Dumbest car commercial ever

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Old Wolf > wrote:

>Great example of this: a couple of tourists take their little rental
>FWD car up a steep mountain offroad 4WD dirt track, because
>the GPS told them to.
>This despite the road having large, prominent "ROAD CLOSED"
>signs, river fords, and locked gates.

They obviously should have rented an SUV. :-)
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"Old Wolf" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> N8N wrote:
>>> ...
>>>> I also have a NAV system in my car that works great! in both the
>>>> 4runner
>>>> and the Sienna.. OEM ones...
>>
>> IMHO there is a time and place for them, but the problem is that while
>> they can make good drivers safer (by giving them advance warning of
>> turnoffs etc. in unfamiliar areas) they can also make poor drivers even
>> more unsafe (by giving those without the sense to know when they can
>> mess with gadgets and when they need to be 100% concentrating on the
>> road yet another distracting toy to play with.)
>
> Great example of this: a couple of tourists take their little rental
> FWD car up a steep mountain offroad 4WD dirt track, because
> the GPS told them to.
> This despite the road having large, prominent "ROAD CLOSED"
> signs, river fords, and locked gates.
>
> http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/425829/622305
>
> (video included)
>

It was a software setting that was incorrect. They set it up to avoid main
roads.

223rem wrote:
> N8N wrote:
>
> > Agreed! The automotive market SUCKS right now! Other than a few
> > vehicles, most of which you can't buy in the US, there is absolutely
> > zilch of interest. Sure, there's some decent sedans and such, but if
> > you are looking for a car purely in terms of driving enjoyment, or
> > worse yet, a dual purpose road/race car, you are SOL.
>
> Sure there is, and its not even expensive: Mazda Miata

Somewhat true; there's not much wrong with a Miata that a turbo or
supercharger couldn't cure. It's the exception rather than the rule
though...

nate

(whose mom actually has a Miata...)