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Old 3rd February 2019, 18:00   #31
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Heated front seats,purring v6 engine,cruise control
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Old 3rd February 2019, 23:28   #32
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That's why I have a manual blind, never gets stuck
Your probably needs the gears oiling under the parcel shelf.

Yeah, but the manual blind is a nuisance when you want to operate it when doing 70 down the m/way with no passengers...




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They are unnecessary & pointless...


But my car has one and most others don't, that's good enough for me

Absolute necessity - even with auto-dip rearview mirror - reduces rangerover glary stupid led h/lights/DRLs by half when operated




Also, on the off chance it's not already up, fills one with smugness when some tailgaiting waste after today get right up your backend - just operate rear blind to see how red-faced you can make him.
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Old 4th February 2019, 20:40   #33
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Yeah, but the manual blind is a nuisance when you want to operate it when doing 70 down the m/way with no passengers...

Is that not where cruise control really comes into its own?
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Old 5th February 2019, 13:52   #34
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1. Another one for cruise control. Use it every time I drive the car, fed up with watching out for speed limit changes. Kick-down overrides it. Absolutely nothing to do with age-related arthritic ankle.

2. Heated powerfolds, 8 seconds to defrost the mirrors.

3. Auto box pre-select. Tremendous fun.

Gimmicks?

None, the car is just what a car should be with everything on it absolutely essential now that I’ve got used to it.

Wouldn’t want to upset anyone else, but... have just bought the car I have been lasciviously ogling for 9 years. At a house not 200 yards from mine a Connoisseur SE BR Green 2.5 came up for sale. Ahem,.... Deep Sea Green leather (as new) with green carpets and trim, yes, I kid you not.

One lady owner averaging 2000 miles a year and a meticulous service record since new in 2002. Oh yes, did I mention the BR Green paint, Deep Sea Green leather and trim? I did? Oh well, my bad.

So my now ‘other car’ is being valeted and prepared for sale, just waiting for a sunny day to take pics.
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Old 5th February 2019, 14:58   #35
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things i love about it

1) the amount of car parts and general stuff i can get in the back of the tourer
2) wipers that stop when you sit in traffic, so no annoying noises when sat still
3) the warm glow of the dashboard clock
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Old 7th February 2019, 00:58   #36
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It's hard to choose just 3 things but as most of you mentioned all the thing I liked, here's my top 3:
  • Single point entry. Seems silly but is a very nice security feature just to open the driver's door.
  • Sunroof. I simply can't have a car without one. And the good thing is that it has one touch open/close, so I don't need to have my finger pressing the button for those +/- 15 seconds
  • And the dual Zone automatic AirCon. I can focus on driving and let the ATC do the job for me

Still didn't try the Cruise control ( it is not fully retrofitted) but I bet I will enjoy it pretty much
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Old 9th February 2019, 18:15   #37
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1..Rover
2.. 75
3.. CDT club SE

Don't think anything it has is a gimmick really, it's all come in useful at some point or another, ticks a lot of boxes for me.
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Old 13th February 2019, 17:27   #38
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Cruise control because we have roads over here that you lot can only dream about.---
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Old 13th February 2019, 17:29   #39
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Cruise control because we have roads over here that you lot can only dream about.---
If you have the roads I dream of, I want to drive them rather than be driven

(We do have a lot of roads I dream.of here, search for Antrim coast road , cruise would kill you lol )

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Old 13th February 2019, 19:01   #40
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If you have the roads I dream of, I want to drive them rather than be driven
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That is also my approach to cars. I love the snake pass for that very reason - you don't drive there at speed but with skill and use every bit of the car's engine and braking performance without actually going very fast. Ditto roads around Malham Moor etc.
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