A MOTOR enthusiast has revealed the one gadget they hate and have never used – despite being a popular built-in tool in all major cars.
The feature comes in almost every modern car and is meant to serve a practical purpose.
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The gadget in the spotlight is a central armrest console with cup holders in the rear seating area of cars.
It is a built-in feature in almost every motor that comes out of a production line these days.
The central armrest can unfold for rear-seat passengers to help them place their hands comfortably while on a long road trip.
And the tray inside is supposed to hold cups filled with hot as well as cold drinks to prevent them from spilling as the car moves.
However, petrolheads are getting bored with this practical feature it seems.
One such enthusiast shared their thoughts on the gadget – and asked car makers to make it even more innovative.
Writing on a motor blog website Honest John, they called it boring and revealed he never used the cupholders in the central armrest.
They wrote: “I don’t think I’ve ever put cups in the cupholders myself.
“Rear seat passengers never seem interested in the central armrest [either].”
The car owner also said the gadget is dull – and manufacturers must repurpose the central armrest to make it more interesting.
They said: “Perhaps it would attract more curiosity if it held a drinks chiller or the controls for a rocket launcher rather than two dull cupholders.”
They even claimed to not have used their car’s fog lights – and dubbed them “useless”.
“In the 7 years I’ve had my current car I haven’t used the front fog lights once. As my car has wide, flat dipped beams (in common with many modern cars!) they serve no purpose at all.
“When I occasionally flick them on and off on a quiet road, I can hardly see any improvement in the front lighting.”
Meanwhile, experts have revealed a little-known button found in nearly all cars that can stop foul smells from creeping inside your motor.
Experts from Select Car Leasing shared an easy air con hack to stay cool and keep your vehicle smelling fresh as we approach the warmer months.
Pretty much all drivers have had the unpleasant experience of cruising past a freshly fertilised field or behind a gas-guzzling lorry, only to find the cabin filled with a nasty odour.
Be it manure, diesel fumes or just general pollution, nobody wants to be smelling every inch of the road, much less breathing in harmful chemicals.
Thankfully, there is a trick for setting your air con to eliminate the issue.
Graham Conway, Managing Director of Select Car Leasing, said: “The air recirculation button is integrated into your car’s air conditioning system and it’s most commonly used to keep your car nice and cool in summer, or toasty in the winter.
“The recirculation button takes the air from inside the car, rather than the outside, and recirculates it in the vehicle’s interior.
“In the summer, it prevents hot air from outside the car ruining your ambience, and it also means your AC has less work to do to maintain its cool.
“But there’s a lesser known function of the air recirculation button, and that’s to keep odours and pollutants stemming from outside your car making their way inside.
“It’s a handy motoring hack particularly at this time of year when farmers are spreading muck and you should also reach for it if you’re stuck in stationary traffic to avoid breathing in fumes from other cars.”
Not only that, but it can also help to beat the scourge of the summer for many Brits, that being hayfever.
By recirculating inside the car, the air is filtered repeatedly, while the pollen-laden air from outside is kept at bay.
Elsewhere, motorists have discovered a handy gadget that can transform your car into clutter-free zone.
The new car device can rid your dash of annoying wires without breaking the bank.
And one motorist has discovered a weird but useful feature hidden in his vehicle that keeps his phone charged without any wires needed.
While Shannon Doherty, a mum of four, shared her genius hack for getting your car organised for a day out at the shore on TikTok.
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