Had a hire car for a few days last week, it had lane assist. I automatically dismissed it as a new gizmo, unnecessary, etc. However after a few days of driving with lots of motorway stuff I grudgingly started to see it's benefits and now I wouldn't object to owning a car that had it. Years ago I used to say who needs central locking, electric windows, heated mirrors, and what have you...
I've got lane assist and it gets turned off every time I start the car, along with the stop start function, each to their own. The views expressed in my posts are not necessarily mine.
Of course you can turn it off if you want. At least you can at the moment... The car I had, I switched off the speed warnings, too intrusive, but I played with the lane assist a bit and grew to appreciate it. It made me indicate routinely on motorways when I overtook other cars which can only be a good thing. I do think that it'll become nigh on impossible to buy a new car without all this stuff in the not distant future so, Highpeak Tiger, you could be stuck with the Kia for a while
I still do. Remember, you're paying for all this, especially when it goes wrong. I had a Mark 1 Golf back in the day. Great car.
I'm 71, I reckon it will do me for the duration. Thing is, the economy would like me to spend on a new one (growth, I think they call it), Well they've shat out.
Lane assist, intelligent cruise control, car just drives itself, genuinely. In that Ford mustang electric thing you are legally allowed to drive hands free on motorways, mad. I wouldn’t buy another car without it now to be honest.
Haven't got a clue what those are, I gave my licence up years ago after doing thousands of miles a year on the motorways. There's that many cars on the roads these days and equal amount of ****ing idiots driving 'em, i'd had enough. I mean, how can ya get twatted from behind in stationary traffic in lanes covered in bloody cones. I did on the M1 on the way to my next job down South. Two frigging ambulances, one for me and one for the conning bitch who I nudge when I got pushed. ****ing idiot got away with it for lack of evidence after telling the copper in front of me he was responsible. Glad it was a hire car that the company was paying for and not my own.
I'm an average driver, but I always indicate on roundabouts (all the way around) and when overtaking. The views expressed in my posts are not necessarily mine.
Getting rid of my car next week. Don’t need to cover the motorway miles anymore & looking to replace it with something more sensible. Looking at either a Corsa or Hyundai I20. Swaying to the Corsa. Not electric though.
