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My vehicles are also quite different so I'm constantly doing the wrong thing:
Airplane: no keyless entry and ignition on the left
993 & 997: keyless entry and ignition on the left
M3 and wife's Volvo: convenience key (keep it in a pocket or bag) and pushbutton start on right side
My biggest issue is when valet parking (typically in the Volvo, sometimes the BMW) when I have a tendency to walk away with the key in my pocket. They can still drive the car (albeit with a bunch of dinging) but they can't restart it once they shut it off. So they have to hunt me down in the restaurant. Very convenient!
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Don't know about this. Most planes have the ignition key on the left like a Porsche.
My vehicles are also quite different so I'm constantly doing the wrong thing:
Airplane: no keyless entry and ignition on the left
993 & 997: keyless entry and ignition on the left
M3 and wife's Volvo: convenience key (keep it in a pocket or bag) and pushbutton start on right side
My biggest issue is when valet parking (typically in the Volvo, sometimes the BMW) when I have a tendency to walk away with the key in my pocket. They can still drive the car (albeit with a bunch of dinging) but they can't restart it once they shut it off. So they have to hunt me down in the restaurant. Very convenient!
My vehicles are also quite different so I'm constantly doing the wrong thing:
Airplane: no keyless entry and ignition on the left
993 & 997: keyless entry and ignition on the left
M3 and wife's Volvo: convenience key (keep it in a pocket or bag) and pushbutton start on right side
My biggest issue is when valet parking (typically in the Volvo, sometimes the BMW) when I have a tendency to walk away with the key in my pocket. They can still drive the car (albeit with a bunch of dinging) but they can't restart it once they shut it off. So they have to hunt me down in the restaurant. Very convenient!
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neanicu- I wasn't really disagreeing with you and know that Saab has a lot of pride in their aviation experience, I was just pointing out that this one was a bit of strange choice since many planes don't even have keys and a lot of the planes that do have keys (smaller planes) are usually on the left. Very few actually have the keys on the console (maybe Saab planes do). But I should have explained better.
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This might be urban legend, but the explanation I heard was saab thought it was safer to locate the key in the console, so that in a crash, you would not be impaled on a key protruding from the dash.
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neanicu- I wasn't really disagreeing with you and know that Saab has a lot of pride in their aviation experience, I was just pointing out that this one was a bit of strange choice since many planes don't even have keys and a lot of the planes that do have keys (smaller planes) are usually on the left. Very few actually have the keys on the console (maybe Saab planes do). But I should have explained better.
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I love my Saab convertible almost as much as my 09S.
It's fun, reasonably quick and plenty of tinkering to do.
Mine happens to be a 5 speed manual.
GM killed it, NEVS is rebuilding Saab into all electric vehicles, based on the 93 platform.
They should be interesting cars, when they debut.
https://picasaweb.google.com/larrytrk/Saabie
It's fun, reasonably quick and plenty of tinkering to do.
Mine happens to be a 5 speed manual.
GM killed it, NEVS is rebuilding Saab into all electric vehicles, based on the 93 platform.
They should be interesting cars, when they debut.
https://picasaweb.google.com/larrytrk/Saabie
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Don't know about the Saab but definitely true re: Porsche/LeMans as it allowed the driver to grab the ignition switch and gearshift simaltaneously after jumping into the car. I've seen this mentioned in Porsche's own literature and in the definitive book "Porsche: Excellence Was Expected".
Firstly, they could have simply had their driver work on his sprinting, probably would have saved more time.
Secondly, did they really think that this one second difference is making a difference in a 24 hour race? its ridiculous.
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I know the porsche guys make a huge deal of the key placement, but if you really think about it, its really pretty stupid.
Firstly, they could have simply had their driver work on his sprinting, probably would have saved more time.
Secondly, did they really think that this one second difference is making a difference in a 24 hour race? its ridiculous.
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Firstly, they could have simply had their driver work on his sprinting, probably would have saved more time.
Secondly, did they really think that this one second difference is making a difference in a 24 hour race? its ridiculous.
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I pressed the remote today, after getting out of the car, thinking I was unlocking the rear doors to get my luggage from the back... Locked it instead... I'm used to an Audi RS4.
And how often have I put my left foot down on a clutch pedal made of air in my wife's Acura...? That' a great feeling...
We do a lot "on the spine", I suppose.
And how often have I put my left foot down on a clutch pedal made of air in my wife's Acura...? That' a great feeling...
We do a lot "on the spine", I suppose.