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[PuntoHowTo]

Just in time for 'summer'..

Lmao

Tell me about it, I’ve had the kit since November just no time to get round to fitting it, till now.. :bang:

 

[SB1500]

Lmao



Tell me about it, I’ve had the kit since November just no time to get round to fitting it, till now.. :bang:

Did you do any tutorials? Would love to do this to the Panda if it’s not too difficult.

 

[StevenRB45]

I assume Andy is doing it for his channel/because can. Otherwise seems a lot of work for little use! I've got Standard ones and I'd be surprised if I've used them 50 times in 5 years.

Although my wife who appears to be a lizard loves them as an alternative to a hot rock.

 

[PuntoHowTo]

Although my wife who appears to be a lizard loves them as an alternative to a hot rock.

You talk about your wife, exactly how my wife speaks about me, we are clearly of the same species.

Yes I am going to do a tutorial.

The heaters were about £20 off eBay and I had to buy a couple of extra bits as they didn’t include a fuse holder or fuse.

Also fiat seats are a very simple design making them very easy to install heaters

 

[Schumi2001]

Heated seats are great in the depths of the winter - and also if you're suffering with any kind of back pains.

I do like switching on my passenger seat when the passenger isn't looking, just so they start to wonder if they've pissed themselves...

 

[PuntoHowTo]

Heated seats are great in the depths of the winter - and also if you're suffering with any kind of back pains.

I do like switching on my passenger seat when the passenger isn't looking, just so they start to wonder if they've pissed themselves...

Pah! Winter-schmimter I had the roof down on my golf today 22’C heat here in Norfolk, wearing sunglasses, and still had the heated seat on full.

 

[Schumi2001]

Funny thing is that I've never had heated seats in a ragtop.

Whoever specced my Boxster from new didn't tick that option, so it has a nice pair of 'you cheapskate' blanking switches instead of proper switches...

I do love it when manufacturers make it obvious you've been a cheapskate!

(BMW are the masters of this - if you don't tick 'extended storage', you get embossed sections on panels where the 'extended storage' would have been, just to remind you what you could have had!)

 

[PuntoHowTo]

Indeed, fiat on the other hand, doesn’t fit the heated seats in the punto and therefore there is no evidence at all of where the switch should be.

I think my golf has 2 or 3 blanking plates by the gear stick, some of them where never used on any model and where spare, and some are for things like automatic parking, which I can do myself

 

[StevenRB45]

I think my golf has 2 or 3 blanking plates by the gear stick, some of them where never used on any model and where spare, and some are for things like automatic parking, which I can do myself

This drives me mad...I have a panel beside the ignition with 3 blanks and one button on it. On the highest spec version of the car available, it still has blanks!

Thankfully it's out of the way, they actually made 2 different ashtray mouldings one with heated seats and one without that's twice the width, same with the heated front window, if you don't have it all the buttons in that row are slightly wider rather than having a gap. If you don't have cruise you get a different steering wheel.

Means 2 things..if you get a cheap one it doesn't look like you're missing everything and second doing any upgrades is a faff as you can't just pull out a blank out and fit a button you need to start swapping pieces.

Leaving the same screen in for climate control/radio was a cruel joke though. Standard post on Mazda 3 forums, "just bought the car..how do I activate the climate control display".."take it back and don't buy a poverty spec one!".."but it has the screen" "ok buy about 20 odd other bits and install them"

 

[Schumi2001]

Another BMW (and others - yes, Lexus, this applies to you, too!) favourite.

Massive space in the dash for the navigation screen. Tiny little screen fitted.

This is a £40k car, too.

I do like the little chrome strips which show you how big the screen could have been!

(Fortunately, I ordered old-man Luxury spec which came with the big screen, as I figured the big screen was worth more to me than 19" wheels and a boot spoiler...)

 

[SB1500]

I test drove an automatic. I think my next car is going to be one. Traffic is so easy, your left arm and leg are made redundant.

 

[SB1500]

I test drove an automatic. I think my next car is going to be one. Traffic is so easy, your left arm and leg are made redundant.

 

[varesecrazy]

I test drove an automatic. I think my next car is going to be one. Traffic is so easy, your left arm and leg are made redundant.

Are you left handed..??

 

[SB1500]

Are you left handed..??

I am! Is that good or bad for the automatic?

 

[varesecrazy]

I am! Is that good or bad for the automatic?

More of a comment on needing to type twice..

Left arm feeling underworked


Autos are great. Nice lazy driving.

But everything in life is a trade..

@15 less fuel efficient..and slower generally.

Longer term..rebuilds can cost a lot more too.


Good used purchase though..as they are not too popular.. hard to sell.

They also tend to have cruise .. so Extra Lazy

Im a leftie too.. there..I said it..

Charlie

 

[Schumi2001]

Modern autos are often more economical than their manual equivalents - mainly due to more ratios and clever 'coasting' modes.

The ZF 8 speed is a masterpiece of engineering - smooth as you like, more economical than the manual, but can act like a dual-clutch flappy paddle box when in sport mode.

I don't think it's any less reliable than a manual, either. Mine's on nearly 80k miles in just 3 years so far and my last one did similar miles in 3 years, too.

The only 'auto' I've had issues with at a young-ish age was a VW DSG box.

Although the Porsche ZF5 currently needs a lock-up solenoid. But it is 18 years and 110k miles old.

 

[StevenRB45]

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Another BMW (and others - yes, Lexus, this applies to you, too!) favourite.

Massive space in the dash for the navigation screen. Tiny little screen fitted.

This is a £40k car, too.

I do like the little chrome strips which show you how big the screen could have been!

(Fortunately, I ordered old-man Luxury spec which came with the big screen, as I figured the big screen was worth more to me than 19" wheels and a boot spoiler...)

Standard for the business model, you'll never find a sub 100k German car that has all the desirable options in one trim level. The idea being you'll buy the closest trim then add the bits they left off which is where they make their mark up. Extra bonus points for when they bundle one essential option with utter toss but you have to have it all as part of a package that costs 4x as much as the option would be by itself.

 

[Pugglt Auld Jock]

Just finished uploading pictures from my camera taken at today's most enjoyable Scottish Italian Car Day at Hopetoun house near South Queensferry.

I really thought it was going to be a washout when I got up this morning and looked out the window - Nasty Drizzly rain. By late morning it broke up into brighter periods and heavy showers. I decided, "what the heck, I'm just going"!

As I traveled west from central north Edinburgh it continued to clear up. I went in Becky, of course, and took the scenic route down through Queensferry and along the seafront with a glorious view of all three bridges. By the time I got there it was really quite pleasant. I wandered around for a couple of hours, without getting wet at all, having some quite interesting conversations with a number of people and ended up at the Forum tent where I had a chat with some of the people whose posts I read on the forum. Very pleasant and nice to put a few faces to the names on the posts.

Now, I'm never very sure about posting things online so is it ok to post some of the pics I took this afternoon? If so I'll be back soon.

 

[Pugglt Auld Jock]

OOPS! how the heck did that happen? Me and computers - a disaster!

Thanks to everyone involved for a very enjoyable afternoon.

kind regards
Jock

 

[Schumi2001]

Great pics, thanks for posting them!

I often wish I'd bought an X1/9 when I had the chance - but I bought a 124 Spider instead.