Your First World Problems

[DoggyDaddy]

Hey, don’t knock a warm steering wheel on a cold morning. At first I was like wut? Heated steering wheel? But to get some other features I wanted I had to get the package, which came with heated seats. And since they’re there, and I paid for them, might as well use them, right? So now it’s

I could do without the annoying auto-stop though. I hate that.

DoggyMama's van has heated seats. I can't stand them. Feels like I peed my pants or something.

 

[jamil]

DoggyMama's van has heated seats. I can't stand them. Feels like I peed my pants or something.

To be honest, I don’t use the heated seats that much. But if it’s really cold it heats up quickly. And it seems to help my back sometimes when it’s sore.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

To be honest, I don’t use the heated seats that much. But if it’s really cold it heats up quickly. And it seems to help my back sometimes when it’s sore.

That's why she likes them too.

 

[actaeon277]

Auto stop.
Is that engine stopping at stoplights?
That's gotta be a nightmare on starter maintenance

 

[BiscuitsandGravy]

Auto stop.
Is that engine stopping at stoplights?
That's gotta be a nightmare on starter maintenance

Thats what I thought when this idea took hold. Starter business is going to pickup.

Sitting at a light in town with your window partly down, light turns green, you hear all these engines starting up. Odd.

 

[BiscuitsandGravy]

Steering wheel heateeeerrrrr?

Don't knock until you try it. Its especially nice when your hands are a bit arthritic.

I believe it was Saab that considered seat heaters a safety item way back.

 

[jamil]

Auto stop.
Is that engine stopping at stoplights?
That's gotta be a nightmare on starter maintenance

Yeah. I hate it. But supposedly the system is designed to withstand the orders of magnitude more starts throughout the lifetime. I hate it. It has two batteries. And I think even a different starter motor for the auto-start. I hate it.

Did I mention I hate it.

 

[maxwelhse]

I could do without the annoying auto-stop though. I hate that.

On the list of "hates", I would have guessed #1 would be your vehicle making its own decisions about software updates while you sleep.

Hard pass.

 

[red_zr24x4]

I could do without the annoying auto-stop though. I hate that.

Mine has a button so I can turn it off
My biggest complaint is the payment

 

[jamil]

Mine has a button so I can turn it off
My biggest complaint is the payment

I have a button that turns it off too. But it defaults to on, so I have to remember to turn it back off every time I drive my truck. And yeah, I'd rather my Truck were free too. If it were, I'd not complain at all about the ***damn auto-stop.

As soon as the warranty is up I'm going to install one of those wire harnesses that disables auto-stop.

 

[Doug]

A climate assault wiring harness!?!!
I bet Congress will ban those!

 

[femurphy77]

I have a button that turns it off too. But it defaults to on, so I have to remember to turn it back off every time I drive my truck. And yeah, I'd rather my Truck were free too. If it were, I'd not complain at all about the ***damn auto-stop.

As soon as the warranty is up I'm going to install one of those wire harnesses that disables auto-stop.

 

[actaeon277]

I have a button that turns it off too. But it defaults to on, so I have to remember to turn it back off every time I drive my truck. And yeah, I'd rather my Truck were free too. If it were, I'd not complain at all about the ***damn auto-stop.

As soon as the warranty is up I'm going to install one of those wire harnesses that disables auto-stop.

Try alligator clips on the back of the switch, shorting it out.
If that works, I'd solder a wire on.

 

[Doug]

Isn't making your vehicle not turn off the engine to make it less "green" kind of like modifying your AR-16 (sic) to be full auto?

 

[SnoopLoggyDog]

Isn't making your vehicle not turn off the engine to make it less "green" similar to modifying your AR-16 (sic) to be full auto?

Yes! Greta would scold you for doing such a horrible act against the planet.

 

[Biggredchev]

Mrs.BRC’s 17’ malibu had the auto stop/start. Theres a setting somewhere to shut it off but you have to do it every time you start it.

 

[jamil]

Yes! Greta would scold you for doing such a horrible act against the planet.

HOW DARE YOU!!!

 

[jamil]

Mrs.BRC’s 17’ malibu had the auto stop/start. Theres a setting somewhere to shut it off but you have to do it every time you start it.

At least my truck has a button to turn it off temporarily. But there’s a wiring harness available for many makes and models which is a replacement for the existing one that disables it.

 

[actaeon277]

HOW DARE YOU!!!

When you do that, you need to put the pic in there. Slacker.

 

[jamil]

When you do that, you need to put the pic in there. Slacker.

Guilty. But I’m on my phone. Too much trouble.