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May 18, 2018 8:02:10 GMT
Post by Martin on May 18, 2018 8:02:10 GMT
I did edit my post (not sure why it didn’t update) to say it’s very similar to what you can access in the car, but has a bit more information and is easier to navigate. There's an argument that good design should be intuitive, minimizing the need for manuals. No one requires a manual for smartphones anymore. There's also the point that anyone with a Y chromosome should not be looking at a manual anyway. True, the car manual is the one exception for me as it would be really annoying to miss out on something useful |
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May 18, 2018 9:23:52 GMT
Post by PG on May 18, 2018 9:23:52 GMT
Cheers. It is sad, and I've constantly been in a state of flux about it ever since I did it, but it's the right decision I'm sure. Would have been nice to make it to 10 years of ownership, but it'd be worth about £2.75 plus a half-bottle of Irn-Bru by then! Yes a sad day. Whilst it will be worth £2.75 at 10 years old, if you keep it till it is 25 it'll be £27,500 again..... and you'll walk about thinking "why did I sell that car...."... |
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May 25, 2018 18:35:59 GMT
Post by Alex on May 25, 2018 18:35:59 GMT
I’ve just been sent a link to a YouTube clip of a woman arguing with workers at in A cafe before proceeding to shit on the floor, pick it up and throw it at them!
Feel free to watch out of curiosity but please don’t be compelled to do so.
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May 31, 2018 7:58:12 GMT
Post by Boxer6 on May 31, 2018 7:58:12 GMT
Not sure this shouldn't be in the "Rant" thread, but this morning I got behind a cockwomble in a Zafira (that's the first warning really!) who absolutely would not move over out of the overtaking lane.
After less than half a mile it became very apparent why not; he was puffing away on one of the vape machines that obviously doubles up as a dry-ice machine - the clouds of, well, vapour I guess, were so prolific and dense it's no wonder he couldn't see me behind him!!!
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Jun 8, 2018 15:22:31 GMT
Post by Martin on Jun 8, 2018 15:22:31 GMT
Arrived a bit early to pick the kids up, so catching up on emails while watching an old TG. Nice.
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Jun 8, 2018 20:07:19 GMT
Post by ChrisM on Jun 8, 2018 20:07:19 GMT
Arrived a bit early to pick the kids up, so catching up on emails while watching an old TG. Nice. especially if you are doing both on in-car screens ! Can you get the car to connect to the house wifi network when parked outside ? |
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Jun 8, 2018 20:50:53 GMT
Post by Martin on Jun 8, 2018 20:50:53 GMT
Arrived a bit early to pick the kids up, so catching up on emails while watching an old TG. Nice. especially if you are doing both on in-car screens ! Can you get the car to connect to the house wifi network when parked outside ? You don’t need to, it has a built in 4G sim with a 3 year subscription included. |
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Jun 12, 2018 0:25:24 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jun 12, 2018 0:25:24 GMT
A real quake in Hull.  |
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Jun 12, 2018 7:21:55 GMT
Post by ChrisM on Jun 12, 2018 7:21:55 GMT
especially if you are doing both on in-car screens ! Can you get the car to connect to the house wifi network when parked outside ? You don’t need to, it has a built in 4G sim with a 3 year subscription included. You're as bad as my wife ! I ask a question and I get an answer to a different question !
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Jun 12, 2018 9:52:00 GMT
Post by Martin on Jun 12, 2018 9:52:00 GMT
You don’t need to, it has a built in 4G sim with a 3 year subscription included. You're as bad as my wife ! I ask a question and I get an answer to a different question !
Clearly your fault then Chris....you’re asking the wrong questions!  |
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Jun 12, 2018 19:16:34 GMT
Post by Boxer6 on Jun 12, 2018 19:16:34 GMT
Something I've never seen before on any car I've ever had! Will try and see if I can better that estimate before I fill up again!   |
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Jun 13, 2018 18:17:08 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2018 18:17:08 GMT
My car does over 500 miles to a tank, but the range never shows over 450 miles for some reason. It just sits at 450 for a couple of days and then starts to decrease...
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Jun 13, 2018 20:03:53 GMT
Post by PG on Jun 13, 2018 20:03:53 GMT
How the times have changed. Mk 1 Fabia vRS was the monster cheaper diesel hot hatch of the period. 130 horses, torque to pull a wall down. The latest update to the Mk 3 has removed all diesel engines from the range. Top engine - a 1.0 triple putting out 109 hp.
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Jun 13, 2018 20:08:47 GMT
Post by Boxer6 on Jun 13, 2018 20:08:47 GMT
My car does over 500 miles to a tank, but the range never shows over 450 miles for some reason. It just sits at 450 for a couple of days and then starts to decrease... It seems to be quite variable too; went up to 505 for a few miles this morning on the way to work, then started falling again. After 40+ miles today, it's currently reading 480!  |
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Jun 13, 2018 21:18:49 GMT
Post by Martin on Jun 13, 2018 21:18:49 GMT
My car does over 500 miles to a tank, but the range never shows over 450 miles for some reason. It just sits at 450 for a couple of days and then starts to decrease... It seems to be quite variable too; went up to 505 for a few miles this morning on the way to work, then started falling again. After 40+ miles today, it's currently reading 480! That happens a lot, as it takes an average of the last x number of miles. If Lindsay has used car on short journeys. I can have more range 50-60 miles down the road than when I started. |
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Jun 14, 2018 5:50:31 GMT
Post by Boxer6 on Jun 14, 2018 5:50:31 GMT
It seems to be quite variable too; went up to 505 for a few miles this morning on the way to work, then started falling again. After 40+ miles today, it's currently reading 480! That happens a lot, as it takes an average of the last x number of miles. If Lindsay has used car on short journeys. I can have more range 50-60 miles down the road than when I started. Yes, I noticed that (in a different way - no range meter on the Legacy) with the Subaru, and also via the arrival times on the satnav. I filled the Octavia for the second time on Tuesday; not worked out the actual mpg yet though. Slack of me I know! |
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Jun 14, 2018 7:32:36 GMT
Post by LandieMark on Jun 14, 2018 7:32:36 GMT
That happens a lot, as it takes an average of the last x number of miles. If Lindsay has used car on short journeys. I can have more range 50-60 miles down the road than when I started. Yes, I noticed that (in a different way - no range meter on the Legacy) with the Subaru, and also via the arrival times on the satnav. I filled the Octavia for the second time on Tuesday; not worked out the actual mpg yet though. Slack of me I know! There was a range meter on the Legacy!  |
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Jun 14, 2018 7:39:16 GMT
Post by Roadrunner on Jun 14, 2018 7:39:16 GMT
I get 600 miles+ out of the Benz, but that has more to do with the vast 80 litre tank than any particular frugality. Never queue in a filling station behind a six cylinder E- Class. You will still be waiting when all the other pumps have moved on to the next car.
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Jun 14, 2018 7:43:25 GMT
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Post by Martin on Jun 14, 2018 7:43:25 GMT
I’ve done 460 miles and it’s showing 145 left, which is with some low mpg journeys, 600+ miles would be possible on a long steady run. Even leaving 40-50 miles range it costs a fraction under £100 to fill though.
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Jun 14, 2018 7:43:59 GMT
Post by Boxer6 on Jun 14, 2018 7:43:59 GMT
Yes, I noticed that (in a different way - no range meter on the Legacy) with the Subaru, and also via the arrival times on the satnav. I filled the Octavia for the second time on Tuesday; not worked out the actual mpg yet though. Slack of me I know! There was a range meter on the Legacy! Hmm . . don't remember ever noticing that, but I suppose I must have, as it's there! I always had the info "book" open on that screen, as it was more pertinent to daily use for me. Plus, the dials/sliders just depressed me if I watched them! Saying that, the buttons along the bottom of yours unit are slightly different to mine, the icon on the right-hand end of mine simply said 'Audio'.
I notice you had the 6-CD autochanger; didn't have that in mine, which was a real PITA a lot of the time.
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Jun 14, 2018 7:59:40 GMT
Post by LandieMark on Jun 14, 2018 7:59:40 GMT
That’s interesting. I didn’t realise they changed the specs halfway through the model. I thought all facelift BL/BPs were the same!
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Jun 14, 2018 14:38:15 GMT
Post by Martin on Jun 14, 2018 14:38:15 GMT
Just filled up, can’t be long before I get my V-Power gold card! Wasn’t services prices either, normal Shell garage. 550 miles with 40 miles range left, which I’m really happy about. Not quite so happy with it only being 4 days since I last out nearly £100 in.  |
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Jun 14, 2018 15:25:46 GMT
Post by Blarno on Jun 14, 2018 15:25:46 GMT
My range readout is pretty damn accurate. After a fillup, it'll display somewhere between 550 and 650, depending on how I've been driving prior. It's damn accurate as well - I pretty much always get 520-550 between fillups with about 50-70 miles remaining. I've never let it get below 20 remaining - knowing how much of a bastard it was to start after splitting the fuel system off to do the headgasket, I don't plan on runnig out any time soon.
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Jun 14, 2018 17:43:44 GMT
Post by Roadsterstu on Jun 14, 2018 17:43:44 GMT
After a round trip from the Midlands to Glasgow with the v70 D5 i had, at an indicated 52mpg for the 550+ miles, the range, when filled up, showed 980 miles. Couldn't quite get it to 1000! It soon dropped once back into more normal driving but it could be a frugal big bus, that V70.
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Jun 15, 2018 7:21:16 GMT
Post by Blarno on Jun 15, 2018 7:21:16 GMT
I once got 900 miles out of the tank in the 406, worked out like a 58mpg average.
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Jun 16, 2018 11:12:32 GMT
Post by Deleted on Jun 16, 2018 11:12:32 GMT
Bargain! If you suffer from hayfever anyway...  |
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Jun 19, 2018 10:16:50 GMT
Post by humphreythepug on Jun 19, 2018 10:16:50 GMT
A couple of weeks ago the wife ordered a fake leather jacket from TopShop in their sale, it was reduced from £50 to £20, she shoved it under my nose at the weekend and said "sniff that", it smelt of leather.
It appears she was charged and billed for the fake jacket but they actually sent her a real leather jacket which retails for £170, result for her.
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Jun 20, 2018 17:47:49 GMT
Post by LandieMark on Jun 20, 2018 17:47:49 GMT
Nick (Dr. Hfuhruhurr) dropped in to say hello while he is visiting the area. Embarrassingly, I didn’t recognise him, although he has an impressive beard and long hair, so I think I could be forgiven!
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Post by LandieMark on Jun 26, 2018 17:11:57 GMT
I have been busy today. I collected a friend’s horse the other day and it nearly went through the ramp. Oops! On close inspection, the plywood was rotten. I thought it was just surface, but it had lost all structural integrity. Not surprising really, when the material used was Sterlingboard - mostly used for shuttering and building site hoardings. I’ve replaced it today with phenolic plywood (buffalo board) which is the proper stuff to use. To say I am pleased with the result would be an understatement. It was glorious working outside too.    |
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Jun 26, 2018 17:18:24 GMT
Post by johnc on Jun 26, 2018 17:18:24 GMT
My wife would be soooooo jealous of that lorry.
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