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My father was a huge stalwart of manual window cranks and door locks. We had autos from 1978, 1980, 1986, and 1988. Parents paid cash and never took out auto lo
by NoZebra120vClip 3y ago
My father was a huge stalwart of manual window cranks and door locks. We had autos from 1978, 1980, 1986, and 1988. Parents paid cash and never took out auto loans. Anyway, Dad would never ever touch a vehicle with power windows or locks. He was OK with power steering. Once, my 1980 Corolla went in for major engine repairs, and our loaner was a Stanza sedan with "power everything". Dad was nonplussed. In fact, he didn't allow me to drive it.
Dad finally had to give in, of course. I believe it was around 2004, when they needed a new station wagon, and there was just nothing viable on the market that didn't have power windows and power locks. But you can bet your bottom dollar that Dad knows where all the manual releases are, and he probably practices on them on a regular basis.
Dad has also kept a fuel log in the car since at least 1978. Every time you fill the tank, you need to log the date, mileage, gallons pumped, etc. and then you push the odometer reset button. Every time.
Dad ran an auto repair shop with his father, way back in the day. The latter was a test pilot and elevator designer. I come from more than one long, long line of slide-rule-carrying male engineer geeks.
- Shawnj2 3y agoMost automatic door cars have a manual release
- NoZebra120vClip 3y agoI see you using present tense there and I wonder what you mean by present tense, because although you replied to my comment, your present tense clearly does not apply to the content of my comment, so I suppose you are speaking in generalities to counteract the headline?
- Shawnj2 3y agoYou’re reading too much into it. I mean both cars in the past and ones that currently exist, basically every car I’ve been in with automatic locks had a manual release, even ones from 20 years ago. The release has gotten less prominent with time but it’s still there
- NoZebra120vClip 3y agoSomething made my father skeptical. His chief argument was that a power window could get cranked down, and then wouldn't go up again, and you'd have a security issue. Keep in mind that this was more than 20 years ago: try 40 years ago. There is, apparently, not much to be done with power windows that break. https://www.wikihow.com/Manually-Roll-Up-a-Power-Window https://www.wikihow.com/Manually-Roll-Up-a-Power-Window Perhaps TFA is about being trapped without power for the locks, but a rolled-down window can ruin your day, even if it just precipitates before you can get it going.