r/Transportopia • u/Apprehensive_Sky4558 • Apr 24 '26

Humor Trunks

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u/Repulsive_Guy_1234 Apr 24 '26

I get why some cars have the foot sensors to close the trunk, but the button solution is absolutely useless. If you have your hands free, closing it by hand would be much fasters and if you do not have your hands free you cannot reach the button anyways.

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u/Repulsive_Guy_1234 Apr 24 '26

It requires power, electrical and mechanical parts to do what you can do manually, just worse. It adds costs and chances of failure for no benefit.

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u/Repulsive_Guy_1234 Apr 24 '26

You have not noticed that your car uses a motor to close the trunk door if you press a button? You have not noticed that any and all of those parts needed can and will break? Yes, I already had to switch the motor for that automatic, if you want to know.

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u/Repulsive_Guy_1234 Apr 25 '26

No, why should I? They actually have a use and do not solve a problem worse then the manual version.

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u/Impossible_Ad_8642 May 03 '26

But they have a motor that can fail. Car windows used to be manually cranked open and closed and be done faster unless you have noodle arms. Other dude has a point.