Ford To Introduce Restrictive Car Keys For Parents 1224
thesandbender writes "Ford is set to release a management system that will restrict certain aspects of a car's performance based on which key is in the ignition. The speed is limited to 80, you can't turn off traction control, and you can't turn the stereo up to eleven. It's targeted at parents of teenagers and seems like a generally good idea, especially if you get a break on your insurance." The keys will be introduced with the 2010 Focus coupe and will quickly spread to Ford's entire lineup.
Performance? In a Ford? (Score:5, Funny)
Do Fords even go up to 80?
Possible redundancy... (Score:4, Funny)
should have had this when i was a kid (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Performance? In a Ford? (Score:0, Funny)
They sometimes do. If you put your feet down and run really fast, and you have the wind at your back. Going downhill. If you hit 81 though, the car starts to fall apart.
Re:All this sounds nice, but there's another side. (Score:5, Funny)
Apparently, a Cheetah.
Re:Performance? In a Ford? (Score:5, Funny)
I'm betting the stock stereo on any ford doesn't go up to a (Spinal Tap style) 11 either.
Re:All this sounds nice, but there's another side. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Performance? In a Ford? (Score:4, Funny)
Just be careful, hitting 88 might result in you losing track of time. ALL of it.
Re:So you are stuck with the crap build in stereo (Score:5, Funny)
Apparently, spelling and grammar help readers understand what others are writing.
Re:All this sounds nice, but there's another side. (Score:4, Funny)
Go live in atlanta, dc, or pennsylvania for a while. Then type that with a straight face.
prolly easier to type with my hands and a keyboard, wherever i am
GM already did that (Score:5, Funny)
GM already did that in a car where cutting back the car's performance makes a difference - a
"valet" key limited the 1990-1995 ZR-1 Corvette to 225bhp or so, by shutting off the secondary intake runners and secondary fuel injectors.
Who's going to notice the difference in a Ford Focus? Limited power or not, 0 to 60 still takes about eight weeks. Traction control? Can a Focus actually break traction on dry ground?
Re:Possible redundancy... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:All this sounds nice, but there's another side. (Score:5, Funny)
Depends on the direction. It could well be accelerating at 9.8m/s^2. But if that's the case, you're screwed anyways.
Re:Performance? In a Ford? (Score:5, Funny)
Stock 2008 Ford Fusion Lease with the 6 cylinder engine hits 120 Mph easily, and does 20 to 80 onto the freeway fast enough to give you a bit of G force feeling. My wife thinks she's freaking Mario Andretti in it. On the bad side, MS Sync blows, can't understand voice commands, even with the latest patch. My wife calls her the Sync Bitch and wants her dead daily.
Jonah HEX
Re:...especially if you get a break on your insura (Score:4, Funny)
This is Slashdot. You can't post sensible educated posts like this! ;)
True (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Performance? In a Ford? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Performance? In a Ford? (Score:3, Funny)
"At the time of this post, no other vehicle lineup is known to feature Flux Capacitors."
Patent issues?
Alternatively.. (Score:5, Funny)
Alternatively parents could try having a mature and trusting relationship with their teenage children...
Simple ... don't buy your kids fast cars (Score:3, Funny)
My first car was ... a 1978 Chevette. (And no, it wasn't even *close* to new, so you don't need to get off my lawn).
Simple really ... it wouldn't do 80mph if it was going downhill with a tailwind.
Never did I contemplate trying to do donuts, burnouts, or high speed. There simply wasn't a chance of any of those things being possible.
(We saved that for my friend with the vintage GTO. )
Water-scooter already implement this concept (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Is 80 even legal? (Score:2, Funny)
80 is perfectly legal in the US, if you are British. Your average cop clocks the accent, the weird driving licence and poor dental hygiene and decides that it just isn't worth the hassle.
Unintended consequences (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Snow tires? (Score:3, Funny)
Maybe you should drive on the road then! ;-)
Beaters rule (Score:2, Funny)
How about an inbuilt BreathAlyzer feature (Score:2, Funny)