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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: STEMO on 21 January 2016, 13:04:56
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1) Stop/start is a total gimmick. It will only work if the battery is more than 80% charged, which it never is, esp. in winter. Plus, it hardly increases mpg when it does work. Obviously a marketing/lab fuel saving device which will be disabled at the start of each journey.
2) Bluetooth takes about 5 minutes to find wifey's phone after starting off. This is normal, apparently, but annoys my verbose partner no end.
3) When wifey set off this morning, I noticed she had one fog light on. Renault electrics at their best, I thought. But no.....when the headlights are on, turning the steering wheel illuminates the fog light on the side you are turning into, so as to aid you round the corner. Piffle ;D
4) The volume control only works on whichever device you are using at that time. Radio, phone or sat nav. Apparently, the default volume setting is low, so you can turn up your radio and phone without too much fuss. But the sat nav volume will only adjust when the little person inside is speaking.......so a certain amount of guesswork required there. ;D
I will give you ammunition keep you up to date with any further stupid, unnecessary gizmos options as I come across them.
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I'm not taking the piss when I say Renault make some decent cars. :)
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.....and is the strict headmistress pleased with her new form of transportation?
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.....and is the strict headmistress pleased with her new form of transportation?
It's a lovely colour and has '65' in the middle of the number plate. She loves it. :)
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I had someone commenting 'was this made in '01 or 02?' because they saw the '51' in the middle of my reg... I had to explain, 'no, we used to use letters on reg numbers - for rather a long time, too!'
The look when I said '1996' was priceless - it was as if they didn't realise cars had been invented in 1996 :D
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The look when I said '1996' was priceless - it was as if they didn't realise cars had been invented in 1996 :D
To be fair I think the horse & cart was fairly standard in Lincolnshire right up until about 2004 ;)
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Haha.
Well us red-blooded Lincolnshire males have to have something to chat up. :y
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I had someone commenting 'was this made in '01 or 02?' because they saw the '51' in the middle of my reg... I had to explain, 'no, we used to use letters on reg numbers - for rather a long time, too!'
The look when I said '1996' was priceless - it was as if they didn't realise cars had been invented in 1996 :D
Weren't cars in black and white back then?
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They must have been, my car is black! :D
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.....and is the strict headmistress pleased with her new form of transportation?
It's a lovely colour and has '65' in the middle of the number plate. She loves it. :)
I like the way most girlies are easily impressed. :y
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I think that auto stop/start is mandatory in some EU countries :-\. Never mind, we can do what we like after the referendum :D
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I'm not taking the piss when I say Renault make some decent cars. :)
In which firkin dimension?
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The fog light thingy is now common on lots of cars.Citroens and Seats to name just two.This is another "new" idea,quite forgetting that the original DS pre-empted this in the '60's/'70's.with its swivelling headlamps!
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I'm not taking the piss when I say Renault make some decent cars. :)
In which firkin dimension?
Remind us who owns 43.4% of the manufacturer of your car, again? ;)
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The fog light thingy is now common on lots of cars.Citroens and Seats to name just two.This is another "new" idea,quite forgetting that the original DS pre-empted this in the '60's/'70's.with its swivelling headlamps!
I've often wondered where this stands under the law ... AFAIK it is illegal to use fog lights if the visibility is greater than 100 metres (highway code rules 226 / 236 and RVLR 1989 Section part III regulation 27 table 1 section 2 (b)) ... so how do they get away with wiring them in this way ??
So not only is it bloody stupid, it is illegal as well .. IMHO
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I'm not taking the piss when I say Renault make some decent cars. :)
In which firkin dimension?
Remind us who owns 43.4% of the manufacturer of your car, again? ;)
Which explains some of the build quality, or lack thereof ;D
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The fog light thingy is now common on lots of cars.Citroens and Seats to name just two.This is another "new" idea,quite forgetting that the original DS pre-empted this in the '60's/'70's.with its swivelling headlamps!
I've often wondered where this stands under the law ... AFAIK it is illegal to use fog lights if the visibility is greater than 100 metres (highway code rules 226 / 236 and RVLR 1989 Section part III regulation 27 table 1 section 2 (b)) ... so how do they get away with wiring them in this way ??
So not only is it bloody stupid, it is illegal as well .. IMHO
Stupid, illegal and French...what have I done? ;D
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The fog light thingy is now common on lots of cars.Citroens and Seats to name just two.This is another "new" idea,quite forgetting that the original DS pre-empted this in the '60's/'70's.with its swivelling headlamps!
I've often wondered where this stands under the law ... AFAIK it is illegal to use fog lights if the visibility is greater than 100 metres (highway code rules 226 / 236 and RVLR 1989 Section part III regulation 27 table 1 section 2 (b)) ... so how do they get away with wiring them in this way ??
So not only is it bloody stupid, it is illegal as well .. IMHO
Loads of cars have 'cornering lights' these days ........ appear to have migrated from the Good 'Ol US of A
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The fog light thingy is now common on lots of cars.Citroens and Seats to name just two.This is another "new" idea,quite forgetting that the original DS pre-empted this in the '60's/'70's.with its swivelling headlamps!
I've often wondered where this stands under the law ... AFAIK it is illegal to use fog lights if the visibility is greater than 100 metres (highway code rules 226 / 236 and RVLR 1989 Section part III regulation 27 table 1 section 2 (b)) ... so how do they get away with wiring them in this way ??
So not only is it bloody stupid, it is illegal as well .. IMHO
Is it actually the front fogs or just in the position of them? :-\
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Is it actually the front fogs or just in the position of them? :-\
I think they're both :-\
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I believe that they use the fog light... Cheap solution to a problem that doesn't exist... Proper cars with Adaptive Forward Lighting etc use a dedicated bulb in the headlight cluster ;)
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This is another "new" idea,quite forgetting that the original DS pre-empted this in the '60's/'70's.with its swivelling headlamps!
Actually ....... ::) The original didn't. The swivelling lamps came in with the later cars. ;)
(http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/OTk4WDE1MDA=/z/YxsAAOSw5dNWl0kK/$_57.JPG)
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Reply begins with "P" as usual..
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_DS
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Reply begins with "P" as usual..
but correct ;)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_DS
A 1974 car that's probably one of the last cars ..... the original DS was introduced in the back end of the 50s ;) ;)
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I believe that they use the fog light... Cheap solution to a problem that doesn't exist... Proper cars with Adaptive Forward Lighting etc use a dedicated bulb in the headlight cluster ;)
Exactly. Half a dozen lines of code in an ECU somewhere and you have another "feature" you can put in the brochure.
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I just assumed that when Baza said 'the original DS' he meant 'that original shape' to differentiate between the classic DS and the newer models ie: there are new DS models now. Much like Viva, 500, Mini, etc...
'Ooh, BMW should do a 1275GT like they did on the original Mini' well, no, technically the 1275 GT came out ten years after the 'original' mini, but we'd all know what was meant by that statement.
So after we've all retrofitted DRLs and LED lamps, we've got to make our fog lights come on when we turn a bit? So people know that the turning car is in fact turning? Ugh! Sounds like the Homer Simpson 'Everything is OK Alarm' to me... look it up :)
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I just assumed that when Baza said 'the original DS' he meant 'that original shape' to differentiate between the classic DS and the newer models ie: there are new DS models now. Much like Viva, 500, Mini, etc...
'Ooh, BMW should do a 1275GT like they did on the original Mini' well, no, technically the 1275 GT came out ten years after the 'original' mini, but we'd all know what was meant by that statement.
So after we've all retrofitted DRLs and LED lamps, we've got to make our fog lights come on when we turn a bit? So people know that the turning car is in fact turning? Ugh! Sounds like the Homer Simpson 'Everything is OK Alarm' to me... look it up :)
A pale shadow of the 1275 cc Mini Cooper S. :-\
About 20 BHP short if memory serves.
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My Dads 06 plate Citroen C5 has lights that turn with the wheels,weird sensation till you get used to it,can be turned off though :y
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I just assumed that when Baza said 'the original DS' he meant 'that original shape' to differentiate between the classic DS and the newer models ie: there are new DS models now. Much like Viva, 500, Mini, etc...
'Ooh, BMW should do a 1275GT like they did on the original Mini' well, no, technically the 1275 GT came out ten years after the 'original' mini, but we'd all know what was meant by that statement.
So after we've all retrofitted DRLs and LED lamps, we've got to make our fog lights come on when we turn a bit? So people know that the turning car is in fact turning? Ugh! Sounds like the Homer Simpson 'Everything is OK Alarm' to me... look it up :)
A pale shadow of the 1275 cc Mini Cooper S. :-\
About 20 BHP short if memory serves.
I was thinking about buying an original Mini for a fun runabout, but they're fetching serious cash these days! £5-6000 for a decent one! :o
Might be a good investment though? :-\ ::) :)
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Oi.....you lot.....this is supposed to be about my Renault, not your wet dreams. ;D
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I just assumed that when Baza said 'the original DS' he meant 'that original shape' to differentiate between the classic DS and the newer models ie: there are new DS models now. Much like Viva, 500, Mini, etc...
'Ooh, BMW should do a 1275GT like they did on the original Mini' well, no, technically the 1275 GT came out ten years after the 'original' mini, but we'd all know what was meant by that statement.
So after we've all retrofitted DRLs and LED lamps, we've got to make our fog lights come on when we turn a bit? So people know that the turning car is in fact turning? Ugh! Sounds like the Homer Simpson 'Everything is OK Alarm' to me... look it up :)
A pale shadow of the 1275 cc Mini Cooper S. :-\
About 20 BHP short if memory serves.
And all in a bid to save giving royalties to Cooper, as well. Tightfisted lot BL were! (unlike modern benevolent car companies who never lie about emissions, of course ;D)
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Oi.....you lot.....this is supposed to be about my Renault, not your wet dreams. ;D
haha. They do look interesting, haven't had a look round one properly yet. Found any other bizarre modern design elements / things missing?
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Sorry AndyB should have been clearer in meaning of "original DS"but it was one of the reasons I put '60's/'70's and not '50's.I know the swivelling lamps came in when they went to faired in quad lamps,but it was basically original shape as opposed to these modern day DS's.
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I'm not taking the piss when I say Renault make some decent cars. :)
Just like Lada do, allegedly. ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
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I'm not taking the piss when I say Renault make some decent cars. :)
Just like Lada do, allegedly. ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
Why when I say I'm not taking the piss do people naturally assume I'm 'taking the piss'? :)
Truth be known we are all jealous of Steve's new car and it's ability to separate young women from their knickers. :)
Taking the piss? :)
Or not taking the piss? :)
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Sorry AndyB should have been clearer in meaning of "original DS"but it was one of the reasons I put '60's/'70's and not '50's.I know the swivelling lamps came in when they went to faired in quad lamps,but it was basically original shape as opposed to these modern day DS's.
i was kidding ...... :y
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I'm not taking the piss when I say Renault make some decent cars. :)
Just like Lada do, allegedly. ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)
Why when I say I'm not taking the piss do people naturally assume I'm 'taking the piss'? :)
Truth be known we are all jealous of Steve's new car and it's ability to separate young women from their knickers. :)
Taking the piss? :)
Or not taking the piss? :)
How did you know I steal knickers from washing lines? ;D
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I recently looked at the Kadjar as a replacement for the poorly Mig. Think you may just have brought me to my senses Stemo. :-[ Gone for the Honda CRV instead
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I recently looked at the Kadjar as a replacement for the poorly Mig. Think you may just have brought me to my senses Stemo. :-[ Gone for the Honda CRV instead
Fixing the mig would have been preferable ::)
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I recently looked at the Kadjar as a replacement for the poorly Mig. Think you may just have brought me to my senses Stemo. :-[ Gone for the Honda CRV instead
Fixing the mig would have been preferable ::)
Need a taller access car now for my daughter so ordered a brand new one on the motability scheme and the mig isn't worth fixing for what I can realistically get for it. Shame as its been a great car for the six years I've owned it
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I recently looked at the Kadjar as a replacement for the poorly Mig. Think you may just have brought me to my senses Stemo. :-[ Gone for the Honda CRV instead
Take no notice of the old farts on here, the CRV is a great choice :y
Rather too expensive for me, though. :o
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I recently looked at the Kadjar as a replacement for the poorly Mig. Think you may just have brought me to my senses Stemo. :-[ Gone for the Honda CRV instead
Take no notice of the old farts on here, the CRV is a great choice :y
Rather too expensive for me, though. :o
Me too if it wasn't for the scheme
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You forgot to add... "It goes fast enough to get nicked!" :-X ;D :-*
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You forgot to add... "It goes fast enough to get nicked!" :-X ;D :-*
Hmmmmm.......what would happen if Guffer went through at 36mph? Quite feasible :-\
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Hmmmmm.......what would happen if Guffer followed through at 36mph? Quite feasible :-\
I guess he'd blow a hole in his kaks! :o ;D
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Hmmmmm.......what would happen if Guffer followed through at 36mph? Quite feasible :-\
I guess he'd blow a hole in his kaks! :o ;D
That's the propulsion system to get him to 36 MPH. ;)
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Hmmmmm.......what would happen if Guffer followed through at 36mph? Quite feasible :-\
I guess he'd blow a hole in his kaks! :o ;D
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