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Like door hinges, on my 76 F150, its hinges are simple, the other day it was squeezing and was and bit hard to close. So I put military grade gun grease on it, now it shuts smooth.

If it was a vehicle today, the whole left engine head would have to be removed, the serpentine belt would have to be replaced, and the transmission would have to be rebuilt. And the door hinges would never be touched.
Hello! I finally bought some and it worked wonders. My Wrangler passenger door is very hard to open. I have tried a million things and this worked the best. Thanks for the suggestion.
 
Stellantis needs to do something. I would agree they shouldn’t focus on self driving. They need to come up with some fresh ideas.

I will not buy a vehicle that has had development time and money wasted on self-driving. When I don't want to drive, I take public transportation or fly.

I do like pre-programmed "hands-free" stretches, but I only use it to loosen my grip on the wheel and relax for a few minutes.
 
I will not buy a vehicle that has had development time and money wasted on self-driving. When I don't want to drive, I take public transportation or fly.

I do like pre-programmed "hands-free" stretches, but I only use it to loosen my grip on the wheel and relax for a few minutes.


There are times where I get really anxious and get aggressive in traffic, and it would be safer for me and everyone else to let the car take over for a while.

I have never tried full self driving but our Odyssey has Lane Keep Assist and Adaptive Cruise. It is not really capable of handling the stop and go traffic that really triggers my anxiety.

It’s also overwhelming for me when all the kids are talking at the same time in the car and I would be a lot more relaxed if I could divert my attention for a few seconds to acknowledge them.

Not sure if I would ever trust it on rural roads around here, but on road trips I will welcome the relief.

I think Level II+ will give me exactly what I am looking for but I just don’t think I would fork out extra cash for point to point full self driving.
 
There are times where I get really anxious and get aggressive in traffic, and it would be safer for me and everyone else to let the car take over for a while.

I have never tried full self driving but our Odyssey has Lane Keep Assist and Adaptive Cruise. It is not really capable of handling the stop and go traffic that really triggers my anxiety.

It’s also overwhelming for me when all the kids are talking at the same time in the car and I would be a lot more relaxed if I could divert my attention for a few seconds to acknowledge them.

Not sure if I would ever trust it on rural roads around here, but on road trips I will welcome the relief.

I think Level II+ will give me exactly what I am looking for but I just don’t think I would fork out extra cash for point to point full self driving.

I get incredibly anxious when driving and experience too much stimulus. But self-driving adds to the anxiety for me. I've tried Ford Blue Cruise in stop-and-go freeway traffic in LA and it's way worse than just doing it myself. I've been a passenger in a brand-T car with FSD, and it was the worst vehicular experience I’ve had besides actual accidents. T’s FSD stopped in the middle of a rural highway because it couldn’t figure out the left turn it was supposed to make onto a gravel road. So it started, then stopped, blocking both lanes of the highway.

But Blue Cruise on the highway without too much traffic? That’s fine.
 
I get incredibly anxious when driving and experience too much stimulus. But self-driving adds to the anxiety for me. I've tried Ford Blue Cruise in stop-and-go freeway traffic in LA and it's way worse than just doing it myself. I've been a passenger in a brand-T car with FSD, and it was the worst vehicular experience I’ve had besides actual accidents. T’s FSD stopped in the middle of a rural highway because it couldn’t figure out the left turn it was supposed to make onto a gravel road. So it started, then stopped, blocking both lanes of the highway.

But Blue Cruise on the highway without too much traffic? That’s fine.
I’m too much of a control freak when I drive. I don’t even like being a passenger. No thanks. Just let me drive.
 
I’m too much of a control freak when I drive. I don’t even like being a passenger. No thanks. Just let me drive.
I’m like you, I like being in the drivers seat. The only place I MIGHT be comfortable with Blue Cruise is a divided highway. Brief periods of relaxed concentration might be ok. I’ve said it in another place on the forum, BC is too dependent on all of the other drivers behaving themselves. THEY DON’T! Ask me how I know. ;)
 
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I’m like you, I like being in the drivers seat. The only place I MIGHT be comfortable with Blue Cruise is a divided highway. Brief periods of relaxed concentration might be ok. I’ve said it in another place on the forum, BC is too dependent on all of the other drivers behaving themselves. THEY DON’T! Ask me how I know. ;)
Okay how do you know?