These pictures make my teeth itch
Discussion
irocfan said:
Ste1987 said:
McAndy said:
stumpage said:
Who allowed this on a bloody expensive car.
There are a multitude of things in there, depending on how pedantic one's feeling, but what annoys me is that in these press shots the rear view mirrors are often aligned straight on to the camera.(Drive a Jap import...indicator stalk is on the 'outside' (i.e. the RHS, not the LHS as is usual). It feels far more natural than the usual location and permits you to operate it without interfering with gearchanges - all Euro mfrs just tool-up for one set, regardless of LHD or RHD market, so the RHD markets have to suffer the set-up optimised for LHD markets.)
Silver Smudger said:
Alex@POD said:
From the Evo Triangle thread:
Not seeing anything amiss?House86 said:
Thought I'd share a pic from last week I like, started snowing while I was there, roads where empty and had a good drive 
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[Rear wiper not horizontal when parked (although, to be fair, they aren't on most cars)
The break in the black stripes by the fog light
The Mini sticker on the number plate
The '5' on the number plate just looks wrong
John Cooper Works, while centered on the actual number, is not centered on the number plate and looks worse because of the black stripes
White reversing sensors on the black stripes...
Ste1987 said:
The fact the indicators and wiper controls are on the same stick make my teeth itch! Not right!
quite like it myself, as someone used to jumping in and out of different motors you *can't* flip the wrong stalk, it's a long way down my list of things merc could have tried to do a better job on...havoc said:
I'm still p'd off that all the European mfrs leave the indicator and wiper stalks 'backwards' for RHD markets.
(Drive a Jap import...indicator stalk is on the 'outside' (i.e. the RHS, not the LHS as is usual). It feels far more natural than the usual location and permits you to operate it without interfering with gearchanges - all Euro mfrs just tool-up for one set, regardless of LHD or RHD market, so the RHD markets have to suffer the set-up optimised for LHD markets.)
Made most ridiculous when the Honda versions of Rovers had the stalk on the correct side and the Rovers did not.(Drive a Jap import...indicator stalk is on the 'outside' (i.e. the RHS, not the LHS as is usual). It feels far more natural than the usual location and permits you to operate it without interfering with gearchanges - all Euro mfrs just tool-up for one set, regardless of LHD or RHD market, so the RHD markets have to suffer the set-up optimised for LHD markets.)
BigBen said:
havoc said:
I'm still p'd off that all the European mfrs leave the indicator and wiper stalks 'backwards' for RHD markets.
(Drive a Jap import...indicator stalk is on the 'outside' (i.e. the RHS, not the LHS as is usual). It feels far more natural than the usual location and permits you to operate it without interfering with gearchanges - all Euro mfrs just tool-up for one set, regardless of LHD or RHD market, so the RHD markets have to suffer the set-up optimised for LHD markets.)
Made most ridiculous when the Honda versions of Rovers had the stalk on the correct side and the Rovers did not.(Drive a Jap import...indicator stalk is on the 'outside' (i.e. the RHS, not the LHS as is usual). It feels far more natural than the usual location and permits you to operate it without interfering with gearchanges - all Euro mfrs just tool-up for one set, regardless of LHD or RHD market, so the RHD markets have to suffer the set-up optimised for LHD markets.)
Incidentally at about the time I had the first car with the stalk on the left, BMW was selling cars in UK with LHD wiper layout. Disgusting for a premium brand.
The first vehicle my family had which had the indicator stalk on the left was a K-Reg, 1971 Ford Transit. Ford had moved the ignition switch off the dash I favour of a steering lock ignition switch. Confused the hell out of my dad. He drove from the dealer in Kingston-upon-Thames to Reading indicating left when he meant right and vice versa.
To him, stalk up for left, down for right, was burned into his muscle memory. The fact that you move the stalk in the same direction as the wheel just did not compute.
The next day he had me standing in front of the van pointing at each indicator as he turned it on until he believed what I had instinctively grasped, aged 7 1/2. He then added dymo labels to the dash to remind him which way to move the stalk!
To him, stalk up for left, down for right, was burned into his muscle memory. The fact that you move the stalk in the same direction as the wheel just did not compute.
The next day he had me standing in front of the van pointing at each indicator as he turned it on until he believed what I had instinctively grasped, aged 7 1/2. He then added dymo labels to the dash to remind him which way to move the stalk!
Edited by 66mpg on Tuesday 15th March 17:25
66mpg said:
To him, stalk up for left, down for right, was burned into his muscle memory. The fact that you move the stalk in the same direction as the wheel just did not compute.
I taught an ex-girlfriend to drive over twenty years ago and she din't get this either.Strange because she was very clever otherwise.
irocfan said:
Ste1987 said:
McAndy said:
stumpage said:
Who allowed this on a bloody expensive car.
There are a multitude of things in there, depending on how pedantic one's feeling, but what annoys me is that in these press shots the rear view mirrors are often aligned straight on to the camera.I always did that when I drove my mate's C63.
The vents are annoying though!
TartanPaint said:
What is it here then?5potTurbo said:
irocfan said:
Ste1987 said:
McAndy said:
stumpage said:
Who allowed this on a bloody expensive car.
There are a multitude of things in there, depending on how pedantic one's feeling, but what annoys me is that in these press shots the rear view mirrors are often aligned straight on to the camera.I always did that when I drove my mate's C63.
The vents are annoying though!
k did you manage to turn on the speed limiter by accident? 
silverthorn2151 said:
Blimey, over the last few pages there is some particularly rarefied and focused teeth itching going on.
In the real world how are these noticed and are they not, for the most part, minor idiosyncrasies?
A moment of reason in this sea of OCD.In the real world how are these noticed and are they not, for the most part, minor idiosyncrasies?
The world is not symmetrical FFS - learn to live with it!
JumboBeef said:
Not for OCD reasons, but this sign irritates me every time I see it. 
Alphington Road, Exeter's only 24hr free car park.I'd say the sign has to be like that - the sign itself can't overhang traffic and the poles can't block the entrance to the bridge arch. Or is there something else I'm not seeing?
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