[s-cars] Are you guys watching this Toyota fiasco ?

[Peter Schulz]

Dave:

I subscribe to that line of thinking, want to maintain my IQ, so that's why I drive old school cars.
LOL

Electronic aids aside, the dumbing down took a great leap forward with the installation of cupholders and overboosted stereos (who needs to hear what's going on outside the car anyway?)

I witnessed the negative impact of electronic driver aids first hand at the NAAC winter driving school this past weekend - a driver in a C6 vette shod with snows couldn't make it up an icy hill on our avoidance course - stability control was applying the front brakes!!!! while the driver was trying to get the car uphill...my 17 year old nephew took my B3 90Q20v up the same hill in a nice controlled drift in comparison.

-Peter


On Jan 29, 2010, at 1:35 PM, djdawson2 at aol.com wrote:
> 
> Is it just me, seems as more technology is put in cars the drivers become 
> dumber.
> 
> It's not just you.
> 



-Peter Schulz
Chelmsford Ma, USA
http://www.naaclub.org/

1995.5 S6 Avant Emerald/Ecru
1995.5 S6 Avant Silver/Platinum
1991 90Q 20v Q Red
1991 90Q 20v Indigo
1991 CQ silver  (eS2 recipient)