Excess features you now couldn't live without 5 January at 10:02PM in In my home (includes DIY) MoneySaving 65 replies 3.6K views

FFHillbilly

ice maker and chilled water dispenser on my American FF. didn't really use it at first and never wanted it, now can't drink unfiltered warm water

_Sam_

silvercar said:

and 360 degree camera, which was one step up from my reversing camera.

Another vote for that, and the heated seats!


On the other hand, I was really intrigued by the HUD in the car, when we got it I tried it for couple of weeks, and found it was doing my head in, distracting and almost stressful. I switched it off and it was a physical sense of relief.

(Edit: all of these were "excessive" features in the almost new car we got The previous owner ordered top spec which we wouldn't have done due to lack of funds, but as he returned the car with few miles on it the price became affordable and we bought it) 

FreeBear

YoungBlueEyes said:

(No roof, doors, windows, power steering, brakes, windshield..... What's your little car @freebear?)

Something along the lines of this -

And yes, I am indeed a wheel short of a full load.

YoungBlueEyes

Ooh that’s exactly the sort of thing I was thinking of @freebear 😍

Well some sort of kit car, or maybe one of these - 

YoungBlueEyes

(Sorry about the size of the pics, I don’t know how to crop them 🙁

Richard1212

DullGreyGuy said:

Richard1212 said:

This has been a fun site to read , unusually for MSE. Lots of things mentioned that we could all live without but which are......either extremely useful ( though sounding daft sometimes) or just fun "gadgets" to play with.

Glad to have inspired content that entertained you.

I think my original intent was lost a little... I had meant to identify features that happened to come with what you bought rather than ones you intentionally choose. We've had some great examples, lights inside my dishwasher, countdowns on other dishwashers, a camera in an oven seems a liked feature, one in a fridge is more dividing. Electric heating in car seats, steering wheels and belts all seem popular even when not selected.

I am not sure electric garage doors technically fit in the chain... not sure how many buy doors and unexpectedly find they are electric but can fully appreciate the benefits of opening gates/doors etc from within the car

We once had the antithesis of this thread... electric gates that phoned you if someone keyed your door number. In principle great other than to open the said gates you had to walk out to them and press the button. 

Thanks for drawing attention to MY post as being one of the many ( which you have NOT drawn attention to at all) that do not meet your original criterion.

Never mind, you haven't spoilt my enjoyment of the thread you started-----if a few MSE threads attracted so many fun replies it would be a good thing. I fully accept that MSE deals with mainly with people who are struggling in these awful economic times---and it helps so many of them with good advice. But surely all posts do not have to be about so many of our citizens who are scandalously living in poverty. Some can bend the MSE rules ----just like your original post did ?

But, as you have singled me out to admonish for not following the rule you set ( instead of sending a post to the forumite who posted pic of an old car), I will give you an answer which may result in you giving me a higher grade in my exam : the first time I ever bought a PC and found that by hitting the touch pad the whole keyboard was lit up, enabling me to type without having to put room lamps on or scrabble for a torch. Since then I have come to see it as a shining light in a dull techno world    (pun intended)-----and jolly useful.

Hoping I am back in the spirit of this fun site and that you are pleased with me 

YoungBlueEyes

“Criterion” - there’s one you don’t hear enough. 

Gavin83

_Sam_ said:

silvercar said:

and 360 degree camera, which was one step up from my reversing camera.

Another vote for that, and the heated seats!


On the other hand, I was really intrigued by the HUD in the car, when we got it I tried it for couple of weeks, and found it was doing my head in, distracting and almost stressful. I switched it off and it was a physical sense of relief.

(Edit: all of these were "excessive" features in the almost new car we got The previous owner ordered top spec which we wouldn't have done due to lack of funds, but as he returned the car with few miles on it the price became affordable and we bought it) 

See I loved the HUD! I still miss it now and can't wait to get a car with it in again. Found it stopped my eyes wandering away from the windscreen to check sat nav directions and my speed.

YoungBlueEyes said:

Ooh that’s exactly the sort of thing I was thinking of @freebear 😍

Well some sort of kit car, or maybe one of these - 

An Ariel Atom is one of my dream cars. Unfortunately they really aren't that cheap and the waiting list is years for a new one. I imagine for this reason they hold their value really well and used cars are similar prices to new, or sometimes even more expensive.

YoungBlueEyes

Aye I'd love an Atom. But I would settle for that lovely wee Caterham 7..... or a Morgan (which is what I thought @freebear's was).

It was the no doors or windscreen that got me thinking, first one in my head was an Atom.

silvercar

See I loved the HUD! I still miss it now and can't wait to get a car with it in again. Found it stopped my eyes wandering away from the windscreen to check sat nav directions and my speed.

I wish the Tesla had a HUD, the screen is above the centre console and I find it totally distracting.