New modern car advancements ,likes and dislikes.

andyred said:
My wife's Mercedes has the "hold" function (you press the brake pedal further once stopped) as well as hill hold.

The hill hold comes off as you lift the clutch, the hold function comes off as you touch the accelerator.
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I need to test all these things, not sure if it available on our Galaxy.
 
jonbeeza said:
I need to test all these things, not sure if it available on our Galaxy.
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Worth checking re the handbrake release - it might release as you lift the clutch rather than pressing the accelerator...

Thats half the fun when buying a new car, trying out the new toys and what you can now do - nothing like sitting in the car for a good time on the drive having a play :D:D
 
andyred said:
Worth checking re the handbrake release - it might release as you lift the clutch rather than pressing the accelerator...

Thats half the fun when buying a new car, trying out the new toys and what you can now do - nothing like sitting in the car for a good time on the drive having a play :D:D
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Forgot to mention, our Galaxy is an Automatic. Making it not as nearly fun to drive, as a manual vehicle. :)
 
jonbeeza said:
Forgot to mention, our Galaxy is an Automatic. Making it not as nearly fun to drive, as a manual vehicle. :)
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If you have your driver door closed, and your seatbelt on, then the Drive Away Release (DAR) will be fully automatic. Exactly the same as in my VW and in my Mercedes. Engine must be running ;) and either drive or reverse ;)
 
Read back through the thread!
 
omens said:
No car manual to read?
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Still awaiting it, as we did not get one. Admin staff ordered the wrong manuals, or so the salesman said. We did not even get a Ford welcome pack, service book etc, nothing.
 
I can manage it! Only done it once though - in a wet, empty car park with S mode engaged and all the TC switched off. With tyres costing £250 per corner, it's not something I'll be making a habit of!
 
Nod said:
I can manage it! Only done it once though - in a wet, empty car park with S mode engaged and all the TC switched off. With tyres costing £250 per corner, it's not something I'll be making a habit of!
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Not sure, but S mode is Sport? I did drive it in S, but then changed back to D. Maybe S is locked in a lower gear, not sure. Not tried too much with the gears yet.
 
In mine, S (yup, Sport) will hold it in the selected gear rather than shifting up. It might also release an extra pony or 2. Never bother using S in normal driving and generally only use the flappy paddles when trying to drive as economically as possible (or for fun!)
 
Generally on a modern car S on the gear box does a lot more than holding on to the revs a little longer and quicker downshifts. On modern cars it often also adapts the throttle response, the steering input required, changes to exhaust system, timing, distance of automatic cruise control, suspension dampening etc. It is quite impressive what differences can be noted on modern cars.
 
Very little in normal, sensible driving IME.
 
dejongj said:
Generally on a modern car S on the gear box does a lot more than holding on to the revs a little longer and quicker downshifts. On modern cars it often also adapts the throttle response, the steering input required, changes to exhaust system, timing, distance of automatic cruise control, suspension dampening etc. It is quite impressive what differences can be noted on modern cars.
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Simply selecting S, does all those tweaks? Pretty impressive I think. But when would you select S, when you have a clean licence? :rolleyes:
 
jonbeeza said:
Simply selecting S, does all those tweaks? Pretty impressive I think. But when would you select S, when you have a clean licence? :rolleyes:
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Oh yes mine is clean :)

And another thing I like is the flappy paddles of modern cars. And how easy it is to switch backwards and forwards between it. I.e. a nice little spirited manual drive in my Golf and not using the manual override for say 30 seconds when in Drive, and it will switch back to auto again. Unless I have it in race mode but that is really not for the highway.
 
I like the tiptronic systems in the Audi. In D it will shift depending on how much throttle you have and is fairly responsive so it will shift later if you use more gas. With the paddles it will shift up at the red line unless you shift yourself. S mode is quite aggressive. It hangs on to gears, sharpens the throttle response and after flooring it in S mode and having to pick my kidneys off the back seat I haven't really used it much. D is fast enough and I'm used to how it behaves so it only needs the odd paddle press if it's in the wrong gear.
 
dejongj said:
Oh yes mine is clean :)

And another thing I like is the flappy paddles of modern cars. And how easy it is to switch backwards and forwards between it. I.e. a nice little spirited manual drive in my Golf and not using the manual override for say 30 seconds when in Drive, and it will switch back to auto again. Unless I have it in race mode but that is really not for the highway.
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srichards said:
I like the tiptronic systems in the Audi. In D it will shift depending on how much throttle you have and is fairly responsive so it will shift later if you use more gas. With the paddles it will shift up at the red line unless you shift yourself. S mode is quite aggressive. It hangs on to gears, sharpens the throttle response and after flooring it in S mode and having to pick my kidneys off the back seat I haven't really used it much. D is fast enough and I'm used to how it behaves so it only needs the odd paddle press if it's in the wrong gear.
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More than likely not suited to my style of driving, my boy racer driving days have long gone. I will probably just stick it in D, and forget about it. Now a days I tend to keep a very keen eye on the fuel gauge. Missus might drive it differently than me, we will have to wait and see. She can't do much driving at the moment, arm operation just done, and another looming in the distance.
 
I ordered a Seat Alhambra 184 PS yesterday, in DSG format. Haven't used paddle shift since I bought a New Merc in 2003 so looking forward to having a play. Went for the SE LUX version which seems pretty fully loaded to me, although a lot of the things I will probably seldom use.
 
andyred said:
That sounds like a challenge - albeit when the car is older ... ;)
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I am far too old to be doing that, besides I like to take great care of cars I drive. Maybe the odd reversing bump, and mirror prangs though ;).
 
srichards said:
I like the tiptronic systems in the Audi. In D it will shift depending on how much throttle you have and is fairly responsive so it will shift later if you use more gas. With the paddles it will shift up at the red line unless you shift yourself. S mode is quite aggressive. It hangs on to gears, sharpens the throttle response and after flooring it in S mode and having to pick my kidneys off the back seat I haven't really used it much. D is fast enough and I'm used to how it behaves so it only needs the odd paddle press if it's in the wrong gear.
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If you like Tiptronic you will love the DSG boxes one day. I have a Tiptronic as well in my Quattro but it is decidedly lazy and old school compared to the current crop of DSG like what I've got in my VW Golf R.
 
dejongj said:
If you like Tiptronic you will love the DSG boxes one day. I have a Tiptronic as well in my Quattro but it is decidedly lazy and old school compared to the current crop of DSG like what I've got in my VW Golf R.
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When did they improve? I thought the DSG in the vw and audi a4 etc from 2009 were good? Test driven a few..
 
lawrenceots said:
When did they improve? I thought the DSG in the vw and audi a4 etc from 2009 were good? Test driven a few..
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DSG does not equal TipTronic ;) I was comparing it to the Tiptronic boxes from Audi which were good compared to traditional automatic, stronger as in reliability compared to the multitronic, but decidedly lazy compared to DSG. And even with DSG it is continuously being improved. They are all good, some are just better, and in my experience to get the most out of it you also need a powerful and freely revving engine like the current R has to fully appreciate its capability.
 
MartynK said:
I'm pretty sure there was an earlier Consul, well before the Granada. My old man had one, and that must have been in the 60s. What about the Cortina? Popular, quite reliable and pretty easy/inexpensive to maintain.
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What about the Ford Pubic? Made out of old corsairs.
 
I've had my Ford Focus 1.6 EcoTech Titanium for just over 3 years now and has been the first car I have any aids (gadgets) on.

In order of usefulness;
1 - Voice activated Bluetooth phone. I can now make and receive calls without taking my hands off the wheel or my eyes off the road. The only niggle I have with this is you have to program the stereo with the numbers you want to call and assign a voice activated name, it does not pick up from your phones contacts.
2 - Sunglasses holder - A little compartment just behind the rear view mirror. I know, the little simple things are best.
3 - Cruise control - Really intuitive and easy to use as is the speed limiter, ideal for average speed cameras.
4 - Remote Fob - No need for a key, to open, start or lock the car.
5 - Automatic wipers and headlights - They don't, or do come on or off in all circumstances you might like them to in normal conditions but they are a great addition.
 
Current voice activated Bluetooth systems are much better (actually our Mercedes one is nearly 3 years old as well), but no more assigning names etc, just press the talk button and say 'Call [name]' and the dialogue starts. Likewise with Siri, Google and Cortana integration.
 
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On the Galaxy, I like the way they have made a recess, under the rear passengers feet rest. Here the jack and wheel brace are housed, neat little touch.
 
jonbeeza said:
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On the Galaxy, I like the way they have made a recess, under the rear passengers feet rest. Here the jack and wheel brace are housed, neat little touch.
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I like that, much better than in the boot.
 
jonbeeza said:
My old Citroen had the spare wheel and jack, house underneath the body of the car. Changing the wheel, would leave my hands filthy.
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I had that in my pickup truck, with a chain to lower it :) And a pair of gloves.
 
I absolutely detest the new digital dash in Dad's Civic, especially as the rev counter is a simulated needle pointer gauge, but because it's on a screen it's harder to see for me. I like my old fashioned dials, I can see in my peripheral vision where the needles are pointing without having to look at them, can't do that with stuff displayed on a screen.

Also cars that have alarms for everything, key in ignition and door open for example, why do I need to be made to feel like a bank robber for that?
 
Alan Clogwyn said:
I absolutely detest the new digital dash in Dad's Civic, especially as the rev counter is a simulated needle pointer gauge, but because it's on a screen it's harder to see for me. I like my old fashioned dials, I can see in my peripheral vision where the needles are pointing without having to look at them, can't do that with stuff displayed on a screen.

Also cars that have alarms for everything, key in ignition and door open for example, why do I need to be made to feel like a bank robber for that?
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That is another thing I am not too keen on, with the new Galaxy. I prefer a gauge with a needle, not keen on digital glowing numbers. Something about seeing the before and after, on an old fashioned gauge. Can't beat an old fashioned Analogue clock, for aesthetics that is :).
 
With cars having so many 'intelligent' functions I wonder what my insurance company would say if I said the car takes full responsibility after an accident. Lol.
 
djbphotography123 said:
With cars having so many 'intelligent' functions I wonder what my insurance company would say if I said the car takes full responsibility after an accident. Lol.
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My insurance said; great, we can do you fully comprehensive for just £136 per annum. Not bad for a VW Golf R. It really helped driving the cost down.
 
Salesman emailed today, he said the owners manuals for the new cars will be in, Wed maybe Thurs. Looking forward to getting one, and having a good twaddle with the stuff it has.
The Galaxy has a pretty good sounding sound system, tried it out today at high volume. Speakers are great on it, no idea what the music was, that was playing on the radio, but it sounded great :).
 
My isurance fully comprehensive with rac assistance on a Vauxhaul Insignia Ecoflex is only £125 and all I did was fit a dashcam. Lol.
 
jonbeeza said:
Salesman emailed today, he said the owners manuals for the new cars will be in, Wed maybe Thurs. Looking forward to getting one, and having a good twaddle with the stuff it has.
The Galaxy has a pretty good sounding sound system, tried it out today at high volume. Speakers are great on it, no idea what the music was, that was playing on the radio, but it sounded great :).
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"Thank you, Mr Salesman. Please deliver it to my homer address at my convenience - it should have been in the glove compartment of the car when I picked it up."
 
Nod said:
"Thank you, Mr Salesman. Please deliver it to my homer address at my convenience - it should have been in the glove compartment of the car when I picked it up."
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I may as well go and pick one up, along with any other literature it should also have. I somehow don't think he will pop one in the post, we always have to contact him first. After about three emails he finally replied this afternoon, he is never available when we ring. He never rang us back, when we left messages with the reception.
 
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