, that until you have sampled them you always thought were gimmicks ?

My first one would have been power steering, next, air conditioning, followed by rds radios and heated seats.

Heated windscreen , heated steering wheel.... Most dubious , auto wipers... When it rains you turn the feckers on... Simples

Door mirrors (thats how old I am), out side temp sensor, heated front and rear screens,rear wipe-wash,central locking.







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self closing tailgate on an E-class Merc.....well the last 2 inches..

cool as hell..! but utterly pointless..!

probably being a Volvo driver for the last nine years it must be running lights.

I am now so used not to having to turn my headlights on that I'm a danger to other road users if I'm in a different car in the dark

heated seats awesome if youve got back pain, also feels slightly like pissing yourself without the cold wetness and of course the shame

remote control c/locking.
when I got my Renault 5 back in 87 I told my Mum you had to wisper "open" into it for it to work. She believed it and used that method on her first car to have it :ihih:

Auto wipers and headlights. I have them on the Navara and thought they would be waste of time.
Now, when I drive the quattro or my wifes car and its dark or raining, I look at the dashboard in a puzzled manner, confused as to why I can't see anything out of the windscreen, and have to try and remember where the switches are.:wierdo:

Oh, and four wheel drive coupled with a turbocharged engine on a road car, they'll probably use it in rallying one day.:idea:

Only on a merc!!!!!!!!..............................the q7 tail gate is fully self opening and closing :moon: :moon: :razz: :razz: :razz:

Lazy entry on the Land Rover is great, you set up the seats, mirrors, steering column etc and as long as you use your own key, it adjusts it all as you get in.