What is the stupidest design error?
#174
I do love my HHR
And then there is the design of the water divert-er under the front cowling that when broken allows water to get into the cabin via the cabin filter and also gets the blower switch and resistors wet that causes them to go bad, that causes you to have them replaced (luckily for me under warranty), not to mention the wet carpet....... *sigh* GM
#175
Gas cap/fuel fill placement is basically tied into the location of the exhaust and tailpipe. Left side exhaust = right side fill location, at least on lots of vehicles, for safety....who knows, but it never bothered me.
All that being said, I'd love to go back the the days of the center fill like on my '67, never had to remember which side to pull up on and the hose always reaches.
All that being said, I'd love to go back the the days of the center fill like on my '67, never had to remember which side to pull up on and the hose always reaches.
#176
In the old days the hose on the pumps were longer. When I had my 96 Impala SS with fill behind the license plate, I had to pull the car so close to the pump, almost scrape the yellow concrete polls, so the nozle would reach to the license plate. I don't miss that at all. Though I do miss the 5.7 LT1 it had, lol.
#178
Speaking of the gas pump icon on the gas guage...when the tank is half full or a little less the needle on the guage covers up the arrow showing what side the door is on. I think that's a pretty stupid design error! That's when I usually get more gas.
#180
Dumbest?It's gotta be the poor material quality of the window sealing strips.This isn't a concern for you warm weather owners but,here where it gets cold and snowy,moisture gets past the seals and then freezes which renders the windows immoveable because the window motors are too weak to break the window loose without the risk of twisting and binding the flimsy window regulator mecanisms(just ask a Grand Am owner about cheap regulators).