Quirks thread

Honda Jazz "magic seats"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J0X1fniFbs

The driver has to put their seat belt on before they close the door, otherwise it'll get stuck.

I can start it without having to push the clutch in

01' camry great handling while going 40+ feels very secure
01' echo good power and basic little shit

opposing things I don't like
camry rear spoiler light doesn't work
echo it's tiny as fk and im 6'2 sometimes i bump my head on things.. PLENTY of head room though

Digital speedometer, analog tach

2006 ford focus ZX4
When I spray my windshield, (not when I actually turn them on) my windsheild wipers automatically turn on, then stop 3 wipes after I release the button. Then it waits exactly 5 seconds before doing one more swipe. ???

my 1.6l NA engine sounds like its supercharged by a team of 8 year olds with no automative experience

>>16918463
That's handy, I always have to give it one wipe more after a few seconds to get the water dripping back down

I can start my 94 capri without a the key

My MX-5 left the factory with no trunk release but someone has wired in an electric alternative that works super well and looks OEM too.

the engine is behind me

The cracked breather hoses cause the cabin to stink of petrol when the fan is on.

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>Horn is located on the blinker stalk

Fells good, man

>>16918525
>Lucas
I can already guess it's Jaguar.

>>16918428
The cocaine mirror in the Lambo Jalpa

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>>16918428
Muh suicide doors. One of the reasons I'd either get a redline or an rx8

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My Hilux has not a single thing I would ever come to call a quirk... maybe a factory dual-battery setup?

>>16918428
Potion seller, I'm going to battle...

>>16918450
2000 Camry owner here (same generation/body style)
>spoiler light works but is dim
>rear window brake light occasionally doesn't work
>handles like shit (shocks in the rear are blown and all-season tires don't grip great anyway)
>not enough knee room
>somehow attracts mice even though I keep the car clean
>slow as shit and seems to be getting even slower.
I'm tempted to look for the V6 model of the same car when I get a new car.

>>16918534
Looks like one from a Land Rover to me

To accomodate a front bench seat my van has the handbrake on the left side
It has a hand throttle (actually the cruise control, but super sketchy)


>>16918550
Wtf is this car
It looks like it's a time traveling rx8

>>16918627
Pretty sure it's a Saturn Ion Redline

>>16918428
It has small vents on each side of the rear window which drive out hot cabin air when the air conditioning is on while not expelleling the cold refrigerated air.

My car is from 1989.

>>16918428

My car unironically has one front wheel.

>>16918428
every few days my right headlight will fail so I get to do this thing where I get out of my car at a red light and kick or punch the side so it'll start working again.

Usually gets a good laugh out of people.

>>16918627
It's a Saturn Ion, not sure if it's a Redline

>>16918568
I have an 01 Camry and I can confirm the 4 cylinder is indeed slow as shit.
Overall good car though.

I don't think my Focus has any quirk at all

2001 Prelude
>Doesn't have a button to tilt the sunroof, even though it sticks outside the car so all you need to do is release the button right before it begins retracting
>Stock audio system sounds good, but good luck changing anything but the head unit because the wiring on the rear speakers specifically is fucked. Honda tried to do some luxurious feedback system with microphones and a seperate rear amp, but all it means is that if you want to change it at all you are rewiring the ENTIRE SOUND SYSTEM.
>No remote trunk release even though the Civics etc. of the same time got it and the Prelude is supposedly more high end
>Two tiered centre console is nice to have
>Easy weight reduction since the car is essentially salt soluble
>Due to the headlight design highbeams will essentially form a wall 90° and forward so it's cool seeing the tops of trees almost right until they exit your field of view

Not much else, fairly conservative these Nips.

My Fiesta SE main quirk is that it is not an ST...

>>16918428
My car allows me to pick up your mom off the corner OP.
On a serious note my car is easy to make it go sideways just by blipping the throttle

>>16918729
Heated front windscreen?

>>16918754
You should buy a T from Pep Boys or something and hack off the E, I'd laugh if I saw it.

Back in high school me and my bro shared a Grand Am that my brother let his auto shop class use and they re-arranged it to say Grandma.

Everything in my truck is manually controlled

Windows, transmission, transfer case, hubs, everything except for the mirror adjusters. Those are electric.

>>16918447
t. every car owner that has an older car

negative quirks:
dies on hot starts, likes cold starts
vibrates like a motherfucker in gear, but fine in neutral
positive quirks:
a e s t h e t i c s

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My windshield sprayer sprays weak like a limp dick, but for some reason when I use the rear window sprayer for any period of time and then use the front sprayer again, it sprays full blast like a fucking industrial water cutter (like it should), but only for about 2 or 3 seconds, then it goes flaccid again.

I mean the trick works very well so I'm not going to investigate the issue, but did anyone else ever have this wierd shit going on? Do any of you have any theories perhaps?

Pic unrelated.

>>16919139
pressure starts at rear, i guess. i think fluid is split front and rear; where both systems are pressurized. front however seems to depressurize more so by running the rear, you pressurize both. once rear is pressurized again front has been given more pressure and can spray harder

>>16918565
My potions are too strong for you traveler

>>16919139
im tired and sick let me rewrite this since i just read what i posted. imagine a Y where the base is the single motor that sends fluid. left is front, right is rear. left side loses pressure and since it goes to two nozzles it loses spray power. rear is one and sprays at full power. run the rear and base motor sends pressure to both. now front has extra pressure

>>16919139
Shared plumbing means your front sprayer may be bleeding washer fluid rearwards into that plumbing. Try blocking the rear to see if front works better.

>>16918568
Personally have had good luck with synthetic oil and Lucas treatment..My engines running well and KYB struts with Bridgestone a/s.. my Camry grips well. Sorry to hear your not happy with it

>>16919195
>>16919210
>>16919226
I see what you mean, might try blocking rear to see what happens. Also, the difference between it spraying weak and stong is clearly heard from the pump. It's like it deliberately runs at half speed to spray the windshield, but full speed to spray the rear. Still, doesn't explain why the front does spray properly when using the trick.

>>16919311
I switched back to conventional SuperTech™ conventional since it leaks less and is cheap as shit. Engine still runs well enough. It's just sooooo slooooow. I've considered ordering new struts all around but at this point I would rather just save whatever money I can to buy a new car.
I'm overall pretty happy with the car. I think It's going pretty good for having nearly 300k miles. Comfier than the newer camrys in my opinion. I got my bikes for fun and my shitbox for getting where I need to be.
I'm interested in buying a classic car so I can have something a little more fun while still being able to move more than just myself.

>>16918478
Nah it just streaks the window and I can't see shit

>>16919638
get new wiper blades

My wipers, turn signals, cruise control, brights, and steering wheel adjuster are all the same stalk.

>>16918565
Car dealer, I am going to track day, and I need only your most powerful car

>>16918428
Srs light comes on when it feels like it no matter whats replaced by honda.

>>16919865
I'm sorry.

>>16918428
my car's coolant is orange

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>>16919874

The backseats turn into a work bench and a compartment to hold shit. Ill try to explain. You have the backseats. Lift the bottom of the seat up and roll the bench out. Roll the bench back in and lift it up to have a secret compartment.

>>16918496
How do you know it didn't break and was nig rigged?

>>16921285
Sounds like a ram 2500

>>16919098
What is an italian car?

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>>16921111
pictures of waterpump impeller now

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>>16918428
My Golf's cup holder separator is a bottle opener. Fucking Germans.
Has come in handy a fair few times though, to be fair.

>>16921111
>Nive quads

The driver door handle is barely rusted out, but enough so I can't unlock my car unless I do it on the passenger side. I have to do this every time I unlock my car (no fob). 1997 celica

>>16918428
It's a diesel.

>>16918447
Wait, isnt it like that with every manual?

>>16918428
>6th and reverse right next to each other
>no mechanism to prevent accidentally throwing it in reverse at highway speeds

>>16918428
subwoofer doesnt kick in unless the car is running and not just ACC mode

>>16918428
> 2011 Focus
Track metadata is displayed on the stereo's screen. I have to be obsessive about making sure it's all right, or just there, and make sure the tracks are named with number-name-artist.when I rip the CD.

>>16919139
>but only for about 2 or 3 seconds, then it goes flaccid again.
Who the fuck uses them for that long anyway?

>>16922487
No:/ my golf makes me do it, I even put a clutch stop in to help with the RIDICULOUS amount of travel before the bite point and it barely registers on the sensor

>>16918512
Yikes

>>16918558
Cool, you live in Europe right?

>>16918681
Nice
>>16918749
Cool car

>>16922074
Jesus I have A golf that's a GTI interior or TDI , or just a euro one, mine looks way worse tbqh , maybe I'll do a euro cupholder swap

>>16922074
I wish I had the 6 speed in my golf, it sucks on the highway, otherwise a great little car

ECT switch on my sc400 so I have something to press before a street race

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>986 boxster// 996 carrera
>no glovebox before 2004
>you open the hood and trunk from 2 buttons on the door sill
>passenger doorsill has an indentation for a porsche brand umbrella
>ignition is obviously on the left side

Quirks
>comfy
>you have to open up a panel thats inside the cabin to even see the engine
>reliable

Guess car

>>16925114

toyota previa

>>16918463
it's called a courtesy wipe, pretty common on newer cars.

except on my '12 f150, didn't work for some reason

>>16918428
False neutral, shift the 4wd selector between high and low and wallah no one knows how to steal your car

>>16918627
>It has a hand throttle (actually the cruise control, but super sketchy)
I made my own cruise control by doing something similar with a clutch cable attactched to the throttle. Super sketchy as well but as long as you we're careful/only used it on the freeway it was safe enough

I drive an old bmw. the CEL is merely a suggestion unless you feel no power or a misfire.

the OBC is definitely just suggestions besides the brake light

>>16919041
everything on my wrangler is manual. hubs are perm locked

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05 Grand Marquis. My transmission doesn't work in reverse, it just slips. Works fine going forward though

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There's a storage cubby underneath the back seat strategically placed to store the tire jack or illegal stuff.

Good thinking japs.

>>16925319
I miss my Panther so much :(

>>16918428
Sometimes the belt slips at high revs

>door stop for the sliding door is gone, so the door will fall off if you open it too far
>if you open the back hatch, sensor will not detect it being closed, and interiors will stay on until battery dies, you have to pull the fuse to reset it
>radio changes station randomly
>have to turn on left blinker to use the front misters
>vents smell like maple syrup when you turn on the heat
>side mirror fell off and broke 30 mins after i made my final payment
94 ford windstar

Volvo 240
rear seats have full back massagers, but only because rear end has a vibration like a mofo
a full crank sunroof with built in water leaks
front drivers seat is blue leather, rest are tan cloth
kinda sounds like a light diesel, normies always think it is one, guess it doesn't help that rear badge says 240 DL
has a split driveshaft for no apparent reason
vacuum lines and hoses make neat noises when you are using the climate controls

>>16918428

Is that Doug DeMuro?

>>16925744
Doug Demuro, the traveler looking for potions

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>>16925278
>automatic hubs

>>16925744
No, that's Andy DeTecho.

>>16918428
>toyota truck
>door open
>press lock button on keyfob accidentally
BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

until I close a door

Not favorite, it was the only quirk I could think of.

>>16925749
He looks more like the potion seller

>hazard flashers are haunted, turn on at random and I can't turn them off unless I turn off the car and restart it
>must turn off radio, high beams, AC/heat/fan or autotragic won't go into 4th
>[INTERIOR RATTING INTENSIFIES]
>ABS light comes on if I drive in rain, despite the fact that the car doesn't have ABS
>TCS light comes on when using high beams, despite car not having TCS

Thanks Chrysler.

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>Tfw car is so basic and practical it doesn't have any noticeable quirks

I will say the EX 7th gen Accord has a sunroof button in a stupid spot.

>slip the clutch a little bit roughly
>[INTENSE RATTLING THROUGHOUT CAR]

The windshield spray container is 5 liters. Always makes me chuckle

The driver window on my fr-s would make a loud screeching sound when opening it occasionally. People would always laugh and be like "Wtf is that!?"

>>16926682
I really hope they hold up in a few years when ricers like me get them.

>>16925541
>vents smell like maple syrup when you turn on the heat
Smoker.

>>16926492
11 lbs of water when filled to the top... lol id laugh too.

On my 94 GMC vandura, a button on the signal/wiper column would blow the fuse for the gages and which cause the buzzer to lock in. Still don't know what that button does, all the other functions are there so idk

72 Nissan 240z has this little quirk that causes it to rust at a moment's notice

My 94 Dodge shadow once got an oil change and they also installed the air filter upside down which conveniently enough caused the throttle linkage to get stuck full open on it when I was driving down a windy road with a cliff on one side. Scared the piss out of me

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Who was in the wrong here?

>>16922508
That sounds like less of a quirk and an under amperage issue, probably shitty battery or alternator just check the outputs with a fluke

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>>16918428
Dash shifter

>>16926938
Obviously the adventurer. The potion seller knows his shit, he's not about to let this foolhardy traveler kill himself.

>>16918428
The hose running from the reservoir to the little nubs on the hood for wiper fluid has come off and now sprays perfectly out the driver's side of the hood onto anything or anyone unfortunate enough to be there. I have to dump water on the windshield by hand from my window and the water will freeze on contact in 20 or below weather, but concessions have to be made for this amazing feature. Its not like I can't heat the windshield anyway, and enough pressure makes it to the driver's side nub to spray water onto the windshield. The only reason I've been doing it with water from inside the car because I'm not buying antifreeze and water will just freeze in the reservoir so I'm waiting til spring/summer to put water in

>>16927334
I KNOW WHAT I GOT

>>16919865
I thought it was bad that Ford decided that the headlights and wipers didn't need their own separate stalks on my car. Feel bad for you bro

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>>16918428
It talks to me with a sexy Spanish girl voice whenever something happens (like forgetting to put my seatbelt on, a bulb going out, forgetting to turn off the lights after turning off the engine and opening the door, etc)

04 CRV

sunroof has enough of a lip to hold onto even when the glass is closed.

My 90s Jap shitbox sedan makes the beeping noise a truck makes when you put it into reverse.

i can start it without the key by pressing the lock button 3 times and holding it on the last press.

>>16925541
>>vents smell like maple syrup when you turn on the heat
That's burnt coolant m8

>left speaker stops working
>roll window down a bit then right back up
>starts working again
everytime

>>16928100
how do you stop the engine though, if it's already in the off position? Do you have to just stall it out?

>>16918988
I want to do something like this but with Ecoboost badges all over the car in random places

>>16929364
step on the break while it's in park with the key in the off position. i think its a remote start from the last owner but i dont have a key fob so..

>won't crank unless button on the shifter is held down
>won't come out of park without fingering the shifter lock override lever
>sun roof is sealed with silicone because it leaks

>>16930265
oh and the speedometer just kind of does it's own thing

>>16929881
ah. so basically, it can't be stolen that way since you have to press the brake in to take it out of park

>>16921928
its called dex cool

>Battery is in the back

xD qwerkz

>>16921890
It's an early car so it all lines up. The button is better than the OEM latch they put in later on in production anyway.

>>16930698
Giulia Quadrifoglio and its superior weight distribution?

>>16930914
Gila who? We speak American here

>>16930921
Julia for you :^)

>>16930440
yeah if i wanna actual go somewhere I need the key

rpm's meter basically does its own thing, it wiggles all over the place and only occasionally gives an accurate reading

There is a rattle that comes from the rear of the car that goes away if I smack the dash

>2002 wrx

If I turn the AC on while I'm rolling my window up, my windows will stop going up and go down

sometimes wont shift into 2nd
speedometer doesnt work
i just guess my speed and avoid the common areas for cops to sit and gun
96 explorer

>>16918428
>Whenever I stomp on the gas it does a burnout. Gotta love rwd.

>>16925786
My Celica also does that. Fucking annoying ass door chime.

Also,
>hit button to close sunroof
>sunroof closes all the way, flips down into place
>.5 seconds later it flips up and opens all the way without ever touching the switch
>have to repeat this process 3-4 times for it to stay shut

And
>launch Celica from a stop
>most of the time just a regular uneventful 1.8l launch
>10% of the time it goes BALLS TO THE WALL
>front tires will spin for 3 seconds then finally get some traction
>does this in dry and wet conditions, tires have more than 7/32nds, and no trac control

One of the cabin lights doesn't turn on when the doors are opened, but it does if I push it "on"

>>16918450
Why do you have two econoboxes?

>only 2 cupholders

:(

>>16918455
Civic?
>>16918512
That sounds safe
>>16918681
What car is that?

only when I redline first gear it doesn't want to shift to second, even if it's right on the redline @ 5300 rpm. anything under that and it shifts just fine.
Once my rpm went 1k over to like 6300 because of this. This really scared me and i've been careful around the redline ever since.
>automatic 2002 Ford Focus

>>16918455
s13?

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>>16918428
>2013 Camry V6
You don't understand how inoffensive this car is. The most 'quirky' thing is this gay ass little Eco light that glows whenever I'm not taking off. This only disables if I into sport mode and pretend to drive a manual car.

>FAVORITE quirk
Folding back seats that reveal a portal to the trunk, which is REALLY nice.

>>16933170
Oh that picture reminds me, the fucking fuel gague is in 1/10ths, so the larger ticks are at 2/10ths and 8/10ths, instead of typical 1/4's.
Between that, the eco thing, and the mileage gage, that entire right portion of the dash is a "quirk"

>>16933170
>measured in 1/10ths
>there are 11 marks

"but this goes to 11"

>>16933244
the first mark is zero, dipshit

>>16918432
I fucked a grill in the back of her Honda fit. We were able to fit a small twin sized air mattress back there

My alfa, despite not having a rain sensor, will sometimes wipe a single time, then stop. Completely random timing.

It also sounds like a tractor when I cold start it. I know, diesel, but it's just ridiculously loud and freaks out the neighbours every time

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Volvo 140

They had four wheel disc brakes at the beginning of production in 1966. Also you pull up on the seatbelt release like an ejection seat lol

>>16918428
My fuel pump sounds like crickets when warmed up and idling stationary. Guess the car.

>>16918705
I used to have a Meteor that did that.. 86 model... got pulled over all the time for it, got out, smacked bonnet above headlight with closed fist.. usually got a laugh from the boys in blue.. never got a ticket for it... i did get a defect notice for my spotlights though... but thats because i wired them pants-on-head retarded

89 Mustang
>have to latch seat belt with door open or it won't retract
>have to periodically open and shut the door to tighten seat belts
>have to turn ignition back a cm or else signals don't work
>hatch doesn't close

96 Ford Contour
>pull trunk release lever, gas door opens too
>pull gas door release lever, only gas door opens
>after disconnecting the battery it no longer can decide whether it wants to have a 12 or 24 hour clock, and it never stays set

It has a neat little shelf on the dash board so your passenger can easily sniff lines of cocaine as you drive down the road.

>>16927539
looks like they took their interior design tips from GM circa 1995-2005

My Lexus gearbox sounds like a supercharger. Shifts fine, good fluid, normal acceleration. Supercharger whine.

My other car has stupid modern things like an alternator clutch that cuts off at high rpms, same with ac compressor, and it has an electronic throttle body. Its a fucking 05 pontiac.

>powersteering dies when I need it most, usually when parking and having the steering wheel all the way to the left or right
>can sometimes close the windows when I turn the car off, sometimes I can't
>rear tires go flat randomly, spend an entire month fine and then end up flat the next day, fill it up rinse and repeat

Shitbox HO

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>>16918428

Gear stick right next to the steering wheel on the dash. I was sceptical at first, but it's honestly great.
Never had to fumble for it. Wish they stuck to this design with the later civics.

>>16934584
That gearbox probably has straight cut gears or something similar.

>>16933956
Miata.

I can unlock my car with a flathead

>>16918537
Pic?

>>16918428
~2010 Chevrolet Silverado pickup trucks that require a software update after installing a driver's window switch

>>16934686
I always loved that, and nearly bought the car because of it, but that's probably a bad reason to buy an entire car.