sierraman Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 The accelerator pedal on a Corsa 1.0. Pressing it down made zero difference to its actual progress, it just made more noise. Remspoor, Vince70, Lacquer Peel and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GR8 PL8 M8 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 On 10/03/2023 at 22:27, S2000 said: Come to think of it what’s the feckin point of lowering my windows with the remote? I used to have a Polo that could do that, it was brilliant on a hot day. Lower the windows from inside ten minutes before you leave and come out to an aired out car. I probably used it more for putting the windows back up after I realised that I'd left them down after shutting the door though... louiepj and rainagain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 13 hours ago, GregZX said: Low screen wash sensor. Sounds like a good idea but in my skoda it’s triggered at half left. And then it goes off and on again when you turn the corner. Just another unnecessary dash light, like the one that goes off at 4 degrees temperature, usually accompanied by me shouting “what the fucks wrong with you now!!!!” The chimes/bongs of doom. I lock up in some sort of PTSD spec thing whenever the temperature drops and I hear the beep that symbolises every time something has went wrong on the ungrateful fucker. I feel like this is an accurate representation of my stare of dread when I need to look at the dash to see why it beeped. GregZX, GrumpiusMaximus and RoverFolkUs 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 3 hours ago, AnnoyingPentium said: The chimes/bongs of doom. I lock up in some sort of PTSD spec thing whenever the temperature drops and I hear the beep that symbolises every time something has went wrong on the ungrateful fucker. I feel like this is an accurate representation of my stare of dread when I need to look at the dash to see why it beeped. Good job Samsung don’t make cars. ( Anyone with a Samsung washing machine knows what I mean). Chuck Buckles, AnnoyingPentium, Black_GT and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
808 Estate Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 On 3/15/2023 at 12:28 PM, sierraman said: The accelerator pedal on a Corsa 1.0. Pressing it down made zero difference to its actual progress, it just made more noise. My A series truck was exactly the same. Whoever thought a 3 litre V6 petrol engine would be a good idea in a 5 1/2 tonner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 On 3/16/2023 at 12:40 AM, Metal Guru said: Good job Samsung don’t make cars. ( Anyone with a Samsung washing machine knows what I mean). *Cough* Samsung do make cars *Cough*. No idea if they go 'bong', but they are owned by Renault so the chances of an occasional bong are higher than the norm. https://www.renaultkoream.com/new/main/main.jsp The little remembered Renault Koleos (the one from 2009 ish) was a rebadged Samsung. horriblemercedes and Vince70 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 On 3/13/2023 at 1:32 PM, PhilA said: Automatics that lock out P electrically have a manual release for if the battery is dead, usually under the trim. Read The Manual, it'll tell you. Can't remember what models exactly but the only way on a certain generation of BMW is to jack the car up, undo the million 8mm screws to remove one of the million undertrays and then there's a pull cord on the transmission itself. ☹️ That's the only way of getting it out of park in the instance of an electrical malfunction... Barry Cade and PhilA 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 1 hour ago, RoverFolkUs said: Can't remember what models exactly but the only way on a certain generation of BMW is to jack the car up, undo the million 8mm screws to remove one of the million undertrays and then there's a pull cord on the transmission itself. ☹️ That's the only way of getting it out of park in the instance of an electrical malfunction... In two feet of snow, great design. RoverFolkUs and Remspoor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 On 3/15/2023 at 9:18 PM, AnnoyingPentium said: The chimes/bongs of doom. I lock up in some sort of PTSD spec thing whenever the temperature drops and I hear the beep that symbolises every time something has went wrong on the ungrateful fucker. I feel like this is an accurate representation of my stare of dread when I need to look at the dash to see why it beeped. *Beep* washer fluid low *Beep* ambient temperature low *Beep* "don't mean to alarm you, but you have no oil pressure" 🤣🤣 AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortos Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 On 3/13/2023 at 1:13 PM, sierraman said: Am I the only one that just prefers manual heating. Yes! 3 dials please. Fan Speed, direction and Temp. RoverFolkUs and AnnoyingPentium 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETCHY Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 58 minutes ago, Shortos said: Yes! 3 dials please. Fan Speed, direction and Temp. Saw a recent test of cheapest new cars & the thing they were raving about on Picanto was how easy & simple it was to adjust controls even when going round a corner & not have to go through menu's Something has gone very wrong with car design imho. So much is form over function. uk_senator, puddlethumper and DavieW 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 14 hours ago, 808 Estate said: Whoever thought a 3 litre V6 petrol engine would be a good idea in a 5 1/2 tonner. Someone who had driven an A series with the York Diesel engine? cobblers, twosmoke300, Rightnider and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low ontime Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 14 hours ago, PhilA said: In two feet of snow, great design. German engineering innit… (rolls eyes) uk_senator and PhilA 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low ontime Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 2 hours ago, ETCHY said: Saw a recent test of cheapest new cars & the thing they were raving about on Picanto was how easy & simple it was to adjust controls even when going round a corner & not have to go through menu's Something has gone very wrong with car design imho. So much is form over function. Very much so. why try to reinvent the wheel? ETCHY 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 7 minutes ago, Low ontime said: Very much so. why try to reinvent the wheel? touchscreens and capacitive buttons are now cheaper to design and manufacture than switches, knobs and buttons, and unfortunately the car buying public are easily wowed by (to quote techmoan/sir anal sugar) "A mugs eyeful" and when they see a touchscreen vs actual usable controls, they will by and large prefer to buy the car with a touchscreen despite it being much less pleasant to use in real life, because it looks more modern and premium. A car manufacturer would be silly not to include a touchscreen system, they make the car cheaper to make and more attractive to buy. Hopefully there will be some legislative pushback on this because public opinion is slow to change. Just like super low profile tyres on massive alloy wheels on family hatchbacks, car manufacturers are forced to make cars objectively worse in order to sell more of them. uk_senator 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Nitrogen in the tyres ...... obviously at a inflated price ... gets coat AnnoyingPentium, uk_senator, chodweaver and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low ontime Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 5 minutes ago, cobblers said: touchscreens and capacitive buttons are now cheaper to design and manufacture than switches, knobs and buttons, and unfortunately the car buying public are easily wowed by (to quote techmoan/sir anal sugar) "A mugs eyeful" and when they see a touchscreen vs actual usable controls, they will by and large prefer to buy the car with a touchscreen despite it being much less pleasant to use in real life, because it looks more modern and premium. A car manufacturer would be silly not to include a touchscreen system, they make the car cheaper to make and more attractive to buy. Hopefully there will be some legislative pushback on this because public opinion is slow to change. Just like super low profile tyres on massive alloy wheels on family hatchbacks, car manufacturers are forced to make cars objectively worse in order to sell more of them. It’s too fussy, no one really wants to know if it’s 23 degrees C, most folk are full bore hot or freezing cold. It’s distracting and takes your eye of the road when setting in my view. ETCHY 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Just now, MikeR said: Nitrogen in the tyres ...... obviously at a inflated price ... gets coat Preys on the ignorance of the general population who can recite Xfactor / Strictly / I’m a celebrity winners ad nauseam, but haven’t a clue that air is 80% Nitrogen anyway. I’m surprised it hasn’t backfired on the tyre dealers with people not wanting a poisonous gas in their tyres. Would be unnecessary ( more unnecessary ) if they actually maintained airlines properly so they weren’t full of water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 7 minutes ago, Metal Guru said: Preys on the ignorance of the general population who can recite Xfactor / Strictly / I’m a celebrity winners ad nauseam, but haven’t a clue that air is 80% Nitrogen anyway. I’m surprised it hasn’t backfired on the tyre dealers with people not wanting a poisonous gas in their tyres. Would be unnecessary ( more unnecessary ) if they actually maintained airlines properly so they weren’t full of water. so the lesser gasses leak out because thats what Nitrogen does not do ( according to the blub ) leaving just nitrogen in the tyre ??? gets footpump out and offers to sell 78% Nitogen to mugs RayMK and louiepj 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayMK Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 I parked next to a bloated Tesla SUV thing in the bank car park the other day. As I stood up getting out of my car, my head was at its window level. The sun was shining across its featureless dashboard - well, almost featureless - all I could see was a large dashboard panel absolutely plastered with fingerprints. It looked like the counter in a fish and chip shop. Ghastly! hennabm, Vince70, ETCHY and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 On 3/19/2023 at 11:53 AM, Metal Guru said: I’m surprised it hasn’t backfired on the tyre dealers with people not wanting a poisonous gas in their tyres. Nitrogen is not poisonous. As alluded to above you are breathing in 78% nitrogen each time you take a breath. 100% nitrogen will asphyxiate you, very rapidly, but that's because there's no oxygen in it not because it's poisonous. (In fact nitrogen is very inert, the amount of energy required to get it to do anything is astronomical). horriblemercedes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 I think that was his point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 14 hours ago, martc said: Nitrogen is not poisonous. As alluded to above you are breathing in 78% nitrogen each time you take a breath. 100% nitrogen will asphyxiate you, very rapidly, but that's because there's no oxygen in it not because it's poisonous. (In fact nitrogen is very inert, the amount of energy required to get it to do anything is astronomical). Thanks for that. I was being facetious / sarcastic. I have a degree in Chemistry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cade Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 On 3/18/2023 at 7:44 PM, RoverFolkUs said: Can't remember what models exactly but the only way on a certain generation of BMW is to jack the car up, undo the million 8mm screws to remove one of the million undertrays and then there's a pull cord on the transmission itself. ☹️ That's the only way of getting it out of park in the instance of an electrical malfunction... It's not a pull cord.. it's another screw. Then the car won't lock... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martc Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 9 hours ago, Metal Guru said: Thanks for that. I was being facetious / sarcastic. I have a degree in Chemistry. Snap! I'm not very good at spotting facetiousness or sarcasm....! Perhaps we should adopt the 'sarcmark'. https://sarcmark.com/ (smiley face wink) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 On 04/03/2023 at 09:40, juular said: Sunroofs. I've never seen anyone open one. I completely agree that they are to be avoided. However, this one was always useful for buying timber and the like. Low ontime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uk_senator Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 On 3/19/2023 at 11:42 AM, cobblers said: touchscreens and capacitive buttons are now cheaper to design and manufacture than switches, knobs and buttons. A car manufacturer would be silly not to include a touchscreen system, they make the car cheaper to make and more attractive to buy. Hopefully there will be some legislative pushback on this because public opinion is slow to change. Its illegal to piss about with your mobile when driving, & understandably so, so, how is it legal to have to plough through 3 menus on a touch screen in the middle of the dash to do a basic function that a simple button would do with ease? Maybe if they routinely did voice control combined with touch screens (as a few already do) it would make more sense, & still be cheaper than the buttons & knobs they`re trying to avoid designing & making. On Fifth Gear Recharged yesterday, Vicky B-H was testing a new "Genesis" which had a screen in the middle of the dash (literally) which displayed a real time video monitor of the view ahead with the satnav overlaid onto it.. sounds great in theory, but, she found mega distracting & found herself repeatedly looking at the screen to see what was happening ahead, rather than looking out the actual windscreen, which I can well believe.... So, I`ll expect to find loads of front ended Genesis's at Copart once they take off.. AnnoyingPentium and Stevebrookman 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 57 minutes ago, uk_senator said: voice control As someone from the middle of nowhere in Scotland, I can tell you why this wouldn't work... MrGTI6, Remspoor, DavieW and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGTI6 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 2 hours ago, AnnoyingPentium said: As someone from the middle of nowhere in Scotland, I can tell you why this wouldn't work... Sorry. Please try again. AnnoyingPentium and Remspoor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavieW Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 7 minutes ago, MrGTI6 said: Sorry. Please try again. Elevator Recognition | Burnistoun - YouTube AnnoyingPentium and Remspoor 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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