Top 10 obsolete car features

HOOD PROP BARS Found on: Chevrolet TrailBlazer, Dodge Caliber, Ford Focus (pictured), Mitsubishi Eclipse, Toyota Corolla Hood prop bars are a vestige of cheap car economics -- paying less means settling for low quality. But thanks to demand for better fit, finish and materials, that idea has largely eroded across all price segments. Yet many owners contend with these dinky, dollar-store substitutes for hydraulic gas struts. 'A lot of manufacturers are moving back to them again because they are cheaper and lighter,' said Champion. 'Once you move up above $35,000, they tend to have gas struts.'

HOOD PROP BARS

Found on: Chevrolet TrailBlazer, Dodge Caliber, Ford Focus (pictured), Mitsubishi Eclipse, Toyota Corolla

Hood prop bars are a vestige of cheap car economics -- paying less means settling for low quality. But thanks to demand for better fit, finish and materials, that idea has largely eroded across all price segments. Yet many owners contend with these dinky, dollar-store substitutes for hydraulic gas struts.

"A lot of manufacturers are moving back to them again because they are cheaper and lighter," said Champion. "Once you move up above $35,000, they tend to have gas struts."

(Ford Motor Co.)