Eighty on residential streets. There's a recipe for fun.
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The things we do for girls who won't sleep with us.
Patrick says:
dads is too long so it wont fit
so i took hers out
and put mine in
Reginald *IB4R* says:
it was a beautiful 35 seconds.
David says:
that's what she said
I think it's a brilliant idea, there are certainly a few people I know and possibly the whole of my colleges Student Carpark that should have this...
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zOMG, a mate of a mate borrowed his Dad's 1995 911 Cabrio Tiptronic and hit 60 between the speedbumps
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When it comes down to it, it's just a marketing gimmick. Another one of those James Bond inspired, slightly useless, gee-wiz gizmo features that will impress some parents into buying a Ford instead of something else. Whether or not this feature is truly useful matters only to those who will buy a car to have it. Kind of the same thing as having a remote start on your car. Not particularly useful, but some ppl think its cool to have.
"Wise man say: Forgiveness is divine, but never pay full price for late pizza."
stupid, electronics are taking away too much from just driving
I would never drive a car that had one of these devices, or for that matter any "nanny-state" speed-limiting devices imposed by a Government. I would never succumb to this as a matter of principle.
Once drivers have passed their test and have gained a full licence, they should have the same rights and responsibilities as everyone else when on the road.
I'd support letting learner drivers drive with restrictions, but seeing as at present in this country, they should be with an appropriate adult / insructor anyway, this is a moot point.
What could work is letting people begin to learn to drive a year earlier with an instructor, then let them take a test to get a restricted license, then finally get their full license upon passing another test at the same age they currently would. This would mean that a driver of the same age would have more experience.
Some seem to think that young people should not be allowed to drive until they are older than at present, but all that will do is mess things up for the responsible ones. The above approach would benefit safety AND liberty.
"This is hardcore." - Evo's John Barker on the TVR Tuscan S
This isn't government nanny state stuff. This is parental nanny state stuff.
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The things we do for girls who won't sleep with us.
Patrick says:
dads is too long so it wont fit
so i took hers out
and put mine in
This feature is not imposed by the government, it is set by the owner of the car. No data is sent or collected anywhere. If the owner doesn't want to use it, they don't have to. It's intended to put a limit on the car when they let little Johnny or Susie get behind the wheel to go to town. I don't see the harm if it's the parents' car.........I trust kids about as far as I can chuck'em one-handed these days.
Like I said, it's just a marketing gimmick to draw in a certain demographic of buyers. It'll probably work too.
"Wise man say: Forgiveness is divine, but never pay full price for late pizza."
Some manufacturers already do this under a different name. Valet key.
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The things we do for girls who won't sleep with us.
Patrick says:
dads is too long so it wont fit
so i took hers out
and put mine in
I look at it as parental controls on a computer. The kids get smart enough to disable them and look at porn anyway. So therefore they will get smart enough to exceed 80 with the chip-in-a-key system. For instance stealing there parents key and having a copy made at Home Depot for $4.
John says:
so i had to dump acid into the block tank today
i'm afraid to fap
cause i got it on my hands
Have you owned a Ford made in the last 10 years or so? All Ford cars have encoded chip keys that cannot be duplicated without going thru a dealership or even the manufacturer. Ergo.....that $4 Home Depot key might get the kids into the locked door or the trunk, but they won't be starting the car with it. If said teenager isn't smart enough to realize this, odds are that he/she won't be "hacking" their way out of the parents' safety lockouts on the car.
"Wise man say: Forgiveness is divine, but never pay full price for late pizza."
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