Auto lights and wipers a year on
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From: Harry Bloomfield on 11 Jul 2010 06:06 Adrian laid this down on his screen : > So it's a case of "Any gadget must be better", is it? No gadget at all > that you can think of that's a bit un-necessary and pointless? Yes there are some pointless gadgets, but I will willingly accept ANY gadget which avoids me taking my attention from the road. > > What about lane-departure bottomwobblers? Probably pointless as I suppose you would get the warning every time you needed to pull out of lane? > Road sign echoing in the dash? If selectable, probably useful in thick fog. > IR night-vision displays in the dash? As above. Auto dimming mirrors? Yes, another great gadget which avoids my having to click a lever. Satnav? Brilliant, best gadget in the last 100 years. In dash TV? Way over the top. Radio/CD? I would not really miss very much. Remote locking? Brilliant. Electric windows? Beats manual cranking any day. Climate control? Would not really want to be without it, a set and forget thing. Reverse sensors? Brilliant, especially in some (most modern ones) cars where you cannot see the rear end in your mirrors. -- Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L) http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk
From: Harry Bloomfield on 11 Jul 2010 06:11 Chelsea Tractor Man wrote : > no, I do not think much of the auto lights and I do not find auto gearbox > value for money My last car did not have a manual option - the auto was a brilliant tow car. The Rover is a manual and there were times whilst towing when I had wished it had been an auto. I probably have far too much mechanical sympathy and I hate slipping clutches to pull away. -- Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L) http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk
From: Ian Jackson on 11 Jul 2010 06:22 In message <mn.5a887da72b163a5f.106911(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk>, Harry Bloomfield <harry.m1byt(a)NOSPAM.tiscali.co.uk> writes >Adrian was thinking very hard : >> Which bit of that can I not do with one finger and a greater degree of >> pre-emption? > >Pre-emption is not needed, they work instantly at the slightest trace >of rain on the screen. > That's fine, unless it's one of one of those occasions when you don't want the wipers to operate. I've only been half-following this thread. Do you always have the option of keeping the automatic wipers turned off? -- Ian
From: Harry Bloomfield on 11 Jul 2010 07:27 After serious thinking Mortimer wrote : > Road sign echoing could be useful to confirm what the speed limit is when > it's not obvious by the presence of street lights. I had not actually thought of that, but yes it could be very useful especially tied into an over speed warning system. My Rover has an system fitted where it can be set to warn you when you exceed a pre-set speed, but you have to set it - so not really useful at all. I used it once to see how it worked, then dismissed it as a useless gadget. -- Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L) http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk
From: Harry Bloomfield on 11 Jul 2010 07:29
Adrian presented the following explanation : >> Road sign echoing could be useful to confirm what the speed limit is >> when it's not obvious by the presence of street lights. > > Are we back to whether your driving test should be regarded as a once-in- > a-lifetime-skill-highpoint again so quickly? Are you always certain what the actual limit is, even on a strange road - I must confess I am not. Some of the signs can often be hidden behind things and difficult to spot. -- Regards, Harry (M1BYT) (L) http://www.ukradioamateur.co.uk |