I did not realize they were cost cutting measure. I thought it was because there are so many disrespectful smokers who just flick there ash and butts on the street. Why make something that is not used. The whole world is there ash tray. Why clutter their car with their butts when they can just toss it out the window.

I think it is so discussing to pull up to a left turn lane and stop. Look out the window and see the piles of butts sitting there.

I was driving one day and a person flicked their butt. It caught the wind and flew right into my vent intake. I had to smell the cigarette until it went out.

I don't care if you smoke, just be respectful.

 

Yeah, it works best if you have fillings, or a plate in your head

 

I don't drive from the trunk, but there is a keyhole on it.

 

The reason there is no key on the passanger side door, is for theft purposes. I saw a tv show on it a year or so ago. (Almost all cars in the last 5 years don't have the passanger side key hole.) Apparently, since that side is the side against the side walk, it would force a thief to disable the lock on the street side, instead.... Or atleast thats what they said. I would put my money on a cost saving plan.

 

You can pop the trunk with the key fob at any time, maybe not if the car is in drive.

I personally have used the keyfob to pop the trunk with the car running, in park.

 

Really? I have tried in my 97 T-Bird, while in park but still running. My trunk would not pop open. I have also read others say the same.

If it does work for the 05, then great.

 

Two answers:
1) You can pop the trunk by using the Keyfob so long as the car is NOT MOVING. Does not matter if in Drive, Park, Reverse, etc - but speed must be 0.

2) Global Open/Close of windows is only on cars with Active Anti Theft option.

 

It occurs to me I don't care for the word "fob"


with no ashtray, you got no choice but to be a horrid person and flick em out.
Trust me though, on occasion, you can have fun with cigarette butts on the road. Don't ask...

 

I like to have a mechanical backup in case of electrical or electronic failure. Might not be so important fresh off the showroom floor, but 5-10 years down the line (I tend to hold onto my cars a while), that backup is a very reassuring thing.

 

Yeah, it works best if you have fillings, or a plate in your head [/b][/quote]
Yep, since the human body is conductive (ever got zapped by an electrical gadget?), we make fine antennae.
Also works fine if your beach boombox gets poor radio reception. Just grab the radio antenna. (hey, sometimes you wanna hear the sports broadcasts..)

 

So if I am kidnapping someone and they are in the trunk, they won't be able to open it as long as the car is moving? Noted.

Does the trunk have tie-down rings? Just curious.