re dumbest automotive concepts of all time in article c hqj unix amherst edu bhtulin unix amherst edu barak h tulin writes i just started reading this thread today so forgive me if it has already been mentioned but what was the deal with renault s putting the horn on the left hand turn signal stalk it was a button on the end where the washer button would be on the wiper washer stalk could the frenchies not figure out the wiring through the steering wheel or what well before we start calling the engineering folks in france a bunch of braindeads for this my mercury capri had this lovely feature this was not the earlier german variant but the newer one that was identical to the mustang of current fame i can t tell you how many times this feature pissed me off come to think of it my brothers zepher had this as well robert dilmore dilmore cray com going back to an earlier thread imagine having to turn left shift gears flash a stray driver in the intersection with your left hand high beam on the headlight stalk and after the driver wouldn t move having to honk the horn on the left hand stalk gives me the heebie jeebies barak
