re: You can’t ever go back on vehicle features

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The one feature in amazed isn't standard on every vehicle, was the old Ford keyless entry pad. I'd love to be able to kick my keys in the car, and open the doors with a numeric code. Any time I used it, I loved it.

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A lot of carmakers are moving toward RFID key fobs. The doors automatically unlock when you grab the handle and the fob is in range. The doors won't lock from the outside with the fob in the car or in the trunk. The car starts at the push of a button when the fob is inside the car, but not near the car or in the trunk.

You literally walk up to the car, open the door, push the button, and drive off. When you're done, you stop the engine, get out of the car, and walk away. It locks when you move more than about five feet away. If you need trunk access, there's a button below the trunk lid that releases it if the key is in or near the car. Your keys literally never leave your pocket and in the event of some kind of failure, the car has standard hidden mechanical keyholes and the key is inside the fob, so you are never locked out. The only time my keychain leaves my pocket is to open the house and when I take my keys out of my pants at the end of the day.

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That's a strange shift pattern.

I go from 4th to 6th often and I'd find the grind with that setup.

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Yeah, mine's next to first and is gated so you can't hit it by accident.