What's made you smile today?

[StevenRB45]

The new seat does appear to have heating controls and the buttons are relocated to either side of the gear stick like a Porsche or Audi

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Ah what you've got there is the latest one which they've rushed out due to people hating the previous one..

Which looked like the this..

Spot the button...

@PuntoHowTo

Actually I call foul...that's not a Leon you've got there. As having looked it up...the entirely button free car with stroke to adjust heating is the Leon.

Posting an old Arona...

 

[PuntoHowTo]

Actually I call foul...that's not a Leon you've got there. As having looked it up...the entirely button free car with stroke to adjust heating is the Leon.

Posting an old Arona...

The Leon still has buttons behind the gear stick like your Toyota and while they are touch buttons they still have buttons for the heating. It’s not like a lot of cars that completely did away with all heating buttons and put them in menus on the screen.

My picture above was an Ibiza I believe.

Also VW are winding up SEAT in the next few years SEAT will disappear so they are unlikely to invest any more on any future cars and will recycle technology from other VAG cars

In other news it’s car cleaning Sunday for the first time this year.

I probably should be annoyed as I’m not sure my wife’s car has been cleaned in the last year and with all the recent road salt it was well over due. But it doesn’t half clean up ok for what is now 8 year old car.

 

[StevenRB45]

I probably should be annoyed as I’m not sure my wife’s car has been cleaned in the last year and with all the recent road salt it was well over due. But it doesn’t half clean up ok for what is now 8 year old car.

I employ a very expensive man to keep my wife's car clean.

To be fair the last time he washed it he also replaced the exhaust..time before roll bar time before that brakes, time before that a wheel bearing.

Some say there are these things called car washes or that you can do it yourself...I personally think each wash coming with free parts is an innovative strategy although the rates are pretty steep.

 

[rmjbn1]

Dug up this relic of an ancient civilisation in the garden today

 

[PuntoHowTo]

I employ a very expensive man to keep my wife's car clean.

To be fair the last time he washed it he also replaced the exhaust..time before roll bar time before that brakes, time before that a wheel bearing.

Some say there are these things called car washes or that you can do it yourself...I personally think each wash coming with free parts is an innovative strategy although the rates are pretty steep.

As the mini is out of any sort of warranty, it doesn’t go to the mini dealer anymore and so doesn’t get a clean each time.

 

[StevenRB45]

As the mini is out of any sort of warranty, it doesn’t go to the mini dealer anymore and so doesn’t get a clean each time.

My indy actually washes it as well....slightly odd in that respect.

Although if I want it hoovered then I've got to go take it to the main dealer...

 

[StevenRB45]

Commute home, traffic was quieter than usual and the C3 is in better health than it's been for a little while.

This allowed me to indulge my passions for both boost and small light cars that feel vaguely dangerous when launched down the road at higher speeds.

 

[portland_bill]

8:30am this morning, sat in a stationary queue on the top of the hill above Gloucester, snow falling, visibility about 200 yards. Local weather forecast on the radio, "Today will be dry and cloudy, with some sunny intervals.".
Later, radio DJ talks about it being Cheltenham Festival, (big horse racing event), and advises wearing warm clothing as more snow is likely. Immediately followed by a repeat of the earlier weather forecast. I guess no-one listens to their own broadcasts.

 

[The Panda Nut]

Nationwide are giving us £50 each...
Just as well as I dropped and broke one of the porch corner posts, and we found one of the sealed units is broken. £140 down the drain. When we get that new post I can finsh the porch. The posts with reinforcement and little jacks support the porch roof. Its going to be a faff getting it all taking the strain where required. Cementing the last window cill corners in the rain didnt go so well but its so nice not needing to climb over them working inside the house. Annoyingly I bet that glass was broken on delivery. The driver was unusually helpful unloading, but that was back in November.
Now what to do the the old window. ANYONE INTERESTED. 2.05 X121 APPROX. would do another 20 years in a garage somewhere.

 

[portland_bill]

A prostate exam. All normal, or as expected.
I am extremely ticklish, easily reduced to a crumpled heap. Today, I found that I am just as ticklish inside, as I am outside. Very entertaining for myself and the doctor. Managed not to fall off the examination couch.

 

[The Panda Nut]

Annual Barniversary trip to the seaside. Panda Nut also known as the Sixpenny man leapt up onto the pile of pebbles in a single easy bound. Dog had to be helped up and back as falling between the pebbleswould have been dee zastrous.

Annoyed my daughter driving home in her car. We filled up at Morrisons in Cromer and it said range 401 miles. We got home around 35 miles later and it said range 484. My singing Eighty Three to the tune of one nil, did not go down well but that is actually about 115 miles extra from the tank. It does show how much further you can get if required in emergency, by driving gently and slower. Annoyingly after turning off and then turning the ignition on again it dropped to 475. Plus 35 we had already done, I'll take that!

 

[Cheest]

I had my dental implants done yesterday. That didn't make me smile...at all. Today, though, I'm feeling pretty good. Good enough for a 1.5 mile walk with my pup today. I'm hoping to get an okay to participate in a bowling tournament on Sunday.

 

[StevenRB45]

Emptied the mobile Shed again...

Surprisingly hard to find a charity shop that takes DVDs.

 

[Cheest]

I had my dental implants done yesterday. That didn't make me smile...at all. Today, though, I'm feeling pretty good. Good enough for a 1.5 mile walk with my pup today. I'm hoping to get an okay to participate in a bowling tournament on Sunday.

It was also nice enough today, 80F, that I went on a 70 mile motorcycle ride.

 

[The Panda Nut]

Reroofed the porch today. With the new fascias that cost £47. I can live with that. I hope to finish the porch by weds if the corner post cover arrives. Thats just one more small window and then a lot of mucking about before cementing the edges. Fortunately it was easier than expected. Unfortunately my SDS drill packed up. I opened it up and itsgot several issues. It may be salvagable but the main gear is so worn, and its bearing looks damaged, I think I need a new one. I wonder if a lower powered lighter one would do whats needed now. One things sure. They aint cheap.