r/funny • u/PhoenixPhenomenonX • 14h ago

Where’s the PRNDL

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u/Natedoggsk8 14h ago

And cheaper probably

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u/derekkeller 12h ago

Cheaper than NOT having a rope?

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u/Robdotcom-71 11h ago

A steering wheel without rope? Whoa... we have a trendsetter here..... /s

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u/ShockRampage 8h ago

I know right, where would you put the rope if not on the steering wheel? On the visor? That is just silly.

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u/Robdotcom-71 7h ago

Here's an idea... our next vehicles are eco-friendly... gone are the plastic door handles and we replace it with a bit of random recycled rope.....

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u/SkivvySkidmarks 6h ago

It'll have to be hemp or jute though. None of that nasty polypropylene stuff.

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u/TreeDollarFiddyCent 11h ago

That rope is securing the entire steering wheel so it doesn't just fly off.

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u/scuderia91 12h ago

No chance that’s cheaper to make. That’s made that part of the wheel more complex to make with extra assembly operations from different materials over the standard spoke that would’ve been stamped out with the rest of the wheel.

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u/Natedoggsk8 3h ago

More complex? Doesnt seem that way to me. It’s missing structure and replaced with a rope that comes in a roll

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u/scuderia91 3h ago

Yes, it’s more complex. A standard third spoke with be stamped out and over moulded with the rest of the wheel. To add this fabric strap in means an extra assembly process, it means sourcing and shipping in extra materials, it means extra testing to validate the materials are suitable for this use.

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u/libmrduckz 2h ago

cuts hand? yes no simply wasn’t part of the evaluation… maybe next year…

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u/scuderia91 1h ago

More stuff like flammability, resistance to wear and fading, climatic performance. There’ll probably be about a dozen tests that’ll need to be done for a different steering wheel variant.

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u/Stoyfan 13h ago

I doubt it lol

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u/Natedoggsk8 13h ago

Cheaper the produce i mean. Like not having physical buttons

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u/Stoyfan 13h ago

I know. I doubt it is cheaper to produce and design a bespoke wheel that has styling features which is not present in any other car.

This is 100% done for looks. It has nothing to do with cost

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u/bobboobles 12h ago

Is it really bespoke when it's in ever single one of those cars?

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u/timberleek 12h ago

well, maybe not B, but it's at least a spoke

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u/boomshiki 12h ago

It affords is the opportunity to use the word "bespoke"

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u/deliciousleopard 13h ago

How does the rope replace physical buttons?

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u/Evantaur 13h ago

A well placed rope fixes many problems

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u/Iampepeu 12h ago

The future is rope!

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u/Dxsty98 13h ago

Almost certainly not yeah

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u/87utrecht 11h ago

It's not "probably" if you make it the fuck up.

It's ".. and I made it the fuck up".

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u/pillowpants66 11h ago

Tell that to the Porsche 911 GT3RS owners who have to open the door using a “rope”

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u/Natedoggsk8 3h ago

Thats for lightweight