New Car Spec

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New Car Spec

Postby Weathers » Tue Sep 10, 2019 1:52 pm

Right chaps, if you were to spec up a new car what would you say your top three must haves would be?

You can ignore engine/power etc.

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Re: New Car Spec

Postby DJ. » Tue Sep 10, 2019 2:40 pm

Manual gearbox
A proper handbrake
Proper heating controls ie NOT a touch screen!

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Re: New Car Spec

Postby Nash » Tue Sep 10, 2019 7:38 pm

4x4,
auto box with H/L range
3.5 tonne towing capacity
Good heater/AC
Buckle Up - Adventure Calls

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Re: New Car Spec

Postby Rexholme » Tue Sep 10, 2019 9:52 pm

1. Heated and Ventilated Seats (+heated steering wheel)
2. Climate control
3. Room for MTBs

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4. Courtesy uplift service and valeting :shock:

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Re: New Car Spec

Postby greenwoo » Wed Sep 11, 2019 8:14 am

spec'ing vs choosing?

choosing would have to have a real comfy driving position with pedals not weirdly offset.

spec'ing.
comfy height adjustable/heated seats
climate control - full climate that has vents for all windows/switches on heated screens etc
manual

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Re: New Car Spec

Postby Tony B » Wed Sep 11, 2019 9:06 am

do you mean on one of our cars or a "tintop"?

if its a tintop

Cruise control
climate control with heated screens & seats etc
ive grown to love my electric handbrake (sorry Dunc...)

what ya getting then?

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Re: New Car Spec

Postby Hammy » Wed Sep 11, 2019 8:19 pm

Heated seats
Sport auto that changes gear faster than a human can.
Multiple driving modes... sport, sport plus, comfort and eco.

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Re: New Car Spec

Postby dray13dad » Wed Sep 11, 2019 9:03 pm

Just chamged from mk 9 civic to a mk10. love the seat and controls hate the touch screen only cos i findt hard to work.from 140 hp to 180 makes it a nice car to drive at 50 plus mpg.
Hand brake button i can live with

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Re: New Car Spec

Postby Weathers » Thu Sep 12, 2019 8:02 am

Tony B wrote:do you mean on one of our cars or a "tintop"?

if its a tintop

Cruise control
climate control with heated screens & seats etc
ive grown to love my electric handbrake (sorry Dunc...)

what ya getting then?


In a kit Tony! Was just window shopping in an idol moment!

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Re: New Car Spec

Postby DJ. » Thu Sep 12, 2019 9:42 am

In that case forget the touch screen :lol:

But more seriously, the one thing that is rubbish about my Seven is corrosion resistance. I wish someone would make a car like a Fisher Fury weighing 600Kg or so, but with a glass fibre monocoque chassis and ready to take the running gear straight from a Mk3 MX5.


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