mgordon18

Had to drive the CR-V to the grocery store and to get gas tonight. Getting back into the car to come home I grabbed the key in my left hand and "went left." Happens once in a while when I've been driving the 911 a lot.

Makes me smile every time!

USMC_DS1

+1... there's something right about that.

P0rsch3F113

That's been happening a lot to me this year (the smile part too)!

TommyV44

I do it in my wife's GLK all the time!!

Tom

rotesAuto

haha, I have the opposite problem being a noob to the marque

Spokane5150

What a relief....I thought this had something to do with early voting.

cuttinsod

We have 3 cars (Porsche, Saab, Buick)...all with the ignition in different spots...it's enough to drive you batty sometimes! :-)

USMC_DS1

I have to ask as I've never driven one... where is it on the Saab?

jason74

I do this all of the time in wife's 4runner. I chuckle a bit everytime.

Chaos

but your a avitar veteran....

C4 left
**** left
S2 right
GS pocket
Jag pocket
Confused?

Chris from Cali

Low on the center console!



I always do it (go for the key on the left) even though my 911 only gets driven on weekends.... That means my head's in the right place!

USMC_DS1

Very interesting... I'm curious about the validity of what I've heard now. The side ignition key on the left side is due to Porsche's racing heritage... specifically Le Mans. Shaves a split second between ingress and start up of the car. True or just urban legend? So what is the legend behind the center key for Saab?

mgordon18

Saabs have the ignition down behind the shifter for safety reasons - at least that's what I'd heard. They say it saves knees in accidents, keeping your knee from bashing into the key/ignition.

neanicu

Saab has it in the center console because of their aeronautics heritage.

Mike in CA

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".

BTW, I have 2 Porsches and an Audi and am also frequently reaching for the ignition on the "wrong" side.