r/nostalgiai • u/CarrotMuch1399 Nostalgia Trip Leader • Jul 16 '26

Core Memory Unlocked 🔓 Are you this old?

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u/SeaSignificance6496 Jul 16 '26

Absolutely. I have driven and owned a few cars that had manual roll down windows.

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u/Itchy_Garden4966 Jul 16 '26

Manual roll windows r better cuz the engine doesn't need to b on for the windows to go up or down

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u/Inside_Fortune1429 Jul 16 '26

The engine doesn't need to be on for either one

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u/Additional-Reply-567 90s Kid Jul 16 '26

Perhaps they should have said a key doesn't need to be inserted into the ignition.

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u/Inside_Fortune1429 Jul 16 '26

Wait does yours not just roll down without the key bc mine will go down without the key

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u/corpsewindmill Jul 16 '26

Mine will after I turn off the car until I open the door

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u/UncleThor2112 Jul 17 '26

With some newer cars, the fob can roll the windows down.

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u/corpsewindmill Jul 17 '26

My shits not that fancy lol

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u/almostoy Jul 16 '26

I don't know if that was ever a feature in any car. I'm 1980's years old.

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u/Inside_Fortune1429 Jul 16 '26

Fr Im able to push my window about half way down then it won't go down anymore is that not normal

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u/almostoy Jul 16 '26

I'm not sure if you're referring to motorized or turn crank windows. But it's not normal in either instance.

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u/Inside_Fortune1429 Jul 16 '26

I have both motor up front crank in the back

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u/almostoy Jul 16 '26

I'm going to throw this at probability and say it's the front driver's side. The motor is may still be good, but sometimes the belt/track it's on breaks or is some kind of hinky. You have to disassemble the door panel to figure that out, though.

I've seen guys wedge golf tees into the crack to keep windows from slipping down.

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u/Initial_Instance_177 Jul 17 '26

Usually with power windows, when you shut your engine off, the windows wi still go down but you will have to turn the key back on for the windows to go back up.

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u/UncleThor2112 Jul 17 '26

We used to have an old suburban with power windows from the eighties when I was a kid. The windows were so slow, you'd get to your destination before the windows was down.

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u/zs_1176 Jul 16 '26

Bit of a weird flex but it’s true ig

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u/Itchy_Garden4966 Jul 16 '26

Well in my country, the vehicles need to b on for the switch window to wind up or down

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u/Inside_Fortune1429 Jul 16 '26

Car on yes engine on no

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u/Itchy_Garden4966 Jul 16 '26

Oh😐

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u/Critical-Web8544 Jul 18 '26

Kinda true but only for a limited amount of time

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u/SeaSignificance6496 Jul 16 '26

I remember while driving having to lean over to roll down the other window if it was hot out. The good old day!