Weird car facts...

[Waugh-terfall]

Ironically, I was in a coursemates LHD Romanian registered mk4 Golf this afternoon, with stubby door mirror...

Here's a late-W210 with one...

[Honk]

looks like Nemo

[blueg33]

Silent1 said:

Can you provide a reliable citation for this please, as frankly it sounds like mythical bks.

Yes, my father was Systems Director responsible for the financial models. He had to alter the model to take account of the cost over run. I know that is anecdotal, but I have no further evidence. (Dad started by running the accounting systems at Massey Fergusson, moving onto parts systems at BL and the financial systems at Land Rover). Almost all of the adults in my street worked for BL, Jaguar or Chrysler.

[mattdaniels]

The fastest road cars in the world are supplied by rental companies.

[sebhaque]

I'm glad to see my wing mirror comment has stirred a bit of conversation up.

I'm pushing the topic a bit here, but E46 M3s (and I assume 3-series' too) use 3M adhesive tape to hold the control relay for the rear light clusters up. As I found out today when my n/s relay left its mounts and started clattering on the CDC.

[Jakg]

I must be odd, because I find the part sharing things pretty interesting :/

[carlove]

Jakg said:

I must be odd, because I find the part sharing things pretty interesting :/

I thought it was just me!

[tali1]

Waugh-terfall said:

Ironically, I was in a coursemates LHD Romanian registered mk4 Golf this afternoon, with stubby door mirror...

Here's a late-W210 with one...

Maybe my eyesight , but doesn't look stubby-ish to me -or at least not "proper stubby" as in 190 and W124!

[mat777]

For a brief period of late series 3 production, Land Rover used Austin Healey 3000 fron sidelights as reversing lights before reverting to another rear foglight with a clear lens for very late S3 and continued Defender production

[mph1977]

mat777 said:

For a brief period of late series 3 production, Land Rover used Austin Healey 3000 fron sidelights as reversing lights before reverting to another rear foglight with a clear lens for very late S3 and continued Defender production

as opposed to their own front sidelight lens ?

[5lab]

The Riddler said:

5lab said:

volvo 340 autos have an LSD and go just as fast backwards as forwards

Depends on which Auto box, it's only the CVT Transmission that goes as fast forwards as backwards. Same or similar system as in the Daf 44(?)

340s only came in cvt or manual, there were no normal autos available.

480s had a function whereby if you used full throttle the car would shut down most ancilleries such as air con and heated rear screen to reduce load and make it go faster. Kinda like primitive overboost

[Vladimir]

Proper drivers are only to be seen in old MX5s, small engined BMWs and ancient French hatchbacks.

All other cars are for heathen scum who know nothing about driving.

[mat777]

mph1977 said:

mat777 said:

For a brief period of late series 3 production, Land Rover used Austin Healey 3000 fron sidelights as reversing lights before reverting to another rear foglight with a clear lens for very late S3 and continued Defender production

as opposed to their own front sidelight lens ?

the Healey 3000 lens (a Lucas L691)is pointy not domed:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-AUSTIN-HEALEY-FRONT-...

...and is about 1.5x the diameter of the normal domed light(the standard Lucas sidelight/indicator/brake light used on just about every british car and bike):
http://www.holden.co.uk/displayproduct.asp?sg=&amp...

see what I mean:



God knows why they didnt just use the standard sidelight

Edited by mat777 on Wednesday 18th January 11:03

Edited by mat777 on Wednesday 18th January 11:04

[hardcorehobbit]

Silent1 said:

In australia IIRC it's a legal requirement for the indicators to be on the right.
Also it makes sense you're far more likely to need to indicate/dip your headlights when going round a corner/changing gear.
All companies that put it on the left are shafting us because they can't be bothered to change it when they don't have to.

Just check any japanese car and you'll see that they have them in the proper place and TBH i prefer it as it's just simply better.

Not any Japanese car... My 97 Primera had indicators on the left, same as my mates 04 Civic and every Japanese car I've been in and driven.

[mat777]

Silent1 said:

In australia IIRC it's a legal requirement for the indicators to be on the right.
Also it makes sense you're far more likely to need to indicate/dip your headlights when going round a corner/changing gear.
All companies that put it on the left are shafting us because they can't be bothered to change it when they don't have to.

Just check any japanese car and you'll see that they have them in the proper place and TBH i prefer it as it's just simply better.

Definitely true - my land Rover has it on the right as well. So much easier to flick it with the fingers of the hand on the steering wheel, that having to interfere with my gear changing

[Kenzle]

Early 90s Aston Virage's have the same rear light clusters as a VW Scirocco.

[LuS1fer]

mat777 said:

Definitely true - my land Rover has it on the right as well. So much easier to flick it with the fingers of the hand on the steering wheel, that having to interfere with my gear changing

The Mustang is on the left but at least the shifter is on my right...

[XitUp]

hardcorehobbit said:

Not any Japanese car... My 97 Primera had indicators on the left, same as my mates 04 Civic and every Japanese car I've been in and driven.

Built in Sunderland and Swindon I think.

[GC8]

Light n Hairy said:

The Porsche 928S4 had the gearbox of a standard W124 Merc.

Piffle! The 928 doesnt have a conventional longitudinally mounted gearbox, it has a transaxle.

[h4muf]

All Lotus Carltons started out as GSI3000'S!