Ford's not so bad

[LouG]

I couldn't tell if you were joking, or if you really think Ford has programing in your car that makes vehicles in front of you move over.

It's what's known down here as a piss take.
A joke.
Of course I don't think it's a feature, but it should be.
The rest is true.

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[A10devil]

I couldn't tell if you were joking, or if you really think Ford has programing in your car that makes vehicles in front of you move over.

We're so cooked if kids have this hard a time understanding a joke.

 

[AZ_Ryan]

We're so cooked if kids have this hard a time understanding a joke.

Well if 49 qualifies me as a kid, then thanks!

 

[Wiley Marmot]

Perhaps a rapidly closing GT with an "intent" looking driver at the wheel bears a vague resemblance to Max Rockatanski in his MFP V8 Interceptor?

 

[Lakersfreak]

the only thing that annoys me is the fact that we don't have a dedicated hang up button on the steering wheel. You can pick a call up on the steering wheel , so why can't you hang up as well? Makes no sense.

 

[dusman59]

If I lived in Richland County SC and was traveling in the left lane and in my mirror I saw a 2024 Mustang closing fast I would move over to the right lane. They have 12 MY24 Mustangs for police enforcement.

 

[steveo1960]

I've just discovered a great feature Ford forgot to mention. The car makes right lane hogs move over.
I kid you not.
We did a return trip to Auckand last week, one of the few intercity roads with multiple lanes, and a 110kmh limit. I began to notice that as I started to close on a car ahead they pulled over. It happened so many times that I started to think it's something about the front appearance of the car. And, no, I wasn't closing at a million kmh, just cruising at 5 - 10 over.
Brilliant thinking Ford, well done you.

I used to drive a 1992 Chevy Caprice. The ugly whale tail one. It was white and had:

Cop car wheels.
Cop car rims.
And looked exactly like a cop car because it did have the police package offered at the time.
The car was a blast to drive as I would get on the expressway, head to the left lane, accelerate and the cars in front of me would move over every time!

Car was ugly as could be but very comfortable, roomy and ran almost 500,000 miles on original engine and tranny before I gave it away and it was still running at the time.

 

[bimmerborn]

One favorite feature over the other brands: One touch cruise control. All my other cars needed pressing min of 2 buttons to set speed.

 

[LouG]

Well if 49 qualifies me as a kid, then thanks!

I'm 72, so anyone under 60 is a kid.

 

[LouG]

Our cops run Skodas, so it's definitely not that.

 

[Wiley Marmot]

I used to drive a 1992 Chevy Caprice. The ugly whale tail one. It was white and had:

Cop car wheels.
Cop car rims.
And looked exactly like a cop car because it did have the police package offered at the time.
The car was a blast to drive as I would get on the expressway, head to the left lane, accelerate and the cars in front of me would move over every time!

Car was ugly as could be but very comfortable, roomy and ran almost 500,000 miles on original engine and tranny before I gave it away and it was still running at the time.

Your story reminded me of..............................

Late '70s, I was an officer in the MI Dept of Corrections. When I reported to our daily pre shift meeting; the duty Sergeant told me I had hospital duty (seriously ill prisoner in a security unit in one of the Grand Rapids, MI hospitals; 24/7 guard on duty).

Drew keys and vehicle log out to make the run down to the hospital. The car was a Dodge with a honkin' big whip antenna on it and the radio to go with it inside; though the mic had been removed to prevent officers with poor impulse control (not me!) from misusing the radio. It also had State of MI decals on the front doors, and a HD wire cage mounted to the back of the front seat for prisoner transport.

Driving down M21 on my way to GR when I caught up to a slow moving rust bucket ride ; fair bit of opposing traffic.............couldn't pass. It suddenly dawns on me the two long hairs in the RBR are passing a joint back and forth! Well.......................I can't mess with the vehicle radio...................but! I can mess with the hippies!

NOTE: My vehicle was a literal twin of MIch State Police cruisers at the time. I got right up on their bumper and pulled the apple out of my sack lunch and held it up to my mouth like it was a mic. Several second later the driver noticed me in his mirror. Pandemonium ensues!
Quite a bit of agitated movement by both the hippies to quickly extinguish "the joint", and the passenger was obviously experiencing some difficulty in shoving the bag of weed under the front seat.

The driver sped up to about 40 (55 MPH zone) in an effort to clean up his act. Opposing traffic cleared, I put my "Apple Mic 16" down, pulled out and accelerated up next to the hippies. I looked over at them and both were staring at me like "deer caught in the headlights". I put my right index finger and thumb up to my lips and mimed puffing on a joint to their shocked expressions! .

Then I accelerated and drove to my duty at the hospital!

Yea. I know. I'm not a nice person!

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