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Finesse... my car blog 我的汽车博客。 Earlier this year, I bought a new car. 2014 Hyundai Veloster. Although it's a really nice sporty looking economy car, the most noticeable thing to complain about is it's lack of finesse. Yes, I'm being picky. Many of the controls (on new cars) are digital and/or electro-mechanical and that equates to a lack of smoothness. I'm an analog kinda guy and miss the 'control-ability' of steel cable from accelerator to carburetor/fuel injector and not some electronic pedal that's spring loaded to 'feel like an accelerator pedal.' My senses tell me I'm driving an arcade game and not a real car. Maybe it's better in more expensive vehicles, but finesse is lacking on the low end of the spectrum. 我买了一辆经济型轿车。它不具有精细度。一些控件不畅通。 Some examples: The drivers window automatic down has a hair trigger. The slightest touch and it's on it's way down. Usually it takes three tries to get the window to only go down 2 inches. The rear hatch doesn't have a key access. From the outside, you must use the wireless key lock. The same for the passenger doors. The actuator on the hatchback is a membrane that senses pressure and activates an electric switch to release the hatch. Only the drivers door can be opened by a key. Seat adjustments... choppy. After you think it clicked into place try pushing and pulling a bit and you'll find out it's not. Be sure the seat 'clicks' and locks or you will get a surprise. Actually, there is one thing that works smoothly. In the front center of the roof between the visors is a sunglasses compartment that has perfect hydraulic smoothness. I have a spare cellphone for emergency that I stash there. Cars... I cannot do without one! 这里的每个人都必须有一个车。 Thanks for reading my blog. |
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people use technology to push the product, but not all vendors buy the units that have the better and more detail processors nor the computing capacity to use a scrip that give more feature controls. Some digital things, work no better than an on and off switch, but many which engage the lower end of of technology are not as efficient in some ways as the on and off switch. I've driven BMW, Porsche and Mercedes for the past 20 yrs. I found a big difference even in the feel of the steering wheel when I drive a Ford, Honda or Chevy, it just does not have the same solidity of feel. I do see people who buy these same brands and choose the lower end of BMW, or the Lower end of Porsche, or the Lower end of Mercedes, it is a difference. There is a price break point where quality meets with performance standards, then there is the higher expense models where performance and quality are both elevated. some vehicles entered the market at the lower economy spectrum, and once they made money they created models to compete in other levels but for the shopper they have to be always more alert to consider the comparison in external looks and see how that relates to the quality standards these looks seek to emulate. I don't personally care for a car that has the look of some higher brand model, I'd prefer to have the real thing. Today in the industry of automobiles, with the unibody box and the screw on external fenders, hood and such. It still will matter about the quality of the drive train, the components utilized and the suspension quality and certainly it will be important to look at the high wear parts and how they are constructed. If you remember, the Old SS 396 Chevy (as to the Engine), they had the various models, which ranged from the two bolt main, vs the 4 both main, which had a direct relation to the compression ratio, as well as those with the standard heads, and the high performance heads. then it moved on to the type of carburetor. The lower end had the 2 bbl, then there was the 4bbl and then there was the Holley dual feed 750 cfm. then came the type of transmission and rear end that was to be chosen. I'm at a point I care about low maintenance, reasonable good power, and cars that are not so high rev to do reasonable highway speeds, as it is less stress on the drive train. I like the comfort to be made with care, not looks that deteriorate quickly. I can't say I'm interested in the arcade look dash, I think the dash board should not be a distraction when driving, nor should it appear or be confusing or complicated to monitor and manage. Often time many of the 'hooks" used to sell cars are things that people very rarely deal with, but there are basic things which are necessary to monitor. I do think cars should come equipped with a fold out computer in the glove box, that tells what are the systems are doing and allow some adjustments to insure the range is maintained in the performance measures. I think we get short changed on the bumpers, because they have the ability to make re-coiling bumpers which can withstand xx force and flex without triggering the air bags if the bumpers could absorb the impact within the stated range. Some cars crumple easily, I had a friend who's car she said had a mechanism which caused the engine to drop to the ground like effect, rather than to cave in on the driver. I see many cars that loose the bumpers and the uni-body generic box is what is visible. then there is lots of compressed Styrofoam which is visible. Today, its hard to get the quality one would want at a generally reasonable cost. Because auto makers have figured out that people will pay a high cost based on many things, based on external appearance and other things. But, who has time to examine all the components. So shopping is in some ways a gamble. I also consider depreciation rate. because it contribute highly to the yearly driving cost of owning a particular vehicle. Therefore I like cars that I can own many years longer than it takes to pay it off.
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