Poll: Car Windows: Automatic or Roll Downs?
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aaaaaaaawwww roll downs, old school and what do you mean "traditional"? I thought all cars today had automatics? Also my car has automatics
I call roll downs traditional because they were there first, and they are still being used.
And even though I have automatics, I much prefer roll downs because they don't get stuck when your battery dies.
And even though I have automatics, I much prefer roll downs because they don't get stuck when your battery dies.
My car has roll downs, its a pain in the ass during the summer and when I go to a drive thru window. And because I'm fucking lazy
EDIT: But I'd rather have them than automatics. Gotta start the car if you forget to close em, and they suck battery for no good reason. I'm lazy but I'd rather not have extra load on the batter, however small it is
EDIT: But I'd rather have them than automatics. Gotta start the car if you forget to close em, and they suck battery for no good reason. I'm lazy but I'd rather not have extra load on the batter, however small it is
My truck has a lazy man button in it that rolls down all four windows, slides open the rear window and opens up the moonroof.
I don't know about you guys, but I would much rather push a button then trying to swing my arm into the back seat to open the window rear window. Imagine trying to get a moonroof to seal properly if it's manual as well.
Even the oldest truck I have a 99 F350 has automatic windows, that have never failed, it just doesn't have all the fancy extras the newer ones have.
You don't have to start the car to roll down or up the windows, unless you live in some crazy country that sales strange cars engineered by trained black bears then your car has an accessory, you simply turn the key either towards you one notch, or away from you one notch. As for sucking power for no good reason... Well I think rolling up and down the windows is a good enough reason to use some power. Not to mention that it's a bit safer to operate a button on the arm rest, then a crank halfway down or towards the bottom of the door while driving.
Since you mostly use them while your car is running they hardly ever draw on the battery either. Remember the alternator in the vehicle is providing more then enough output to power the vehicle and charge the battery at the same time. Those small electric motors in the windows are not hurting anything. It's not like they are sitting there holding the window up and sucking down juice constantly to do that.
I don't know about you guys, but I would much rather push a button then trying to swing my arm into the back seat to open the window rear window. Imagine trying to get a moonroof to seal properly if it's manual as well.
Even the oldest truck I have a 99 F350 has automatic windows, that have never failed, it just doesn't have all the fancy extras the newer ones have.
Sense: It's what your post is not making.soapyshooter said:
You don't have to start the car to roll down or up the windows, unless you live in some crazy country that sales strange cars engineered by trained black bears then your car has an accessory, you simply turn the key either towards you one notch, or away from you one notch. As for sucking power for no good reason... Well I think rolling up and down the windows is a good enough reason to use some power. Not to mention that it's a bit safer to operate a button on the arm rest, then a crank halfway down or towards the bottom of the door while driving.
Since you mostly use them while your car is running they hardly ever draw on the battery either. Remember the alternator in the vehicle is providing more then enough output to power the vehicle and charge the battery at the same time. Those small electric motors in the windows are not hurting anything. It's not like they are sitting there holding the window up and sucking down juice constantly to do that.
My Ford KA has two lovely roll down windows and two really shitty back windows which you open by pulling a lever.
Derail tiem?
What car do you drive, Sleek?
Sleekgiant said:
What car do you drive, Sleek?
Automatic, luckily. Had roll-downs on almost all of my work trucks, which was made worse by the fact that nearly every destination had a gatehouse or keypad I needed to interact with.
It's immediately better then mine.Sleekgiant said:Sassafrass said:
Mainly as it's bigger and looks faster.
Cheap insurance and cheap gas mean we get bigger cars :3Sassafrass said:It's immediately better then mine.Sleekgiant said:Sassafrass said:
Mainly as it's bigger and looks faster.
And it'll do every bit over 100Mph comfortably.....no that I go that fast >.> of course not
Damn your cheap insurance! To insure me for a small KA is £1,500. ><'Sleekgiant said:
And mine will do over 70 easily. Not a hundred but not bad. Not that I've tried, of course. >>