Interesting details in cars you like.

The first and second gen Honda CR-V came with a picnic table hidden in the hatch floor. I'm not sure the feature is still part of the newer CR-Vs. Not the biggest table in the world, but it's nifty if you're out camping or fishing.

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IIRC didn't Honda offer a shower as well? A guy I worked with had a CR-V with one in the back (for muddy boots/dogs etc) and I don't believe he had it retrospectively fitted.
 
Something that's nice on all old 4WD Toyota models is the clutch start cancel button, which is nice for when you need to start your truck and put stuff in it or when you need to clean the windows off and don't have to crawl into it to press the clutch in to start it.

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The altimeter in the Land Cruisers and 4Runners is also cool

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And in the MK2 Supras and MK3 Celicas you could get seats which had a hand pump on the side which filled an air bladder to adjust lumbar support. There's three buttons on the left side of the seat to bleed the air out. I've had a lot of people who asked about my Supra ask me if it has the air pump seats since they used to have a Celica/Supra and they loved the seats.

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Another thing I like on my Supra but can't find any photos, but there's a prop rod for the spare tire cover so you don't have to hold it up when removing it or checking the air.

That hand pump thing was a thing in the 80s. The Beretta had the same thing.
 
Less of an interesting detail, but more of a "whose bright idea was this?" one.
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If you can't tell, I'm talking about the faux stitching accenting the interior of my car. The interior designers probably saw it as a quick way to look more upscale, but it ended up looking lazy and cheap.
 
My old Civic had a compartment in the small gap just behind the ignition which was just perfect for an emergency 330ml can of pop. Came in handy multiple, multiple times.

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The first and second gen Honda CR-V came with a picnic table hidden in the hatch floor. I'm not sure the feature is still part of the newer CR-Vs. Not the biggest table in the world, but it's nifty if you're out camping or fishing.

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I can confirm it's not present in newer one's, but I've never heard a thing about that table in the older ones :eek: It's a pretty sweet detail :D
 
I can confirm it's not present in newer one's, but I've never heard a thing about that table in the older ones :eek: It's a pretty sweet detail :D
My coworker has a 2001-2004ish CRV, would it have that table?
 
IIRC didn't Honda offer a shower as well? A guy I worked with had a CR-V with one in the back (for muddy boots/dogs etc) and I don't believe he had it retrospectively fitted.
It seems that it did.
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(Only pic I could find of one)
 
My coworker has a 2001-2004ish CRV, would it have that table?

It should as it was available all the way to 2006, but if he's not the original owner there's a fair chance it's probably not in there anymore.

Never knew about that shower thingie, that's pretty cool.
 
Also, the oddity of the spare tire on the Isuzu VehiCross, which was mounted on the back door, but was accessed from the inside in order to keep it out of the elements!
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Now that I think about it, wasn't this in the same thing with regards to the 90's Jeep Grand Cherokees? I think in the Grand Cherokee's case, it was more or less put in a small cover and could be shoved into the back.
 
The Grand Cherokee and Cherokee's just sat in the cargo area with a color keyed cover on them.

That's what I was thinking of, yeah. Regular Car Reviews' video on the Jeep Grand Cherokee of that era mentioned that.
 
Similar to radio on the centre console in older Citroen's, liked how Saab had the ignition key on the centre console, believe they did it with most Saab's like the 900,9-3 and 9-5 etc

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Does it count if it's a detail you hate?

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This is the rear door of a 5 door Golf hatch, current generation.

Why does the styling line just STOP here? I hate it.
 
Similar to radio on the centre console in older Citroen's, liked how Saab had the ignition key on the centre console, believe they did it with most Saab's like the 900,9-3 and 9-5 etc

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Another odd thing about Saab's center ignition was the fact that you could just pull the key out while driving and nothing happened (at least on early 90's 900s). :lol:

Also, BMW's 3-series cars from the early 2000s had the window controls on the center console, by the gear change. Which was weird, since every other car I've ever driven has them on the door.

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Another odd thing about Saab's center ignition was the fact that you could just pull the key out while driving and nothing happened (at least on early 90's 900s). :lol:

Also, BMW's 3-series cars from the early 2000s had the window controls on the center console, by the gear change. Which was weird, since every other car I've ever driven has them on the door.

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This is a common BMW thing since they started putting power windows in their cars.
 
This is a common BMW thing since they started putting power windows in their cars.
I had a feeling it might be common to more BMWs, but then again I don't recall the window switches being in that location on my dad's old 3-series, which was a 2008 model I think, but my brother's 2000 something 330 did have them there. They're also not on E39 M5s, that I know for sure. So maybe just certain models?
 
Another odd thing about Saab's center ignition was the fact that you could just pull the key out while driving and nothing happened (at least on early 90's 900s). :lol:

Also, BMW's 3-series cars from the early 2000s had the window controls on the center console, by the gear change. Which was weird, since every other car I've ever driven has them on the door.

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Little odd from Saab if you can just yank the key out, considering the dedication they had to safety eh? :lol:

On the subject of the whole centre console controls, been in quite a lot of car's where they've been on the centre, with a Mk6 Ford Escort we had being an example: (one below isn't the exact one we had btw :lol:).

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Was the same with Mk4, and Mk5 (which was just a pre-facelift of the Mk6).
 
80s F-Bodies had the center console switches too.
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The hatch release was between them, and earlier models had quartz clocks in the console as well.
 
The 'split-opening' glovebox in the BMW X6 (one of the few things to like about that car :/ )

Works upside-down too...

 
This one is more of a case of my own stupidity than anything else. For any of you wondering why the Ferrari 458 doesn't have any huge gaping holes on the sides of the car for air intakes, the reason is because the intakes are actually well hidden behind the side windows in those little arches connecting the b pillars to the side of the car. They're very small intakes too.

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Funny thing to note is that on the Spyder, they seem to shrink exponentially.

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My car (2004 Renault Clio) has a feature I've loved from day one and that so far has never been matched by any car I've seen or driven:

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That little thing the guy on this pic is touching is the radio control. I find that kind of control more useful and comfortable to opperate that the ones located on the steering wheel.
My Nissan Almera '99 had a similar feature.
 
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There it is. Not sure my colleague ever used his though.

Another odd thing about Saab's center ignition was the fact that you could just pull the key out while driving and nothing happened (at least on early 90's 900s). :lol:
I had a late 60's Morris Minor convertible who's ignition key would regularly fall out when you hit a bump. Nothing happened then either apart from having to locate the key once you'd arrived at your destination to turn the thing off. It was old and tired, so you can't really blame it.
 
I still can't believe I saw my first 8.32 on the final day of my Spain holiday. Perfect serendipity.
 
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