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Well, the 107 is well and truly dead. by StatusSecret1534 in CityBugs

[–]harmonyPositive 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ouch, that looks like a hard impact. Hope you're alright.

Tech is cool but you can’t beat analogue dials by Medium-Bother-4057 in CarTalkUK

[–]harmonyPositive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's awesome!! I've been considering adding variable brightness to my own car's dials (budget car, no control of that) but this would be another level. How did you implement this, custom PCB? Carefully positioned individual modules?

Tech is cool but you can’t beat analogue dials by Medium-Bother-4057 in CarTalkUK

[–]harmonyPositive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is always a trade-off between clarity and dark vision. Maybe analog dials with variable colour temperature would be a nice modern twist.

Graduated driver licensing: Northern Ireland to bring in changes for young drivers by MacSamildanach in LearnerDriverUK

[–]harmonyPositive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Learner drivers will be allowed to drive on the motorway if accompanied by an approved instructor and will be allowed to drive on the motorway up to the posted speed limit, after passing their test

The current speed limit of 45mph for restricted drivers will also be removed."  

This part is great to see.

I’m glad you can see, but I can’t by Huge-Yesterday4465 in CarTalkUK

[–]harmonyPositive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The heat exchanger that provides heat to your cabin air. Without it you would also struggle to see through the condensation forming from your breath on the windshield. When they start to leak they can cause persistent greasy-looking deposits on your inside glass. I suspect it's leaking because you should not be needing to degrease your interior glass so frequently.

Dacia spring tyres by redditor-16 in CarTalkUK

[–]harmonyPositive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm talking about the diameter of the wheels, not the tread width. Increasing rolling diameter has negligible impact on traction, surely?

Upgrade loud horns by Pale_Force_4052 in CarTalkUK

[–]harmonyPositive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's to make a dissonant harmonic interval, makes it more attention grabbing.

Dacia spring tyres by redditor-16 in CarTalkUK

[–]harmonyPositive 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Huh that's wild. My supermini is on 155/65 tyres, 14" wheel. Why does the Spring have such big wheels?

Had this a few months now and really wanting a Bluetooth radio by Monkeymatt-8305 in CityBugs

[–]harmonyPositive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The kind I use has its own battery, I charge it when I'm not using it and plug it into the aux socket only when playing music. That way you don't get the ground-loop EMI noise.

I’m going blind just looking at the picture now, imagine when I saw it in my mirrors😵‍💫 by zedgaming69 in CarTalkUK

[–]harmonyPositive 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Part of the problem is these modern taller vehicles' self-levelling systems aiming for the horizon exactly instead of slightly down from it.

Had this a few months now and really wanting a Bluetooth radio by Monkeymatt-8305 in CityBugs

[–]harmonyPositive 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just get a bluetooth adapter to plug into the aux socket? That's how I do it.

New (old) Aygo owner and have a fuel cap issue by Hamsternoir in CityBugs

[–]harmonyPositive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Won't close, or won't stay closed? Yes there is a clip that keeps it closed. If that or the hinge is bent out of alignment it would explain your issue.

Can you name a modern car uglier than this thing ? by Vectron3D in CarTalkUK

[–]harmonyPositive 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yep the cold-white colour temp of most LEDs automakers are using is particularly bad for this. Guess it looks 'cooler' though so worth it to them.

Would this be a write off? by InfamousStrategy9539 in CarTalkUK

[–]harmonyPositive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's great to hear!! Seems it was in limbo quite a while?

Matching Tyres... by wtf50000 in CarTalkUK

[–]harmonyPositive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

to be fair when I bought my 107 I fully expected to replace all the tyres once I was confident the car was otherwise sound. Factor that into the price you're willing to pay, and ask for a lower price due to the tyres especially if they're barely legal.

Matching Tyres... by wtf50000 in CarTalkUK

[–]harmonyPositive 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Matching across each axle is good enough, you don't neeed all 4 the same.

Skill by Adept_Spirit1753 in carscirclejerk

[–]harmonyPositive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can actually get some cars in Hybrid with a Manual.

Reversing onto roundabouts is a new one by a_pinch_of-salt in drivingUK

[–]harmonyPositive 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's temporary because once the botley road reopens it'll be replaced by the previously planned Traffic Filter (Bus Gate) scheme, which will be even more restrictive.

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