Leduc, AB
My 25 cents worth. Really hate a vehicle that thinks the driver is less smarter than it is.
Chryslers.
With those dial shifters. Try putting the vehicle into Neutral when there is a no start situation, (dead battery or no fuel). You will not be getting it into Neutral, without the owners manual. New Chryslers will now also engage the electronic Park Brake if a door or hood is open, when the engine is running.
BMW.
Certain BMWs will not move with a door open or the hood open. The car will shift into Park by its self. You ask why would you move the car with the hood open? If using a battery boost pack to jump start the car, and leaving the booster in place, the hood will not close.
Corvette.
Last 10 years or so. Battery in the vehicle goes dead, hope you have the key outside the vehicle. People have died inside their dead battery Corvette. They owned a car with a push button door release, and sadly, did not even notice the manual release in their vehicle.
Ranger Rover (certain years)
Similar to a Chrysler with a no start situation, you can not shift the transmission into neutral with out reading through the owners manual.
No spare tire is fine, if you travel mostly in the city and have AAA or Roadside Assistance that comes with a newer vehicle. In the near future, airless tires or run flat tires will become standard equipment.
If you see a vehicle with no key hole in the drivers door, there usually is an emergency access cover hiding a key hole on the handle or door pull area.
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