I know this is going to sound like a really dumb question, but how hard is it to beep the horn on an xA? The reason I ask is, my Silverado that I'm about to sell has a horn that almost breaks your wrist to blow it. It requires a lot of force directly on a kinda small area in the middle of the steering wheel. I've driven two different xAs, but I never thought to blow the horn to see if it's easy or hard. :?

 

it's pretty easy for me, i actually hit it a few times on accident when turning cause the silver trim around the center can trigger the horn, also.

 

I hope the horn of the xA is louder on the outside than the inside.

 

If you want it louder, you could always install an air-horn from a tractor trailer. :D That would be funny coming from a little car like the xA. I'm glad to hear that it's easy to use. Thanks for the reply.

 

My first car was a 1976 Toyota Corona. It had the very same horn as my new xA. Same tone, pitch, volume, everything. I was more adventurous back then, so I went to a junkyard and yanked the horns out of a wrecked 1977 Firebird and put them in my Toy. What a blast!

 

Same here. Actually I hit it by accident more frequently than I'd like.

 

Unintended honking is also a problem for me. I truly miss the old fashioned horn button in the middle of the steering wheel. I do not miss the horn ring which I had on a couple of cars. However the uses of the horn are no longer what they were. In the past one gave a honk of the horn to indicate passing intention. These days people pass without indication of intention or perhaps flash their headlights during daylight. I have news for them. I do not have a rear view mirrior installed in my skull. I cannot watch the rear view mirror and the road ahead at the same time. Flashing headlights are for night driving.

The present use of the horn is honking by visitors in the driveway of my neighbor. I need a horn homing missile.

 

If you ever happen to be in Taiwan, you'll see that they use the horn for EVERYTHING. I found it actually to be a great use of it. Just a little tap to let people know your close to them or comming around a blind side, or coming a blind corner, or parking spot.

There's a saying here with foregners that have been there for long periods of time. "You know you've been in Taiwan too long when your horn wears out before your brakes!"

Not to bring this too far off topic, but on the topic of other countries driving habits, in South Korea they flash their hazards to let people behind them know they're slowing down very fast or are driving very slow on the highway (because of sudden slow traffic), to prevent people from rear ending you. I thought this was great. I've since carried these over to the states with me, but wish more people would use these habits..

 

Flashing Hazards is a common habit in our roads to warn the people behinde you that you are slowing fast OR there might be an sudden slow traffic on front of you.

 

i do that here in Cali. . . it's a smart precaution