Very lucky that VW's have the headlights turn off when the car is off.

[rocco16v@netzero.net (L F)]

I'm with TB on this one...
 Too many entities out there think they know what is best for all of us when
each of us has differing needs at different times.
I'd rather do it myself, thank you.  ( my big gripe is not being able to
raise or lower my electric windows without the ignition being on....)

Larry


> Andrew Wong wrote:
>
> <snip>
> > I am glad that VW's have the
> > feature where only the turnsignals light up when the
> > car is off and the headlights automatically turn off.
> <snip>
> > =====
> > -Andrew Wong
>
>
> As happy as I am for you I particularly hate cars having too much hand
> holding items like radio off and lights ON or OFF when the
> manufacturer's think it's right but _I_ as the owner operator can't do
> what might be necessary for a given situation. Granted the 'take the
> keys with you but leave the radio playing' thing can be solved by the
> Blaupunkt feature that leaves the power on for a short period.
>
> Me, myself I like to run the risk of draining a battery (esp given a
> manual drive) if it means I can flip the lights on or run the radio as I
> see fit.
>
> Recently I have been chasing parts in a mid eighties Toyota Cressida,
> complete with automatic seat belts. (Argh! Choked again!)
>
> Simpler, more elegant solution is a better 'lights are on when key is
> off' indictor.
>
> TBerk
>
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