In the main, mine is accurate.
There will always be exceptions.
Any system should be set up to be, on the whole, accurate and effective.
"Should" being the operative word.............................
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In the main, mine is accurate.
There will always be exceptions.
Any system should be set up to be, on the whole, accurate and effective.
"Should" being the operative word.............................
Exactly my plan. I'm running a 2008 diesel. As and when it gives up, I'll buy a newer (but not new) car, ideally one that doesn't have this tech installed. I'll then run that for as long as possible, minimum a decade.
One thing that might force our hands is if there's a gradual decrease in petrol/diesel stations in favour of EV.
I suppose much of it will come down to government strategy and how strongly it's enforced and/or adhered to by them.
Same here. Got a 20 year old Fiat Scudo van that I maintain properly so it keeps going. It's got the old 2.0 HDI engine with only 108K on it, so good for another 20 years - unfortunately I don't think the bodywork will go the distance. Had it since it was 2.5 years old, so yes, I really hang onto my wheels. I put it through it's first MOT, and it's never failed an MOT - just the odd advisory. Also never broken down either - but the thing will probably go and prove me wrong now I've tempted fate.
I hate changing cars and the whole tyre-kicking process to go through to find another. Would rather put the effort into maintainging what I've got. Any vehicle that I have as daily driver stays with me until it's off to the crusher. Only car I sold in recent years was my very tidy, low miles 86D old shape Carlton that has gone onto a better life with an enthusiast who lives in Stoke. It was sitting in storage unused for a few years and I didn't have the time to give it the love it deserved.
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I've not read enough into it, I wonder if it'll have a quick override e.g. floor the accelerator. The danger there is the vehicle then accelerating more than you want it to.
Said it before, I'm so pleased the bulk of my driving has been in times when we can drive where we want at the (safe) speed we want without intervention from tech. The sad thing is when I retire and actually have time to go here and there, such freedoms will no doubt be further restricted.
Maybe an age/generation thing, however new cars appeal to me less and less. Needless tech, bland design, lack of actual buttons/dials/knobs (although I think some manufacturers are pulling back on some of that) becoming ever more like mobile devices.
Cabin mood lights that can be changed?!? Feck right off!!!
It will be this that ruins it for us refuseniks.
Yes, same here. Way too much completely unnecessary tech in anything these days, whether a TV or car. More to go wrong. Like the fact that my van has no ABS, airbags, traction control. How many times do these things go wrong and throw up lights on dash? Only luxuries are ac and leccy windows/mirrors. Oh, and a wireless. Keep it simple!
My Mum buys various newspapers and I used to like reading the motoring sections in them. Don't bother any more because it's new EV this blah, blah, blah - new EV that blah, blah, blah. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
About as interesting as reading about new dishwashers.
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Why yes it does!
Intelligent speed assistance: everything you need to know | Autocar
How does it work and what’s it like to use? We look the new tech that all new cars must have from this week
So MBKs example earlier is irrelevant, nothing would change and so you'll still have the option to floor it to try to put ahead and you'll still brake instead.
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Thankfully it's going to be decades before freight and long distance coaches can go electric, so I reckon they alone will keep enough stations open...
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Did you see my post to the same article?Why yes it does!
Intelligent speed assistance: everything you need to know | Autocar
How does it work and what’s it like to use? We look the new tech that all new cars must have from this weekwww.autocar.co.uk
So MBKs example earlier is irrelevant, nothing would change and so you'll still have the option to floor it to try to put ahead and you'll still brake instead.
See a few classics regularly in supermarkets I visit. A harvest gold Austin 1800 landcrab can often be seen in disabled parking at Asda. Also regularly an early Mustang. Often see an old bloke in his 1969 Wolseley 15/60 (Farina, same as Oxfords and Cambridges) and a real rarity same place occasionally - a bright yellow Mk1 Capri. When I say Mk1 Capri, not the early 70s version, but a Mk1 Consul Capri from early 60s. Basically 2 door version of a Ford Classic. But nothing like the Ford Pubic.
Ford Consul Capri - Cult Classic, Not Best Seller - Car & Classic Magazine
The Ford Consul Capri was a beautiful little machine, but despite this, it wasn’t a big seller. Now, however, people are willing to drop big money on one.
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My 19 plate Ford Galaxy has this already, I believe. It can even be set to on/off depending on the keyfob used. Salesman told us that the elderly garage owner's Ford had it set on for his fob as he had too many speeding points! and his daughter has to hide the other, unrestricted, fob from him.
Potentially useful to control young drivers getting into bad habits?
My in car maps have recently been updated but (allegedly) are still 18 months old. Seen plenty of erroneous speed limits via the maps where limits have changed, and the camera doesn't always register the speed roundels if dirty, part obscured or even at the wrong angle. It does default to 60 single carriageway and 70 for dual carriageways usually.
Not actually used it 'in anger' though. Unlike the cabin mood lights colour choice
Potentially useful to control young drivers getting into bad habits?
My in car maps have recently been updated but (allegedly) are still 18 months old. Seen plenty of erroneous speed limits via the maps where limits have changed, and the camera doesn't always register the speed roundels if dirty, part obscured or even at the wrong angle. It does default to 60 single carriageway and 70 for dual carriageways usually.
Not actually used it 'in anger' though. Unlike the cabin mood lights colour choice
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Cabin mood light choice is a must on any car as is the active sound control v8 engine noise piped through the speakers when you put the car in sport mode.