The BEST and WORST Modern Car Features
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- In this video we talk about some really good and useful features that modern cars have and some really unnecessary and useless features that modern cars have
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0:32 First Good Feature
2:09 Second Good Feature
5:36 Third Good Feature
7:50 Fourth Good Feature
9:58 Fifth Good Feature
12:54 First Bad Feature
16:18 Second Bad Feature
18:33 Third Bad Feature
20:52 Fourth Bad Feature
22:26 Fifth Bad Feature - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
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After watching this video to the end, I went over to my 2010 Yaris, thanked it and gave it a wash and a kiss.
I just did the same thing to my 2016 Yaris
Did this to my 2010 Civic.
Did the same to my 2010 f150
Hug it please 😅
my 2005 Renault does not have ANY sensors to notice the many kisses I gave her today
Auto start/stop technology 👎👎
Totally agree tom
Hate it
Nobody wants that, even car manufacturers don't want that. They are forced by emission regulations to put that nonsense in.
The worst feature!!
Shit you beat me to it
All these features only add to the cost of the vehicle, and to any repairs that need to be done.
That is why I love my 5 speed MANUAL transmission, standard brakes, an standard steering.
More fun to drive, more human control, better fuel mileage, and keeps you more alert in driving.
That's just your average car in Europe, America is a weird place lol
Automatic cars have become more fuel efficient than manuals 20 years ago bro
“Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Airman's Odyssey
ok
2012 Toyota Corolla owner. 184000 km. Runs like a Swiss Watch. Regular oil change, tranny fluid, rad fluid, brake service, changed plugs at 160000, all filters etc. I haven't made a car payment for 10 years. Thanks for your channel. That is part of the reason my car runs so well.
Over 200,000 miles on my 2012 Camry, runs like new.
My last RAV4 had 250K miles, ran like new. My 2010 had 500k miles, ran like new.
Runs like a Grand Seiko 😉
I would say casio.. reliable
@@aaronjaggan I was doubting between that. But a Quartz Casio does not need any maintenance. And you can throw it against a wall.
Swiss watches don’t really work that great. They are very nice to look at. They are mostly accurate. When I need an accurate watch I wear my G-Shock.
I dont mind stuff like adaptive cruise, brake hold, etc. What I hate is when you have to turn it off EVERY TIME you start the car rather than being able to switch it off once and be done with it until you want it again.
Sometimes features can be changed at the dealer, features like how long the lights stay on or which doors unlock when can be changed but only by the dealer.
I won’t buy a new car because of what you say. If I can’t turn it off and it stays off permanently, I don’t want it.
I've found most of those can be deactivated with your steering wheel controls in the menu. It's not intuitive, but mostly possible
That's not a problem with the technology though, that's just shitty product design. We have a Toyota RAV4 and every single time you get in the vehicle, you have to push the little button to enable the cruise control. Every single time. It resets itself to Disabled every time you get in and start the thing.
It's a little button on the end of the cruise control lever. You have to remember to push it EVERY time you get in the blasted car!
On my old RX-7 Turbo II the cruise enable button only had to be pushed once, it stayed permanently enabled until you pushed it again no matter how many times you drove it.
@@devilsoffspring5519I have a 2010 Honda CRZ and once you push the cruise control button on the steering wheel, it never deactivates. I can see why you are upset 😅
Kudos to the Car Care Nut for exposing the worst new features in cars: auto/stop start, electronic door handles, driver monitor systems, and crazy shift methods (e.g. globes, toggle switches, buttons, etc.). I have owned a number of Lexus RX SUVs over the past two decades, but when the lease on my 2021 RX came to an end, I bought the car instead of moving on to a 2024 version. Precisely because it suffers from all of these disastrous features. I hope car manufacturers stop perpetrating these things on us customers.
Ditto for me. I will keep my 2019 CR-V LX with the venerable 2.4L engine I purchased brand new. NONE of all this high-tech foolish garbage. Super reliable, beautiful, and drives and handles even better than the day I drove it off the lot! Of course, I do ALL my own maintenance early and thoroughly. I Like AMD, I am a Car Care Nut too!
And of course these things all add to the purchase price
I loved column mounted shifters. Having that extra floor room was nice.
I really liked it on the early 2000s toyota sequoias. Wish they kept it.
All Teslas have them
stick shifters have other uses too....to bored moms.
Totally agree! I hate the "stop/start" that they put on almost all new cars.
Wanna know the worst part about start stop? It never turns the engine off, when it should(eg. going down a hill in neutral), but always turns it off when you need it (just when the light turns green and you're 1st/2nd in line).
Car manufactures: This car is now $1000 more expensive because we add this feature that you won't use.
I paid £120 to code it out. Every time I started the car, it switched back on. Hated it
That is the one feature on my 2020 CR-V that I wish I could disable. Fortunately, we don't do much city driving, but it's still very annoying.
One good thing about the parts storage is that they could not put in the start/stop on my 2024 cx5. YES!
For HVAC all I want is the 3 physical knobs for fan speed / temp / vents. buttons in the knobs for Recirculate / AC / Defrost.
I'm with you, but unfortunately, you can't buy an HVAC system like that in 2024.
@@andrecampbell691 Hard to find for sure...
I touch my HVAC twice a year, set to 68 for winter & 72 for summer, works perfect for me. Simpler isn't always better, sometimes it's just simpler.
@@andrecampbell691 Mazdas have great HVAC buttons, a standard stick shifter, and simplified non-touch infotainment systems. Absolutely love that about mine.
The GR86 has this
I LOVE my 2005 Acura RSX!!! Pure, simple, and reliable. Also, to keep it up to date, the double din space for the infotainment is easily upgradable. Funny that the 3 button and 3 knob HVAC controls are the most genius ergonomic controls I've ever encountered 😂😂😂. Going to keep it for as long as I can❤❤❤
I'm actually one who does read the owners manual. But then I am old. I love paper manuals. And your videos , thank you
Nowadays, all car manuals are online. As a young millennial, I read through my new car's manual before I picked it up as it took a month to be delivered.
@@wesleyvansteenburg9970 I did too. But as a young senior citizen, I LOVE the paper/book owner's manual. I told the dealer I would NOT purchase the car without it! They got it right away.
When a battery goes dead, I used to be able to disengage the parking brake, shift into neutral, roll down the driver side window giving access to the steering wheel from outside and push/pull/roll the car out of the way, all by myself. That can't be done anymore in a new car.
Even better being able to roll-start a car with a manual transmission.
@@ironclaw6969 Cars have gotten so heavy you almost need a hill.
@@ironclaw6969 That's truly ancient history. For any manual shift car built after 1975, push starting was not recommended because you could wreck the catalytic converter.
True enough. But excuse me for being Captain Obvious here. When your battery gets old, it's not a bad idea to have it checked and to replace it before it totally craps the bed. Makes this a moot point.
Bring back the buttons
Your discussion about HVAC and touch screens are spot on. I drove a new BMW 3 series loaner home. It was set at maximum cooling and I couldn’t figure out how to change the temp on the touch screen. There were no buttons available, so somehow I was supposed to figure it out. I finally figured out how to change the temp after sitting in my driveway with time to discern. This trend isn’t particularly useful for the average driver.
It wasn't a good option in the gen 2 Prius, it's an even worser option now, since the Prius had most of the climate buttons on the wheel.
@@eivis13 Good thing the new Gen 5 Prius has physical HVAC controls still.
I wonder about these screen controls, say you're driving during a cold night and all the inside windows are fogged up, and the touchscreen don't work?
@@Supertrooper697 too bad it made compromises in other places (interior and boot space, hud meant for a Supra rather than a prius, no manual seats with leather, small steering wheel).
@@erikahuxley I agree. Single point of failure with no redundancy isn’t good for anybody. This is where OEM manufacturers are going. I fly aircraft that have backup instruments in the event or primary instrument failure. It is an FAA requirement. A similar standard should be applied to vehicles. While economies of scale are driving these instrument related displays, a better approach needs to be looked at.
One of the features you didn't mention that I consider to be bad about modern cars is the tendency to supersize them. It's gotten to the point where some manufacturers have stopped making passenger cars and are instead focusing on "light trucks". If you're mostly just doing a regular commute to work in an office, and go shopping occasionally, then you probably don't need a light truck. There is certainly a use case for those vehicles, but they really shouldn't be as common on the road as they are now.
I don’t get it with big trucks. I’m not exaggerating when I say our parking lot is half full of trucks. Full size trucks are huge these days. Makes it hard to park around them. These are their daily drivers. Not work trucks. I don’t get it.
3 things i absolutely hate:
1. keyless system - easier to steal
2. starting the car, let the engine run, then use the touchscreen to check engine oil level. this introduces sensor & eliminates dipstick. sensors will damage due to heat & need to be replaced (costly if it's luxury cars), but dipstick won't fail
3. electronic parking brake - again, more electrical parts & components means more things going wrong & failing, meaning they need to be replaced. the good old fashion parking brake utilize your hand & won't fail.
Did you watch the video, Scotty?
I say that because if you watched the video, you’d know how electronic parking brakes actually work (ie, not at all like you describe.)
The hand brake fails all the time....again seizing up, stuck with brakes on....the electronic parking brake fails less than the old mechanical crap u like
@@jasongrisdale3084 what makes you think the motor won't fail & isn't costly to fix? euro cars like to sell all of these new electronic stuff under an ecosystem & use this opportunity to charge customers a hefty fee when things go wrong. good luck engaging & disengaging your electric brakes when you have low battery voltage or it runs flat. & you just lose 1 tool in your drifting arsenal.
@@jasongrisdale3084never had handbrake fail … ever … and I hardly used it in my auto cars
@@jasongrisdale3084 Manual parking brakes were notorious for failure, either by seizing or the exposed cables rusted and broke. The simple reason is because people fail to maintain them. The parking brake mechanism has always been on my list for inspection when each oil change and grease job is performed. Grease the exposed cable and the adjusting mechanism and I've never had a parking brake issue with the 16 vehicles that I've owned.
Yes driver distraction from the infotainment screen is stupid level of,”progress”. Thanks for this video.
I agree. Im a senior, there are some helpful features, but give me power windows, CD player/FM radio, & I'm a happy camper. 😂🤣 I went from an 86 used Camry with "crank windows" to a 97 w/pwr windows & i had a 12 disc CD player. I thought I died & went to heaven. Lites on the door mìrrors that warn a car out of view is critical. Ppl hate the back up beeps, etc. To me, there are just too many important things in life to be aggravated with. 👍✊️🖖🇺🇸
Just wait until one or more of your power windows stops working. $$$ just to find out why. Then more $$$ to fix.
Same here.
@@perniciouspete4986nine times out of ten it's just a matter of popping the controller out of the door and switching it for a new part. Almost anyone can find a video on TH-cam to show them how. It takes less than an hour. Hopefully she has a younger family member that could do that for her.
@@nuthinbutlove 9 times out of 10 if it's a specialty part and is sought after it's gonna be on the expensive side of the parts list.
@@eivis13 she has a '97 Camry. One of the reasons Toyota's are so loved is parts are easily accessible which also makes them comparably priced.
I have a 2013 mazda 6. Love the HVAC controls, passenger and driver temperature rotary knobs on the side, fan speed knobs in middle. Don't even have to look whike changing it. My 2020 cx5 on the other hand, has temp and fan speed buttons. Better than a touch screen but not better than rotary knobs.
As someone who learned to drive in the days before technology and has driven work vans with mega locks, filled in windows to prevent theft I'm going to say I like backup cameras. It doesn't replace being aware of your surroundings and looking around but it's nice to know what's in that blind spot.
The stuff not mentioned that I think are very helpful and help with active safety are blind spot warning, parking sensors, and rear cross traffic alert. With the bigger blind spots due to bigger pillars and much of the population getting older and not being able to turn their heads as far the blind spot warning is a big help. The parking sensors are nice with trying to berth/park a bigger car or suv. Lastly the rear cross traffic alert is very handy when having to back out into a busy parking lot while parked between 2 bigger crew cab trucks.
Blind spot monitors can be helpful, but properly setup mirrors greatly reduce the need for the additional aid. Some folks have all three mirrors in the car showing the same information. If I'm behind a car and I can see the driver's face in all three mirrors, they aren't getting any more use than if they only had a single mirror.
Exactly. Those are the safety features we all need. Very helpful
Agree with everything you said. Wish I could turn off cylinder deactivation like I can for auto stop/start.
I totally agree with you... everyone sometimes gets distracted or complacent. With 2 young drivers in my family, i made sure to get the optional blind spot alert and rear cross traffic alert.
driver aids are NICE very welcomed features. Driver ENFORCEMENT are stupid.
I would argue that on smaller turbocharged engines, start-stop does actually end up hurting it. Because the turbo is spooled up and hot, then the engine and oil pressure is removed. So the oil is boiling in the hot turbo. That can't be good... And in DI engines, likely contribute to oil contamination.
On Hondas, our independent shop is advising customer to change their engine oil every 4,000 miles (turbocharged engines) and replace their engine coolant every 45-50,000 miles. These simple changes can help extend the life of that engine. I purchased a 2000 Honda Accord from a family member. No turbocharged engines and it runs great.
Well if a turbo car with stop/start has electronic oil and water pumps, as well as good engineers (hah!), then ideally those pumps would continue to run and circulate fluids even with the engine off.
That is, of course, assuming they programmed it that way…
@@jamram9924 Interesting, I own a 2018 FC1 Civic with the 1.5T. Whats the reason behind changing the coolant more often? Oil I understand. Also, recommendations on the oil?
@@The_Noticer. Engine coolant keeps the engine cool but also keeps those bearings on the turbocharger cool. These turbocharged engines will generate more heat causing oil and coolant to break down more frequently. We flush the cooling system with distilled water or soft water to avoid mineral build up in the cooling passages of the radiator and heater core. We then use Honda 50/50 engine coolant to refill the cooling system. To some it might be unnecessary or an exaggeration, but we’re seeing too many of these engines with head gasket issues and turbochargers break down before 100,000 miles, something we don’t in a normally aspirated engine.
True. And you only save a few drops of gas in the real world. Just make it 2nd nature to hit the disable button as soon as you start the engine.
2006 Suzuki Swift owner. 186000 KMs. Runs good. Had auto climate control, ABS. Wide tyres. Peppy engine. Very happy. 2024 cars are costly because of high taxes too
I just had a similar conversation with my coworkers-the people who understand what is happening electronically and mechanically drive older or less complicated vehicles. I chose a 2016 V8 F150 because of its simplicity. It has some faults, but they are easy to repair.
Agree with this video!
What happens to the folks that keep their cars 10+ years, and when the screens are no longer in production?? Efffff
Ali Express
Looks like it's going to be unaffordable to keep a car past the warranty period.
Plus mechanics going to be in short supply and more expensive.
Toyota keep parts for 21 years.
I have a 2003 Lexus. Screen are still readily available.
@@wsopJoe Those screens get much more expensive than they should be compared to a new screen, b/c every year it sits on shelf someone has to sacrifice space to store it, and also to offset the cost of other parts that never get purchased but were stockpiled anyway.
Yes, LOL, I've gotten into the habit of turning off auto start/stop every time I start my car.
I agree with you on everything. In my work, I get to rent all the high end SUVs with all the latest.
I appreciate my 20 year old vehicles so much after that.
I have to take my eyes away from the road to change anything.
I grew up with a stick shift manual tranny. I miss it.
Yeah, it's fun and rewarding changing gears, not having computers monitor your every move beep and intervene and an engine that responds immediately, unlike downsized turbo engines :/
(2005 V70 going strong)
EXACTLY! Me too!
Nothing beats the Auto off feature. I have muscle memory to reach for that button as soon as I turn the key. No manufacturer does it well even after being widely adopted 15yrs now. I understand they have to do it to meet regulations, but I have a particular distain for the manufacturers who don't give u the ability to disable it. If it's even just temporarily.
Next would be having all the functions through a touch screen and eliminating actual tactile buttons.
Next is the electronic shifters. Tow trucks charge a premium for these, and when they do install an override mechanism, thieves exploit them.
“…At 65 mph if you deploy your wings youre gonna fly away” 😂 we need more commentary like these. So relatable
I had a 1988 Isuzu Impulse and the power steering was so over assisted that anything over 70 was a white knuckle experience.
I have a 2008 Honda Jazz (also called Fit in many countries), a GE model if you will. It accelerate well, it's light, it has large body, etc....
If I push it above 130Km/hr, it feels like it's starting to take off. ... I'm no pilot so I don't really know how a plane taking off would feel in a pilot seat, but I bet it'd be similar lol.
As some who started driving in the 90’s, which means I was driving late 70’s and 80’s cars, he’s not wrong
Only if your vehicle is a Cessna. 😋
Dang the fact you got Scotty to write an actual comment is gold.
where 😂
CCN said Scotty and I immediately went to turn the volume down.
@@southboundaustral the daily 94 Celica briefing is needed. 😀
I would add to the best a heated steering wheel. It was an option on my car, and I thought it was something that isn't necessary. It might not be, but the first time I used over the winter it felt soooo nice.
Not applicable to those who live in warm climates, though.
0: 18:36 I agree, Having a center display for backup camera, navigation and sound system is useful but having the climate control integrated to the center display is more a hassle than a convenience to the driver. Good example is that when you have touch screen volume control you need to look at it to control but when you have a rotating knob, you can just reach for it without losing attention on your driving.
I’m keeping my 2000 Toyota van for its simplicity.
Sienna gang! 300,000 strong here 💪
The newer Toyota vans sold in Europe are rebadged Peugeot vans🤮🤮🤮. I've driven those for work, but they are the most cheaply made and unpleasant vans I've ever driven. They're not even RWD, so the bigger Citroën Jumper van (same size as a Sprinter) has a turning circle the size of the moon!
@@Walkeranz 👍Mine only has 205 thousand. You gave me hope that mine will reach your goal.
Maintain it and you will be good to go for a long time!
@@mojavedesertsonorandesert9531 👍Good advice!
I would add blind spot monitoring/warning to your list of features you like on modern cars AMD, I wish my '06 LS430 had it. On the other hand, I'm so thankful that it doesn't have engine stop/start "technology"!
I am SO glad my car does not have blind spot monitoring and so much of that other high-tech crap that will cost a mint later to repair! I say simply do what generations of people have done...Look out the darn window to see if another car is in your blind spot. I would MUCH rather look and be sure than not look and pull right in front of an 18-wheeler because the little blind light was not lit. They do break, you know.
@@user-ur4wo3tw3i Wow, you completely misinterpreted my post -- notice I said blind spot MONITORING/WARNING, which does not infer relying on "the little blind light being lit" in lieu of turning one's head and checking for vehicles prior to beginning a lane change maneuver (something that was drilled into my head by my dad and my high school Driver's Ed instructor 49 years ago). Blind spot monitoring is meant as an additional safety aid, much like backup cameras and front/rear perimeter sensors -- it is also remarkably reliable (OEM systems, not aftermarket) unless the camera system is physically damaged. At the risk of adding more fuel to your fire, I also wish my LS430 had directional indicators built into the side mirrors as the LS460s have, again to serve as an additional safety measure. Sorry you feel that these systems are "high-tech crap," that's your entitled opinion -- just please don't read into something I wrote which was clearly never intended.
Australian here....It seems that with even fairly large vehicles, the interior room for the driver in particular tends to be compromised by overly wide center consoles and overly intrusive door cards/window controls on the driver's door. Headroom in sedan's tends to be terrible and even SUVs with a sunroof can end up compromising headroom, even with seats set at their lowest. Speaking of seats, so many of them seem to be designed for small, slim people. Also, using piano black plastic in car interiors (centre consoles in particular) and shiny silver plastic trims is idiotic.
From Melbourne, fully agree, 2022 hilux shiny black and silver on the dash. Even with tint at times is terrible
I truly admire the way he try or talk or to conect with his audiance. I think what ever he is saying he loves it
Add'l likes:
1) dashboard screen displaying a view of the side mirror (right or left depending on the side the signal light is on (high end Hyundai/ Kia / Genesis products)
2) side mirrors tilting down when reverse is engaged so we can park probably (my old neck doesn't turn well anymore)
3) 360 camera, same reason as #2
Dislike: features that require subscription after the initial grace period. For Pete's sake, they already built that into the car which I paid for
I always thought I will enjoy point 2, but when I bought a car that has both 2 & 3 I disabled 2, as I feel like the 360 camera does good enough job of providing me info on things that are close, and the mirrors are more useful to see in the distance (in case something approaches fast for example)
I swear, you are in my head! The "we don't like" are exactly why, when we replaced a car last year, some badges weren't even considered! The DUMB "dial a gear" shift systems being one of the main considerations. I have only experienced the infotainment issue with dealership loaners, and it is too much of an adventure just to regulate the damn temp to have to navigate those screens. Well done!!
No transmission dipstick would be one of mine.
I agree with all these points. Here are some more:
1. Lack of button/dials
2. Turbo/CVT unnecessary
3. Bigger rims/mileage inefficiency 19" wheels standard on Prius?!?
4. Plastic parts
5. Leasing cars vs BUYING
6. Self-driving features
7. Cruise control should be one button to set. why do you need to first turn it on and then set your speed? when RESUMING speed, why cant the car gradually catch up?!?
8. Moonroofs leaks
9. car size increase vs fuel economy… do we need that tank to go to the mall or food shopping?
10. performance chasers vs practicality
11. face recognition for driver settings. when things go bad
12. lack of manual transmissions for "sports" car
13. Electronic display speedometers and tachometer. Expensive if it goes bad.
Why do some Toyota's now have 4cyl turbo engines bc lame Toyota didn't want to pay for 6cyl engine block foundry's - purely a capital cost, cost saving measure. And now I'm looking elsewhere for a new 6 cyl - and frankly not really with any luck.
I AGREE with your entire list!
Great episode
I hate shifty shifter, give me good ol mechanical shifter
Hate monster screens
Hate Low profile tires on economic cars , like on Camry, why?
No spare tire in name of mpg improvement
It's a love hate relationship with adaptive cruise control. If you're on a highway that has exits on a turn, I've found that it will misinterpret an exiting vehicle not in my lane as being in front of me and slam on the brakes. It can be pretty dangerous when this occurs.
It should not do that. Maybe it needs calibration!
@@IAMAUSER If u put control on 3 blocks, it IS too sensitive. Maybe one block better. When I'm on a highway, I was sensitive.
wow.
I’ve seen that before but usually just gently pressing the brake pedal fixed that and then o just hit resume
Use your turn signals as you are legally supposed to and you won’t have any issues.
Start/stop works great on my Prius and I'm used to it. However, it is usually crap when they put it on non-hybrids with the delay and engine shudder on the restart.
Got a '23 Corolla Cross, there's no delay or shudder - completely seamless operation.
@@atticstattic I'll probably get a new Prius.
@bme7491
My point is that a lot of recent engineering magic erases the difference in how start/stop operates between hybrids and non-hybrids.
Start-stop on hybrids is totally different to on ICE vehicles.
@@JustinDaniels Yes, I was well aware of that.
totally agree! Especially auto parking brakes. I got the importance of using one (including pulling it/setting it prior to letting off the brakes when parking) drilled into my head when I got my license. By the way, car cameras have turned me into a parking perfectionist.
I’m old school but now I understand better on how these new vehicles features work. Thank you. I really like how you explain all these features and things work on vehicles. 👍😁
I am importing a Toyota Crown Athlete 60th Anniversary Edition from Japan into Canada this summer and driving across the country. I will be driving by Chicago, if you'd like a 13th generation Toyota Crown Athlete on your channel let me know. I'd make the drive to get the chance to meet you and get a chance to hear you talk about the Crown, maybe do some maintenance. Thank you Ahmed
I'm with you. Love the regular shifters. I have two Acura RdX' older ones with the "sticks". Rotary dial ridiculous.
How about loving the "BLIND SPOT WARNING"? It must have saved me a few times from close calls.
I hate the infotainment screens that are mounted on top of the dash. It's a deal breaker for me. I also dread being forced into having a CVT transmission.
Love your “Get off my lawn!” segment. Other than a better backup camera/screen, I think I’ll keep my real key, real shifter 2013 V6 Highlander. Btw. The other hidden cost is the insurance to fix these fancy features when you get in an accident.
My wife's car has a head's up display and I love it. It is so much better to not have to take your eyes off the road to know your speed, the current speed limit, or your fuels status. I've mentioned it to a lot of people and most seem to fear that they will be a distraction, but with just a little time behind the wheel you learn to focus it out and really only see it when you want to. Compared to the complexity of the infotainment systems it is really fairly simple and more cars should have them.
They sell an aftermarket device that adds HUD if your car doesn't have it.
My car w a heads up display shows a lot of info. Like the safety tech warning messages drowsy indicator audio info navigation directions and even as a bonus, the parking sensors
HUD is a gem I love it too! Only thing is when you put on your sunglasses, it is hardly visible 😢
@@elaineloon5979 Buy sunglasses that are not polarized and you should be fine.
I wonder how long that will last with sunbaked all day!
I absolutely love the adaptive cruise control and lane assist. I drive an hour interstate to work every day and it has saved me several times. The electronic parking brake isn't bad either. Very easy to service.
I'm a licenced auto technician for Nissan. Over 10 years now. Somehow even with my experience, I still love to watch your videos. They're so entertaining, but also your facts are accurate and I agree with 99% of your content in your channel. Good on you for sharing your knowledge on TH-cam. Keep it up brother.
With love from Canada.
Oh and yes I drive a Toyota, most of us Nissan techs drive Toyotas. Just goes to show the quality and reliability of Toyotas. Cheers
2015 Tundra WITHOUT adaptive cruise and 2022 4Runner daily driver WITH adaptive cruise.
Transitioning between the pair of them and using cruise control, you NEED to pay attention to the fact that you don't have that radar on the Tundra.
I've turned off all of the warnings like 'Lane Change' that I could turn off on the 4Runner.
I am quite proficient at colouring inside the lines LOL.
You are the best automotive educator, really love your videos.
Very useful information which not many auto journalists don’t care to share.
Thank you for a great program. The more technology in a car the farther we get from actually driving the car. This becoming a lost art! I’m an old fart but, I enjoyed rowing through the gears. It made me pay attention to driving not just steering!
Thank you sir. Kind of makes me happy my car is still rocking a tape deck.
Tape decks are a pain in the ass in cars. Ever had one eat a tape? Whole f@cking dashboard has to come apart. Dismantle tape deck and clear tape. Test tape deck. Reinstall, including re-assembly of entire f@cking dashboard.
When you're finally done, one of the speakers doesn't work :)
Only reason I kept the tape deck in my car for so long is because it was a sports car (RX-7) with a stiff suspension, and CD players tend to skip when you hit bumps!
Tapes really were terrible though. You don’t like that song? Too bad - it takes 30 seconds to skip to the next song. Might as well just bear it. Oh it ate the irreplaceable old tape. Guess I’ll drive in silence.
@@forester057 That's why you never, ever play irreplaceable tapes. You make a copy and play the copy.
I agree with you 100% for all features! That is why I will keep My 1999 Camry as long as possible!
I miss my 97 4cyl Camry. Had 265,000 miles. I bought USED & live in a rust belt, & it was rotting out. Engine didn't blow oil & ran like a top. I could park it anywhere & didn't care if ppl bang my doors (I did, just not like my newer Prius).😉 I remember jumper wire to diagnose/troubleshoot. 😕
2000 Camry here, absolutely adore it. Only reason why I would ever wanna get something newer is that the newer cars, although are usually totalled in accidents, do a much better job at keeping you safe.
For now, I will still cherish my car though.
In san francisco there's 100s of old 90s camrys
Anyone else enjoying the 3.5 liter Camry?
I’m driving my late Father in law’s 2014 XLE with 68,000 kms.
It’s mint and a smooth ride!
@@TW-ud6sb 2014 is one of my fav looking ones. A close friend has it but 4cyl version
When I got my 2007 mustang the car toys guy REALLY tried selling me a touch screen stereo system. I very adamantly said no. Touch screens have no business in a car. You need physical buttons that can be memorized and felt out without demanding you take your eyes off the road. I can't believe how they have been standardized
Love your channel, it is very helpful for me. Hate electronic parking brakes, had very bad and scary experience with it, and yes always use it. Thank you very much , keep on with your excellent help.
@2:20 Scotty Kilmer is self important. A legend in his own mind.
He was good a few years back but seems now he's running out of his transmission fluid.
I guess you can say he is not running on all cylinders 😂
It's weird how people think they know better than a 50 year veteran mechanic lol. How many people has he helped in those 50 years I wonder?
@@donniev8181 His video title the other day was, indicated he was quitting, so I unsubscribed.
@@JohnSmith-ti2kp dude cmon, he's a 70 year old youtuber that puts out multiple videos per day. Catchy click bait titles pull views in, views equal money. You need to remember it's his job.
The backup camera is a crucial safety feature, and mandating its inclusion was definitely the right call.
I have a 2000 Honda Accord that I am slowly restoring. I installed a new head unit (radio) and it had a rear view camera output. I installed a rear view camera and it helps with parking. I don’t solely depend on the camera either.
Government mandates for anything is never a good thing. If something truly is a good idea, like backup cameras, absolutely no force is needed. The govt. has a long history of forcing bad ideas onto everyone so please don't encourage them.
@@Prepare2Survive Yes it is. it's called protecting its citizens against companies that only care about profit and not the well being of their customers
if it didn't make sense financially to add back up cameras companies wouldn't add it. or they would add it as an extra option to get more out of it. especially on budget cars where they try to advertise it with the lowest possible msrp stripping the base models from everything they can then adding things to higher trims
Except in this case when it was better that it was mandated
All cars would def not have backup cameras like they do now if it was not mandated. Simply because car manufacturers would not want the added expense of it. Thankfully the govt mandated it and we are all safer for it
@@StephenHeuman Safer? That’s subjective. When the federal government mandated third brake lights back in the late 80s, the government estimated rear end collisions would diminish. After a 20 years, a study (something you can find online) showed that percentage was less than 1%. I’m not against these ideas but I don’t want to become over dependent on them. They assist the driver but too many drivers put their entire trust on these devices, like back up cameras and still hit objects, cars, etc. Some have limited field view, no depth gauge and vary from manufacturer to manufacturer.
Good morning,
I don't think I'm a special case, but I always carefully read the manuals for our cars, manuals that are increasingly provided due to the increase in technology applied to these cars. Having its .pdf version on your smartphone is also very interesting, in certain cases.
And throughout the life of the vehicle, I will quite often reread certain passages, because not systematically using all the functions that you describe, I sometimes have doubts or forget about the functioning of these technologies.
Thank you for your reminder about all this equipment that equips our Toyotas. I always appreciate your practical videos, which you won't find anywhere else.
Of France.
Excellent video! Thank you. The break hold also helps in very crowded areas when you are going with 5km/h in a long trail of cars. That will be tiresome for young and elderly people all the same.
Adaptive cruise control. Nothing like involuntarily braking hard on a curve, simply due to oncoming traffic in their proper lane!
Just a bad system in that case. There are really good ones and really bad ones.
Couple near-misses in mine. Off ramp on a curve. Adaptive applies brakes due to the car pulling off... and sometimes severe braking. With a big semi in the rear view mirror... that is really bad !
Never had the problem.on my Camry or Tacoma.
@@yowser8780 That's extremely scary. I also wouldn't use any cruise control on a ramp, ramps are dangerous in general
@ramiroescamilla7263 both my 2020 Platinum Tundra, and 2020 Camry SE, do it .
Watch Redline Reviews and you'll understand what exactly AMD means when he says "journalist reviewers' faults"..
Great video, as always 👍
Meantime I can't agree on the first "worst" feature. You did not consider electric cars, where there will not be any extra mechanical switch. Such "funcy" gear switches also allow to extend the car functionality, for example, automatically switch to P mode when you turn off the ignition.
Adaptive cruise has one annoying drawback…if you are in the passing lane and someone moves in front of you, it slows you at a safe distance. So then the maroon behind you immediately gets impatient and passes you on the right, cuts in front and then, it slows you even more! I get better gas mileage without using cruise at all so that’s where I’m at.
I do appreciate improved suspensions.
Define improved.
@@andgate2000 better overall handling/ride quality.
Glad to see your channel has grown so much
Very interesting video - I agree with much of what you say about unnecessary features. In fact its something that has made me decide to keep my old Toyota a bit longer and invest some love in it by upgrading the head unit, installing satnav, and even cruise control. I like having a knob control fanspeed. Modern features like adaptive cruise, brake hold and independent rear suspension are all desireable, but really I can live without them. What I really need is reliable safe transport and this is something my Toyota has always delivered in spades.
24:55, european here, after booking an R/T trim 2020 5.7 hemi, we did on a road trip with the cylinder deactivation 7L per 100km with a fuel cell of 70L i think that a 1000 km is a great fuel consompution condiering the engine, yeah it might cause some problems (that's long run so i don't know) but for my fellow americans that's around 33-34 mpg, which is still pretty good considering the engine and the weight of the car.
I/m always using the parking hand brake on my 18' Rav4 which a is very simple an effective way to reduce the strain on transmission and makes shifting so much smooter. I Always hated that jerking/grinding thumping noise when shifting from park to reverse. Just a handy habit I learned from a youtuber.
I experience a jerky feeling when shifting from park to reverse especially on an incline. We have an 18 rav4 as well and a 2020 Camry w the electric parking brake
Used to get that feeling before I started using my hand brake regularly to put the car weight to hold on the rotors instead of straining out the transmission when parking on inclined pavements.
How do you use a hand break to make shifting smoother? You mean when pulling out of park due to reduced strain on the parking pawl?
@@Shawn-ky2tw Yeah that's what he's talking about. No more "bang" from a loaded up parking pawl being disengaged, since the brakes are still holding the car.
AMD, This video has been both helpful and informative. After careful consideration, I gave it a thumbs up. 👍👍😉
I have a 2024 Camry XLE. I love that it has all the good features and almost none of the bad ones. My radio is the only thing I'll lose use of if my entertainment screen goes bad. I still have regulalor buttons and switches for the lights, climate control, and seat controls. I do not have those annoying features.
Thank you for another informative video, spot on with all of these. From my current Lexus and last one :
2021 ES (last car) - the pause button for the infotainment was buried in menus ...
2018 CT (current car) - there's an actual pause button !
So when I pull up to a gate house and need to talk to someone : See button press button song paused talk to guard. Everyone's happy. Whereas I was fumbling in the ES. Having actual button is good.
May the Lord bless you and keep you sir :-)
I did not like the idea of a backup camera but after buying a 2024 Rav4 I changed my mind. The view is super clear and wide enough, and the warning censoring is very helpful. 👍💯
Thanks AMD, great video, great subject 👍
I actually don't mind auto start/stop in my manual Acura. However, it restarts when I press the clutch, not let go of the brake. I hate adaptive cruise control, it randomly thinks there's an oncoming car in empty lanes and hits the brakes. Going into neutral at lights, I absolutely love brake hold. Infotainment is just too integrated into everything now, and I want the old reliable chip-keys to start my car instead of the fobs. Push button is less reliable and more expensive to fix.
It’s amazing all the things they can do with ABS software. The Toyota electronic limited-slip differential, crawl control, and downhill assist are all just ABS software
Videos like this really make me appreciate my older car that has none of this brain-dead garbage. Yes, it burdens me to actually drive the car, but that hasn't been a problem for decades, nor do I expect it to become a problem. There have been times that I've considered retrofitting some of the better stuff into my older vehicle, I also don't want the added distraction On the other hand, I really do enjoy being able to adjust everything in the car by touch without taking my eyes off of the road There really is no substitute for analog knobs and switches that can be found and adjusted by feel.
Additionally, I don't mind my car idleing while it's sitting still, that just means it's also maintaining oil pressure and the internal parts are being properly lubricated. On top of that, I rather like that it's always firing on all cylinders as that means the heat distribution in the block is even and you don't have sealing surfaces being distorted by thermal expansion and contraction during normal operation because some cylinders are hot and others are not.
But the best thing is the payment. I bought the car for my wife in fall of 2003 and finished making payments in 2007 and from there it's been routine maintenance and occasional repairs. The old girl costs almost nothing to own.
I had to get rid of my 2000 4Runner because of rust so I bought a 2018 Camry and I agree with you on how great a lot of these new features are. Adaptive Cruse Control, backup camera, blind spot monitoring, all of these features have been so great to have.
Radar Cruise Control....... I use it only on long highway trips. That way if I'm "relaxed" and fail to accurately judge the closing speed to the vehicle ahead, the robot will remind me. Otherwise, at least on my 2018 RX, it will apply brakes prematurely in a situation I have already calculated the answer to and vigorously and unnecessarily SLOW DOWN! Therefore, although I use "Speed Control" all the time, I hold the activation button down until it bypasses radar and selects good old fashioned normal cruise. And my neck is so stiff that the backup camera with cross traffic alert is a gift from above! Love it.
Our 2021 Highlander lags engaging the parking brake enough after the vehicle is in park, that the vehicle will rest on the parking pawl BEFORE the electronic parking brake is fully engaged, defeating it's purpose. My 2023 4runner kept it simple. Manual foot parking brake. Before parking, she is put in neutral, parking brake applied, THEN put in to park. Happy transmission. I do miss my 77 Buick Electra 225 4-door though. Ah, the good ol days 😢
Parking _pawl_
4 Runner simplicity and reliability say g-bye. Say hello to turbos and giant touch screen tablet sticking up above dash.
@@mikeporro3311 agreed. That's why I got one of the last years with the 6.
Not yet senior but brake hold so nice for when waiting at a traffic light with a steep incline or decline. Car just sits without having to worry about rolling back or forward while holding heavy foot pressure on pedal.
I use it all the time.... including radar cruise.
Mazda CX-5 2024 has the option to turn off the lane assist and start/stop for good, still has physical HVAC buttons and other cool features that is actually appreciated. Unfortunately, at least in Europe, that cylinder deactivation crap is present.
I actually love the Prius Joystick, and even the Bz4x shift selector is okay. I just put my for on the brake pedal and press the Start/stopp-button, and the "gear" is automatically shifted to Park, the parking brake is engaged, and the car is turned off. On the automatic stick, I often forget to put it in P, and the car starts screaming at me to redo it. It's an automatic, then it should shift to P automatically. 😀
auto hold is great for us tall guys that have knees that need a quick stretch at some lights. great tech
Agreed. I use it in my Camry all the time. I got used to turning it on whenever I start the car
And as a bonus if I’m at a light for a few minutes the parking brake will automatically engage and disable brake hold so I don’t roll away
There is a delay when accelerating from stop. If your leg is tired, use other leg on brake pedal.
@@flipcoin6301Really just seems like an implementation issue.
Backup cams, birdsview cam and safety sensors are a godsend.
Agreed. Thr 360 camera really helps me park
The only thing that scares me is that I’ve heard the front bumper camera get destroyed by rocks hitting it and AMD meant in an older video on that feature that fixing it requires an impeccable amount of care and patience
Big fan of these, but I am always scared on how much those sensors will cost because bumpers are usually the first thing gone in an accident
still don't get why you need birds eye view. Back and front cameras yeas, but you have side mirrors for the side.
@@eivis13 depending on the car, is good for corner/bumpers
Yes a %100 agree with the stability part, I have a 2021 Camry and you go 90 mph just like nothing but I also had a 2010 Camry and I wasn’t any different than that too, is just getting better and better.
I like the auto stop/start. My Prius seamlessly shuts off the engine at a stoplight, then starts off on battery power. It works great. The only time I ever had a problem with it was on my first Prius. That was the first time I ever drove a hybrid car. Shortly after I bought my 2007 Prius and got it home, I took it out for a drive. I panicked when I stopped at a light and the engine shut off. I used to stall my 1990 Tercel as I was learning how to use its manual transmission. Then I realized the Prius is supposed to do that. I never even notice it on my 2017 Prius.
Adaptive cruise is great until the jerks weave in front of you so close while cutting across all lanes. All of these features are ok till the electronics goes screwy and u get an intermittent issues. We see car manufacturers doing software updates all the time I miss the simple days when you could change your stereos and weren’t stuck with these expensive things that have issues.
I took my mom’s 2020 Mazda 6 on a long roadtrip awhile back. The adaptive cruise control did great the handful of times people cut over. Immediate breaking response to avoid a collision (still was ready to break myself if it didn’t do it). Guess it depends on the manufacturer though
This is not a problem with adaptive cruise control. If a jerk weaves in front of you so closely, you will still brake without adaptive cruise control lol
Two points. Once on the highway I was on the far right doing 45 mph trying to get into the far left lane ( 4 lanes) I had my turn signal on wiTh about 100ft open in front of me . As I tried to switch lanes a car coming up did a fast two lane move to the right and caught me off guard, as I was still looking in my side mirror and turning back my car automatically braked to stop me from rear ending the braking car. On my twice a year two day drive 1,400 miles my adaptive cruise control was always in use.
You can always use standard cruise instead.
I am that guy, who watching the video owning his rav4 07, and doesn't have any of this options. At the odometer 300+, and i am happy with it. Hope will drive it next 10-15 years ❤️
👎👎👎What awful writing! You really need English lessons ( if you want to be understood ).
'BRAKE HOLD' is my favorite feature for automatic transmission cars, it truly is the best (I don't need it on a manual transmission vehicle.) My previous car was a '22 RAV4 and that was the first vehicle I owned with Brake Hold and I never drove without it. I will never buy another commuter/daily type vehicle without "Brake Hold.'
Wonderful presentation as always! I am one of those rare people who read the owners manual from cover to cover whenever I get a new car!
One of my favorite modern features that wasn't mentioned are auto rain-sensing wipers! Yes, they add complexity when changing out a windshield, but it is great to not have to constantly change the wiper speed as the rain conditions and your speed changes.
If it works good. My wife has a Renault and it rearly works good so you always have to press a leaver to wipe it. Sometimes the windshield is full of rain/water and it won't turn the wiper on.
It's not a problem on my Mercedes, it works perfectly.
We have a family friend who has been a Toyota Service Manager for 20+ years. I have a manual parking brake in my car.
He said that when parking, always shift to Neutral first while foot is on brake pedal.
Then engage parking brake and take foot off brake pedal to let car roll onto parking brake.
Finally, put foot on brake pedal and shift to Park.
That allows the car to already be resting on the parking brake and not put pressure on the parking pawl.
Most people engage parking brake after they shift to park, but when you do it before it is better for the pawl in the long run.
I have never seen or heard of a parking pawl wearing out. This reminds me of that trend where people said you shouldn't use the ratcheting mechanism of the mechanical parking brake because it will wear out. It's a non-issue
@@mentals555 the pawl mechanism is relatively strong, but everyone should still use parking brake to prevent damage on the pawl over time. It can definitely wear down and break if you don’t use the parking brake especially on hills.
I’ve seen it once on a 2007 Ford F150 that I test drove in 2021. It just continued to roll when I put it in park without the parking brake.
@@Spacedog_42 so you witnessed it one time on a relatively new vehicle? When people don't use their parking brake for decades with no problem? Whatever caused that was probably one instance of putting it in park while still moving and snapping it
I really like the Eco/Normal/Sport mode in my RX 350. He didn’t mention it, but when I have to get off the line quickly it’s Sport. Long trips it’s Eco. Normal is for everything else.
I agree completely. Also, solid lighting and camera setup.
I know someone who almost got killed by a train when the electronic parking brake slammed in randomly and became unable to deactivate again. Took a few cycles of turning off and on the engine until it released again. Happened on a VW and one of the many reasons I'm also completely opposed to have such a system in my car.