Silly things about your car that you love.

[FussyFez]

My car has an 8k redline, but the marker for 8k is white, and the red markings start just past this.

I love this. It makes me feel that honda wanted me to use all of the rev range, regularly. I'm only too happy to oblige.

Does your car have any silly quirks that you really like for a silly reason?

[s m]

I like the fact it doesn't have a redline

[stug45]

Same on the jazz but 6500rpm. I'm guessing it's a fuel cut so changing down would mean Redline is still possible?

Driving it all full throttle and average mpg approaches 35mpg and then you get stuck in traffic it goes back towards 45+ mpg.

[FakeConcern]

My whole rev counter lights up in red!

[FussyFez]

s m said:

I like the fact it doesn't have a redline

My second fiesta didn't have a redline... It was on its second engine when I sent it to car heaven.

[TheDoggingFather]

FussyFez said:

My car has an 8k redline, but the marker for 8k is white, and the red markings start just past this.

I love this. It makes me feel that honda wanted me to use all of the rev range, regularly. I'm only too happy to oblige.

Does your car have any silly quirks that you really like for a silly reason?

That sounds familiar

[Ray Luxury-Yacht]

In addition to the two normal sun-visors above the windscreen, mine also has a tiny little sun-visor above the rear-view mirror.

Such a small addition with such a big impact, especially in low winter sun. Up until now in every other car I have owned, when I've flipped the main sun visors down, the sun has still managed to get me through the tiny gap above the rear-view mirror :/


But not anymore!! In your face, annoying sun!!!

[FussyFez]

Ray Luxury-Yacht said:

In addition to the two normal sun-visors above the windscreen, mine also has a tiny little sun-visor above the rear-view mirror.

Such a small addition with such a big impact, especially in low winter sun. Up until now in every other car I have owned, when I've flipped the main sun visors down, the sun has still managed to get me through the tiny gap above the rear-view mirror :/


But not anymore!! In your face, annoying sun!!!

Excellent stuff.

I'm a bit jealous.

[Piersman2]

Ray Luxury-Yacht said:

In addition to the two normal sun-visors above the windscreen, mine also has a tiny little sun-visor above the rear-view mirror.

Such a small addition with such a big impact, especially in low winter sun. Up until now in every other car I have owned, when I've flipped the main sun visors down, the sun has still managed to get me through the tiny gap above the rear-view mirror :/


But not anymore!! In your face, annoying sun!!!

My car's got 4 sunvisors. Double either side, where the first sunvisor can be flipped sideways if required, leaving the second one in place in front. Sunvisors matter!

But my favourite silly thing would be the motorised side steps that drop down and outward everytime you open a door.

[Stinkfoot]

My BMW m5's redline is orange and at 4000 rpm when its cold and it gradually rises until its at full temp and red only at 6500rpm.

[V8Wagon]

Ray Luxury-Yacht said:

In addition to the two normal sun-visors above the windscreen, mine also has a tiny little sun-visor above the rear-view mirror.

Such a small addition with such a big impact, especially in low winter sun. Up until now in every other car I have owned, when I've flipped the main sun visors down, the sun has still managed to get me through the tiny gap above the rear-view mirror :/


But not anymore!! In your face, annoying sun!!!

Audi? I had one of these in my old S6.

It also had kinda 'mood lighting' which was an almost hidden red light up near the rear view mirror that bathed the dash in a an almost infra-red glow.

[zeduffman]

The blue needles on the dashboard.

[Ray Luxury-Yacht]

V8Wagon said:

Ray Luxury-Yacht said:

In addition to the two normal sun-visors above the windscreen, mine also has a tiny little sun-visor above the rear-view mirror.

Such a small addition with such a big impact, especially in low winter sun. Up until now in every other car I have owned, when I've flipped the main sun visors down, the sun has still managed to get me through the tiny gap above the rear-view mirror :/


But not anymore!! In your face, annoying sun!!!

Audi? I had one of these in my old S6.

It also had kinda 'mood lighting' which was an almost hidden red light up near the rear view mirror that bathed the dash in a an almost infra-red glow.

Skoda. But I believe most VAG stuff has one.

WRT your mood lighting - my Porsche 911 had that. Tiny LED's in the door cards which illuminated the door handles, and ones in the bottom of the rear-view mirror like yours that illuminated the central dash, console and gear lever.

[Matt UK]

Ray Luxury-Yacht said:

In addition to the two normal sun-visors above the windscreen, mine also has a tiny little sun-visor above the rear-view mirror.

Such a small addition with such a big impact, especially in low winter sun. Up until now in every other car I have owned, when I've flipped the main sun visors down, the sun has still managed to get me through the tiny gap above the rear-view mirror :/


But not anymore!! In your face, annoying sun!!!

My Passat had this! Shame I discovered it the morning I was cleaning it up for its new owner...

[lexusboy]

TheDoggingFather said:

That sounds familiar

8k? You puny mortal lol

[valverguy]

My car has an 8k red line, it is not a honda either

I like the way it breaks constantly.... i tell my self its character, in reality its just french.

[FussyFez]

TheDoggingFather said:

That sounds familiar

I only noticed the other day. Made me smile, and immediately drop a cog or two.

[FussyFez]

Sorry double post

Edited by FussyFez on Friday 20th September 00:27

[hedges88]

People who put my car in reverse and are amazed at the whine of a spur gear even though it's an automatic, I'm afraid it's another Honda related oddity

Hope this thread doesn't get dominated by Honda's, I don't want them to look silly

Very bizarre

[rolex]

I like how the steering wheel locks when I open the door.