Top 10 obsolete car features

POWERED AND NON-RETRACTABLE ANTENNAS Found on: BMW Z4, Ford Focus, Mini Cooper, Volvo C70 (pictured) Cell phones integrate their antennas, and GPS units talk to outer space with a small, retractable bar. Not so for cars. While fixed-height plastic antennas are common, they stick out like a whisker after a clean shave. Many manufacturers now fit receivers in windows or mount them on the roof with inconspicuous, dorsal fin-like covers - with practically no difference in quality. Once-luxurious power metal antennas are easy victims to car washes and pricey to repair. The $75,000 Jaguar XK had one last year, but engineers hid it in the rear spoiler for 2008.

POWERED AND NON-RETRACTABLE ANTENNAS

Found on: BMW Z4, Ford Focus, Mini Cooper, Volvo C70 (pictured)

Cell phones integrate their antennas, and GPS units talk to outer space with a small, retractable bar. Not so for cars. While fixed-height plastic antennas are common, they stick out like a whisker after a clean shave. Many manufacturers now fit receivers in windows or mount them on the roof with inconspicuous, dorsal fin-like covers - with practically no difference in quality.

Once-luxurious power metal antennas are easy victims to car washes and pricey to repair. The $75,000 Jaguar XK had one last year, but engineers hid it in the rear spoiler for 2008.

(Volvo Cars North America)