Crashing this could get expensive.

[pll]

Oh, rubber floors! I wish my car had that. Why do we need carpet in cars, actually?

[luv2climb]

Oh, rubber floors! I wish my car had that. Why do we need carpet in cars, actually?

+1! I can't think of any good reason for it. I wish we didn't have to have it in apartments either. At least when you're a homeowner you can rip that bacteria sponge crap out, but when you rent, it seems like every landlord is infatuated with putting that beige crap in that shows every stain. Linoleum, tile, or laminate would pay for itself in the long run because it wouldn't get trashed as easily and it's much easier to keep clean. Once something liquid soaks into carpet, you're not getting it all up. Same with dirt. I've removed plenty of carpet and seen tons of dirt on the floor underneath. Yuck!

Also, all that dust and dirt can't be good for allergy sufferers. Luckily I don't have allergies.

That's actually a myth now, probably it was true in the early days of automatic transmissions. Nowadays manuals are much more likely to fail.

Anyway I don't think it will be long before all cars have CVT. It's so much better for fuel economy, not to mention smoother.

That's good to know. Actually I was referring to the manual windows when I said "less crap to break".

What's CVT? I'm guessing "constant velocity transmission". I've never heard of CVT.

[Jolt]

+1! I can't think of any good reason for it. I wish we didn't have to have it in apartments either. At least when you're a homeowner you can rip that bacteria sponge crap out, but when you rent, it seems like every landlord is infatuated with putting that beige crap in that shows every stain. Linoleum, tile, or laminate would pay for itself in the long run because it wouldn't get trashed as easily and it's much easier to keep clean. Once something liquid soaks into carpet, you're not getting it all up. Same with dirt. I've removed plenty of carpet and seen tons of dirt on the floor underneath. Yuck!

Also, all that dust and dirt can't be good for allergy sufferers. Luckily I don't have allergies.

I'm with you on the carpet thing--yuck. Besides the dirt/dust/allergy factor, I would much rather sweep/dust mop than push a heavy, loud vacuum cleaner around. My last apartment was all hardwood and linoleum floors; the place I am in now has carpet as did every other apartment I looked at here (but around here all the landlords seem to love putting in medium-blue carpet rather than beige). I think part of it has to do with noise reduction; people stomping around on a carpeted floor make less noise for the people below them than if they were stomping around on a hardwood floor.

[luv2climb]

I'm with you on the carpet thing--yuck. Besides the dirt/dust/allergy factor, I would much rather sweep/dust mop than push a heavy, loud vacuum cleaner around. My last apartment was all hardwood and linoleum floors; the place I am in now has carpet as did every other apartment I looked at here (but around here all the landlords seem to love putting in medium-blue carpet rather than beige). I think part of it has to do with noise reduction; people stomping around on a carpeted floor make less noise for the people below them than if they were stomping around on a hardwood floor.

You're right about the noise factor. Too bad they can't come up with some kind of insulation underneath a hard floor that reduces noise.

[OakLeaf]

What's CVT?

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikiped...e_transmission


And, count me for the fabric interior. I just put a beach towel on the seat when I'm sweaty. Vinyl will literally burn my legs and back when a car's been parked in the sun, and my DH gets an allergic reaction on his hands and left arm just from the plastic in the steering wheel and door panel.

[luv2climb]

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikiped...e_transmission


And, count me for the fabric interior. I just put a beach towel on the seat when I'm sweaty. Vinyl will literally burn my legs and back when a car's been parked in the sun, and my DH gets an allergic reaction on his hands and left arm just from the plastic in the steering wheel and door panel.

Thanks for the link, learned something new today.

I've burned myself on my seat, but the pain never lasts more than a few seconds so I don't think I did any damage.

[OakLeaf]

Also braking - saving 130 ms per maneuver:

http://iopscience.iop.org/1741-2552/8/5/056001