100 Things Your Kids May Never Know About

[corndog67]

From what I've seen, they aren't going to know how to work.

[brimo]

microfiche (and no it's not a very small german seafood)

[MendoDave]

The days before Power steering was standard.

My first Job was working for a  Land surveyor. It was way before the Total station came around. You had to use a Thodelite & separate Electronic distance meter that mounted on top and came in a suitcase. The power source for the Distance meter was a motorcycle battery with a 5 foot cord.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_station

[ducpainter]

From what I've seen, they aren't going to know how to work.

[Big Troubled Bear]

I still live in a third world country

[triangleforge]

Something I wondered lately -- how long after the actual technology disappeared from the market will the universal (?) icon for "SAVE" remain a 3.5" floppy disc?  What would replace it, and for kids who've never seen one, what did they think that little blue & white square is up there in the upper left corner?

[triangleforge]

I almost bought a truck with a hand crank, then I thought about why I'd want a winter truck with a hand crank, and didn't.

Never had one that was crank only, but having the option of crank starting my old 1973 Land Cruiser did allow me to put off for a month ... or two ... replacing a failing alternator that couldn't quite recharge the battery. That, and parking with the thing on hills.

[herm]

good music

[MendoDave]

Manual transmissions.

[GAAN]

Manual transmissions.

13+ speed trucks

double clutching

points ignition

carburetors

distributors

solid lifters

6-volt charging systems

swamp coolers

all the good stuff

[MendoDave]

I do not miss swamp coolers.

although they do beat the alternative of no cooler.

[superjohn]

http://jalopnik.com/5320708/ten-things-your-kids-will-never-experience-in-a-new-car/gallery/

[Popeye the Sailor]

http://jalopnik.com/5320708/ten-things-your-kids-will-never-experience-in-a-new-car/gallery/

Nice list, that.

[DCXCV]

Dying of Dysentery (on the Oregon Trail)

http://jalopnik.com/5320708/ten-things-your-kids-will-never-experience-in-a-new-car/gallery/

Hanging Your Arm Out The Window
Possibly the most insidious on the list, it's one of the greatest pleasures in a car nut's life; To hang your arm out the window on a cool summer night, cruising down the main drag, your significant other at your side, a mellow tune belting out on the radio and from under the hood. There's no greater bliss for any automotive aficionado. Much like with window vents, this past time faces an end from the evils of air conditioning, but it also will die out as a result of government regulation in the form of ever-more-stringent side impact requirements forcing windows and beltlines higher and higher. As it stands there are few cars on the market today you can hang an arm out of without significant discomfort, and we'll be very sad when there are none. In fact, in our recent Muscle Car Wars showdown, the only member of the threesome we could comfortable accomplish this in was the Mustang. Camaro? Challenger? Fail.

I've certainly noticed in friend's new cars and in rentals that propping the arm on the window is quite uncomfortable although I never really thought about why.  That is incredibly annoying.
I'm keeping my J-shift!

[MendoDave]

I forgot about the high-beam headlight foot switch located on the floor. I really miss those things. Having them on the steering column kind of blows.