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mad_machine
mad_machine MegaDork
9/21/15 5:46 p.m.

Take your average driver, somebody between the age of just learned to drive and not yet able to buy beer. Now, let's see what this newly fledged driver has never seen in a car and will likely never see in a car in his or her lifetime.

I will start..

Three on The Tree shifting

octavious
octavious HalfDork
9/21/15 5:48 p.m.

Manual windows

joey48442
joey48442 UberDork
9/21/15 5:48 p.m.
mad_machine wrote: Take your average driver, somebody between the age of just learned to drive and not yet able to buy beer. Now, let's see what this newly fledged driver has never seen in a car and will likely never see in a car in his or her lifetime. I will start.. Three on The Tree shifting

I'm considerably older, like 20 years older than your age group, and I've never seen a three on the tree, other than the occasional car show.

Joey

travellering
travellering Reader
9/21/15 5:49 p.m.

Never mind three on the tree, the average one won't ever see three (pedals) on the floor.

Mezzanine
Mezzanine HalfDork
9/21/15 5:51 p.m.

Cassette Decks

Spark advance/retard on the steering wheel.

Bobzilla
Bobzilla UltimaDork
9/21/15 5:52 p.m.

Floor mounted starter button.

Manual pull choke on the dash.

6V battery.

Rufledt
Rufledt UltraDork
9/21/15 5:53 p.m.

Those high beam buttons on the floor

Rufledt
Rufledt UltraDork
9/21/15 5:54 p.m.
travellering wrote: Never mind three on the tree, the average one won't ever see three (pedals) on the floor.

too soon :(

Toyman01
Toyman01 MegaDork
9/21/15 5:56 p.m.

Cigarette lighters.

8 track players.

GMs annoying multi-function wiper, cruise, turn signal, stalk.

joey48442
joey48442 UberDork
9/21/15 5:57 p.m.

A lot of the things listed those of us in our 30's have barely seen, the only car I had with a manual choke was my old rx7... And that car was built the year I was borned.

Rufledt
Rufledt UltraDork
9/21/15 6:02 p.m.

In reply to joey48442:

Good point, i'm in my 20's and i've never seen an 8 track player, in a car or not. Never seen one in real life.

I do drive an old van that came with a cassette player and has the floor mounted high beam button, but it still has power windows! They still work, too. well, mostly.

jstand
jstand HalfDork
9/21/15 6:02 p.m.
joey48442 wrote:
mad_machine wrote: Take your average driver, somebody between the age of just learned to drive and not yet able to buy beer. Now, let's see what this newly fledged driver has never seen in a car and will likely never see in a car in his or her lifetime. I will start.. Three on The Tree shifting
I'm considerably older, like 20 years older than your age group, and I've never seen a three on the tree, other than the occasional car show. Joey

That surprises me, I'm not much older than you and my first car was a 1980 pickup with a 3 on the tree.

My contributions:

Floor mounted High/low beam switch

Non variable speed wipers

Vacuum operated wipers, retractable lights.

Non-digital stereo

Wing/vent windows

Foot well vents instead of air-conditioning

Sine_Qua_Non
Sine_Qua_Non Dork
9/21/15 6:02 p.m.

Window vents

dean1484
dean1484 MegaDork
9/21/15 6:03 p.m.

I am feeling old reading this as I have had cars with everything listed so far.

Toyman01
Toyman01 MegaDork
9/21/15 6:04 p.m.
Sine_Qua_Non wrote: Window vents

Or floor vents.

Rufledt
Rufledt UltraDork
9/21/15 6:04 p.m.

Something with a carburetor.

Come to think of it, i've only ever driven something carbureted 3 times in my life... even my "old" E150 is EFI.

Sine_Qua_Non
Sine_Qua_Non Dork
9/21/15 6:04 p.m.

Carburetors

mndsm
mndsm MegaDork
9/21/15 6:06 p.m.

Lack of safety nannies.

Nick (Not-Stig) Comstock
Nick (Not-Stig) Comstock PowerDork
9/21/15 6:08 p.m.
jstand wrote: Floor mounted High/low beam switch Non variable speed wipers Vacuum operated wipers, retractable lights. Non-digital stereo Wing/vent windows Foot well vents instead of air-conditioning

I have owned cars with all of those things, and I miss all of those things.

My dads 76 GMC pickup had an 8 track player, so did our gigantic home stereo that also had a turntable and was as big as a dresser. Get off my lawn!

jstand
jstand HalfDork
9/21/15 6:09 p.m.

Bench seats for the front are getting rare.

Sealed beam headlights

Dash mounted ignition or wiper switch.

Sine_Qua_Non
Sine_Qua_Non Dork
9/21/15 6:09 p.m.

Polyglas tires

The Hoff
The Hoff UltraDork
9/21/15 6:13 p.m.

Ashtray

non A/C equipped car

lap belts

no Airbags

Sine_Qua_Non
Sine_Qua_Non Dork
9/21/15 6:13 p.m.

Lap belts

Sine_Qua_Non
Sine_Qua_Non Dork
9/21/15 6:14 p.m.

Good lord, 3 post of mine with same times for listed items with other post

Appleseed
Appleseed MegaDork
9/21/15 6:15 p.m.

Big blocks

Vinyl seats

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