28-04-2015, 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by DerekP
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Exciting times, Carol. Bet you can't wait till Thursday.My Renault hasn't got an ignition key. It hasn't got a traditional handbrake either which was very strange getting used to. The brake is automatically applied when you turn off the ignition and you simply pull a small lever on the dashboard to apply the brake when the engine is running.
28-04-2015, 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Grumblewagon
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Most other cars come equippd withloads of useless gadgets that I would never use - I mean what the hell is 'bluetooth' - if not some disease of the teeth?
I did, however want temperature control (better than air con according to the salesman) and the parking sensors will be very useful to me. (I'm not a brilliant parker) I think it has sat nav too which we've never bothered with before (Good old AA route planner) but I'm sure it will come in useful.
I honestly don't know about the spare wheel - never thought to ask.
I'll let you know more on Thursday.
28-04-2015, 12:41 PM
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Returning from Manchester on the M6 a couple of weeks ago, I was doing 75-80mph in the middle lane overtaking a lorry, a Nissan Micra came past me in the outside lane, doing about 95 mph, I could not believe my eyes, I thought to myself "that is obviously stolen".
28-04-2015, 07:59 PM
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Carol, I have a Toyota Aygo. A small car like the Micra. For me alone. I love it. It's so cheap to run. To hell with powerful cars, I've no need for one. Been there, done that, and bought the t shirt. You'll have bought the car that suits you. With all the fancy bits! Bet Thursday can't come quick enough
01-05-2015, 01:35 PM
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Don't want to scare you but......Back in Hampshire, our next door neighbour was a driving instructor who used a Nissan Micra. Our street was on a slope- he was at the top and ours was next downhill. One day we heard a crunch. He had left his car in neutral, the handbrake slipped and it ran into the back of Mrs. Grumbles Volvo.
The upshot was that the Volvo suffered no damage, but the Micra had to go to a garage and be straightened out on a jig. This wasn't his only misfortune. His next car was also a Micra and this time it was his son who left it in neutral. This time, it turned across the road and through a neighbour's fence! Back to the garage.
The moral is... Always apply the handbrake properly and leave the car in gear.... And choose your driving instructor carefully.
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