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Old 08-25-2006, 10:36 AM
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i go first.

the head light washer. i mean, it looks good, but i used just once, (to make sure it works ) that's it.
Old 08-25-2006, 10:38 AM
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TC and ABS.
Old 08-25-2006, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by pl
i go first.

the head light washer. i mean, it looks good, but i used just once, (to make sure it works ) that's it.
I'll second that, I've never used it. In fact I don't think I used it on my 2001 either.
Old 08-25-2006, 10:49 AM
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No one's going to say colored wheel caps?

Of course, I like mine, so I wouldn't call them useless..

Those comfort seats, on the other hand...
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I kinda like the colored wheel caps, but they are awfully expensive for crappy plastic caps.
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Originally Posted by riad
I'll second that, I've never used it. In fact I don't think I used it on my 2001 either.
I agree, I tried it once and the crome piece broke off. So after buying a new piece never will use it again. Not worth the 30 dollars to replace it.
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The headlight washers crack me up, since they're "mandatory" with the lits. I had them on my 993, and it was only a month before I sold the car, that I learned how to use them (now THERE's a case of RTFM!!!)

Of course, some of the things that are considered "options" that put a C2 in $88K territory, really tick me off!!!

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Old 08-25-2006, 11:46 AM
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i learned how to use it by mistake. twist the handle the wrong way..
Old 08-25-2006, 11:51 AM
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I'll be provocative and say the PSM toggle switch - though I guess PSM is really the option and not the switch. Still, I have never turned it off, nor do I expect to. I fully realize that most of you other "quien es mas macho?" guys probably never turn it on! (Btw, I don't have the washers). Flame on!
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headlight washer for sure. used it once and noticed a leak from one headlight washer on my garage floor.
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I dont know how to use mine. What do you mean twist the switch the wrong way?

Oh yeah and useless - "hi-fi" radio that I cant hear with the windows open.
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The 170+ marks on my speedo.
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Headlight washer! One of the "heads" are broken out, thus rendering it even more useless then when they work. Dealer wants over $300 to replace so that I dont have a "hole" in the unit as it sits. Its now "doubly useless".
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The headlight washers could be used in my yard, they look almost identical to my sprinkler heads with the exception of the chrome top.

A useless feature could be having 2 speedometers...still can't understand that one.
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Originally Posted by pchak
Of course, some of the things that are considered "options" that put a C2 in $88K territory, really tick me off!!!
No ****. Can someone please explain to me how a 30k Mustang GT can come standard with a SSK, and our 80K+ 911 comes with a long throw slushbox as standard? That is totally unacceptable to me. I'd feel better if they just put that in every car, and I'd let them charge me more for the "base price" of the car honestly. HOwever, making me pay for such a thing just irks the **** out of me. It really makes me feel like they are trying to stick me at every turn.


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