Cheggers

This time next week I'll be married and enjoying the wedding reception [emoji3060]

Was her name written in her knickers?

Cortina Superleggera

I'm a Hyundai owner!! Vera approves [emoji108]

I'd buy that just to replace those hideous US bumpers.

Sadly I was never given the option so mine has now settled down to a far more reasonable -£9,450 [emoji37] I know I shouldn't have any personal allowance, but the -£9k is still a mystery.

Sadly that's all too common. I had a spell last year when my personal allowance was -£17,500 and nobody at HMRC could really explain why. I'm sure* I'll get the money back one day.

Why, just why?

Just the small matter of a wedding and honeymoon to get out of the way first. Narrowed down to either an L405 or L494, probably late April or early May depending on what's available.

Which is exactly what I said. I'm not extolling the virues of touch screens (if you think they don't work in a car, try using one at sea [emoji849]), I'm saying that in general, there's no harm in making cars easier and more comfortable to operate.

Not so much a new feature, but for me the greatest advance is in heating and ventilation. I can't remember the last time I had to wipe the inside of a window

Headlamps?...You were lucky

This thread got me thinking about how driving has changed in the 40 years (shit!!!) since I passed my test. So many of the skills I had to learn are almost redundant now, replaced by a new set of skills needed as cars and driving have evolved. Yes, touch screens, ambient lighting and "what does that button do" can be distractions, but so could not seeing out of your side or rear windows in your Cortina because the heating and ventilation was crap. Trying to read a map while driving was far more distracting than following turn-by-turn instructions. Being cold, damp and uncomfortable is far more distracting than being able to control your environment at the press of a button. And then there's airbags, ABS, traction control. Are they bad too? - Driving old cars for a hobby is one thing, but give me a modern for everyday use every time (and I tried daily-ing a 1971 Triumph 2000 for a year a while ago, so I have the t-shirt).

Driving isn't a quest for perfection, for most people it's a means of getting around; no more, no less. Considering the increase in road users over the last 20 years I don't believe standards are necessarily worse, and if they are can we really lay blame at the door of advances in technology? - Having a warm seat and power steering doesn't make you a bad driver. We've always had bad, careless and inconsiderate drivers, there's just more now because there's more drivers.

I wondered how long it would take for the hair-shirt "using modern driver aids makes you a lesser driver" argument to get trotted out.

Defender cruise control = brick on the throttle

Cruise control is a godsend with motorway roadworks and average speed cameras.

Curmudgeons, the lot of you [emoji23]

Folding mirrors are handy when parked in a tight space though. When driving I'd defy anyone to hit the "fold" button in time to avoid a broken mirror.

Ah, yes. I meant Peugeot [emoji37] Sent from my SM-N976B using Tapatalk

For the Peugeot lickers...St Cast le Guildo spot Sent from my SM-N976B using Tapatalk