What feature do you miss from other cars that ISN'T available on ours?

[Gate Keeper]

Originally Posted by nomzamo999

Heated windscreen from Jaguar & Ford.

It was my old Mondeo's only redeeming feature.

I have no personal experience of this, but imagine it is useful to have in support of a working front windscreen A/C demist Would the technology and size of these windscreens be compatible with the 75?

[Gate Keeper]

Originally Posted by klarzy

More than likely its the shaft bearings in the AC compressor, the only spin when it is engaged and as the comp is near the bottom of the engine it does tend to get the worst of road slush and water on it.



Most cars I have owned have a similar drone with the AC on

It was a new compressor a couple of years ago, the A/C works with its whinging noise but would like it to be quieter. Thanks for chipping in and helping

[nomzamo999]

Originally Posted by Gate Keeper

I have no personal experience of this, but imagine it is useful to have in support of a working front windscreen A/C demist Would the technology and size of these windscreens be compatible with the 75?

Exactly the same as the rear screen, except the elements are vertical, wavy, and far finer (about the thickness of a hair).
Some find the elements distracting, but I never did.
Ford uses separate power supplies for left and right.
The elements are laminated into the glass, so not a doable DIY mod; you'd have to get a custom screen manufactured.
Where the heated screen wins out over A/C demister is in icy conditions.
Often in winter when I scrape the windscreen, it has refrozen by the time I'm a mile down the road and the engine is not yet warm enough.
This just doesn't happen with a heated screen.
MGR & BMW didn't have access to the technology, as Jaguar held the patents.
Ford co-opted the technology when they bought Jaguar and kept access to it when they offloaded to Tata.
The patent expires very soon, so I expect other manufacturers will jump on the bandwagon, but I can't see a retrofit market emerging

[Neil1]

Cruise control.
Courtesy lights when opening doors.
Fuel filler cover opens on a button, maybe this is extreme but I do miss it.
Electric seat.

[Jules]

Originally Posted by Neil1

Cruise control.
Courtesy lights when opening doors.
Fuel filler cover opens on a button, maybe this is extreme but I do miss it.
Electric seat.

2 of those were options.
You should have bought the Connoisseur

[jodie_woman]

a non leaky head gasket

[Neil1]

Originally Posted by Jules

2 of those were options.
You should have bought the Connoisseur

They were, which ones?
I know I can't have cruise control.

[mystabe]

An extra gear in the autobox - 2500rpm at normal motorway speeds doesn't do anything for fuel economy and a 160 diesel would easily pull a longer gear. The self dimming mirror works too well and you can't really see much behind you when it dims....but apart from that I bought the car I wanted and if it didn't have something I wanted when I bought it I've been able to add it.

It sounds from a few replies to this thread that some people have just bought the wrong car!

[HenryD]

Originally Posted by Gate Keeper

It was a new compressor a couple of years ago, the A/C works with its whinging noise but would like it to be quieter. Thanks for chipping in and helping

The A/C on my 75 is also noisy but working fine,I suspected bearings but yesterday had the system checked and re-gassed,although it was working it was low on gas and a refill has silenced the whine,now if I can stop the whining from the passenger seat it'll be all good !!!!

[HenryD]

Originally Posted by tareim

I would agree with this, so many times the rear window is dirty/wet so could do with a rear wiper

Often wonder if one could be made to fit

Perhaps one of these could be grafted into place

http://www.mad4wheels.com/webpics/hi...n_002_6450.jpg