Idiosyncratic features to be savoured
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Few will remember this car, and even less remember (or even know about) the special feature:
You see that second stalk on the left, it's the light switch. You turn it once (side lights) then you can put the dipped headlights on by moving the stalk down; or - you can turn it twice and put the main full beam on by moving it down. Such flexibility.
You see that second stalk on the left, it's the light switch. You turn it once (side lights) then you can put the dipped headlights on by moving the stalk down; or - you can turn it twice and put the main full beam on by moving it down. Such flexibility.
HTP99 said:
bearman68 said:
cuprabob said:
Renault Clio MK2 bonnet opened that way too...
Mk1 did, Mk2 is conventionalOriginal Kangoo did too, and the tool kit for the spare was under the bonnet too, which was odd.
DoctorX said:
Oilchange said:
Lance Catamaran said:
Pop up headlights
First thought that popped into my headHTP99 said:
DoctorX said:
Oilchange said:
Lance Catamaran said:
Pop up headlights
First thought that popped into my head
280E said:
Simes205 said:
The Daravi steering, only in SM and CX's - once you're used to it it's pretty good, very quick rack too.
'DIRAVI' was also fitted to some LHD XM models, though I don't think it was the same type as the CX 
always thought it a bit mean in my 190 cosworth to have a single electric mirror on the passenger side operated from the centre console near the gearstick and manual on the drivers - thinking about it its logical really - Also love the little VDO lap timer in situ instead of another dial
morgrp said:
always thought it a bit mean in my 190 cosworth to have a single electric mirror on the passenger side operated from the centre console near the gearstick and manual on the drivers - thinking about it its logical really - Also love the little VDO lap timer in situ instead of another dial
My mum has a similar mirror set up on her Peugeot Partner.P5BNij said:
Lance Catamaran said:
P5BNij said:
The Lamborghini Urraco has its fuel filler cap inside the engine bay, just in front of the near side suspension turret top, you can just see it on the left of the pic...
(A handful of early cars had external filler caps, why on earth they changed to putting it inside the car beggars belief!)
A fuel nozzle right next to a hot engine? What could possibly go wrong?(A handful of early cars had external filler caps, why on earth they changed to putting it inside the car beggars belief!)
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Lamborghini+Ur...
Another Italian idiosyncratic feature - the Espada has a large tap wheel under the dash to allow hot water into the car's heating system, if it goes tits up you just call a plumber..!
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morgrp said:
928/968 ones were cool and somewhat pointless - i'm sure they could have made the lights work with out needing them to flip up
Very early M100 Elans had what were termed "opera" pop up lights due to the mechanism looking a bit like opera glasses. The lights themselves went up and down like the 928 but were covered by a flap. The flap was linked to the light pod by a rod that pushed it up out of the way as the lights rose up. When I had mine I stripped and totally refurbished them. Absolute nightmare to get them back together and all aligned nicely.Chris Goffey explains in vintage Top Gear at 1:40. My car was 3 reg numbers away from the red one in the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJPZmnxasxc
Benmac said:
Very early M100 Elans had what were termed "opera" pop up lights due to the mechanism looking a bit like opera glasses. The lights themselves went up and down like the 928 but were covered by a flap. The flap was linked to the light pod by a rod that pushed it up out of the way as the lights rose up. When I had mine I stripped and totally refurbished them. Absolute nightmare to get them back together and all aligned nicely.
Chris Goffey explains in vintage Top Gear at 1:40. My car was 3 reg numbers away from the red one in the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJPZmnxasxc
That made me think of BMW Z1 doors.Chris Goffey explains in vintage Top Gear at 1:40. My car was 3 reg numbers away from the red one in the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJPZmnxasxc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLGMQ6WG9Kc
VGTICE said:
Such a great design Jaguar designers decided to copy it in their recent XF (ok, not petrol but ad blue and not engine bay but boot but still same kind of )
That is insane, AdBlue is horrible stuff, it's clear like water but when it dries it leaves a sticky crystal like residue behind, just the sort of thing you want to keep well away from the carpet in the boot. )Opel GT headlights were manually operated and flipped/rolled between closed and open.
If you flashed the lights you also had to pull a big lever in the car to roll the light pods over so they were visible.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SUcTPUZlRA
If you flashed the lights you also had to pull a big lever in the car to roll the light pods over so they were visible.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SUcTPUZlRA
M4cruiser said:
Few will remember this car, and even less remember (or even know about) the special feature:
You see that second stalk on the left, it's the light switch. You turn it once (side lights) then you can put the dipped headlights on by moving the stalk down; or - you can turn it twice and put the main full beam on by moving it down. Such flexibility.
Alpine/Solara? I think our Horizon had a similar arrangement.You see that second stalk on the left, it's the light switch. You turn it once (side lights) then you can put the dipped headlights on by moving the stalk down; or - you can turn it twice and put the main full beam on by moving it down. Such flexibility.
Can I add the front passenger seat in some Volvos that folds flat with the seat fire and aft in the right position the headrest tucks under the dash. It turns the car with the head rests down into a single seat van. Not sure if it still a feature today?
And the ticket holder on the edge of Volvo driver side windscreens.
TooMany2cvs said:
280E said:
Simes205 said:
The Daravi steering, only in SM and CX's - once you're used to it it's pretty good, very quick rack too.
'DIRAVI' was also fitted to some LHD XM models, though I don't think it was the same type as the CX 
Which doesn't look anything like the one I dismantled from my CX. They may well have achieved the same function, but I doubt the XM would have made the same wonderful 'slurping' sounds emitted by the CX
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