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This is an issue with new cars in general - I have to do the same on the ID.7
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Thats annoying but a sign of the times. Im spoilt by my RAV4 PHEV. No bings and bongs
The thing that bugs me on defaulting settings isn't the safety stuff, i've got used to them. It's the drive profiles. Having to manually select my custom profile for performance, DCC and ACC etc
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I must be honest, the bings and bongs and other nonsense that cars come with nowadays is a very large contributing factor to us not buying a new car (along with not needing one atm). I've been dancing around the topic of a new car for ages now, (probably as long as jpaul) but every time I drive something modern, I get irritated by the incessant nannying. I also wonder how much of this contributes to the dismal state of driving standards we're experiencing atm, people are relying on their car to tell them when they're drifting lanes / speeding / whatever so they just drive half asleep.
I really do think we could do society a favour by turning off all these aids and alarms for a week or so and letting the problem solve itself, then those of us who actually know how to drive can enjoy the roads without having to avoid people who have no clue what those shiny appendages on the side of their car are for.
I really do think we could do society a favour by turning off all these aids and alarms for a week or so and letting the problem solve itself, then those of us who actually know how to drive can enjoy the roads without having to avoid people who have no clue what those shiny appendages on the side of their car are for.
I've gotten used to them all pretty quick, though one really needs to GTFO and that's collision detection at low speeds.
I think most have experienced it, every now and then when parking/turning within what seems to be about 6" of a fence etc and the car has a hissy fit and slams the brakes on. Really grinds my gears.
My 2023 Cupra Born has none of those annoyances. LKA is very subtle, bings and bongs for speed limit can be turned off and the safety features are not noticed until needed. Same for my 2022 I-Pace and 2023 C40.
Sorry but there are plenty of modern cars with modern safety features that are not in any way obtrusive.
Sorry but there are plenty of modern cars with modern safety features that are not in any way obtrusive.
Yeah that brake slam thing did happen a few times on our C40 until a software update about a year ago. Not happened since.
Admmittedly my sample size is fairly small, mostly rental cars, so I might be talking nonsense. Doesn't change the fact that you have to limit your car choices to certain brands or models to avoid it.
My i4 only gives a soft muted bong when I exceed the speed limit, nothing else and no need to make any changes when I get in the car. The idrive profile with associated settings is also transferable to other bmw's.
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My i5 bongs for speed warning and also flashes the speed limit on the dash and the HUD, like Robbo says holding the 'set' button on the steering wheel disables/enables it. The worst safety feature i have is the pedestrian collision detection, a few times i've now gone round a corner coming off a roundabout if someone is walking near to the edge of the pavement the collision warning has gone off and it's emergency braked! Good job there was no one behind me!
I quite like it, having just got the car it does the job of telling me I'm being naughty(ish).
Not had any issues with pedestrian collision avoidance but there's still time. Have lived with these systems since 2017 so I know my way around them.
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These are a lot more expensive than the id7 so not really comparable I’d say?
I guess it depends on how it's being funded, there are plenty of AUC ones around the £40-45k mark, and you can get big discounts on new ones. But yes, fundamentally it's more expensive.
A question I hope someone in here would've experienced before but I know with all questions like these it's in the realm of 'how long is a piece of string'
We've bought a new build property that has already been all wired up for an EV charger. They've just placed a plastic cap over where it terminates on the outside wall. Whenever you get quotes online it seems to assume you have nothing in place and then estimates £4-500 for installation. I feel that would be absurd for essentially just connecting the charger to the wires in-situ already but admittedly I can just about change a fuse without blowing the house up so what do i know!
Just wondering if anyone in here has had the same scenario and what they ended up paying.
We've bought a new build property that has already been all wired up for an EV charger. They've just placed a plastic cap over where it terminates on the outside wall. Whenever you get quotes online it seems to assume you have nothing in place and then estimates £4-500 for installation. I feel that would be absurd for essentially just connecting the charger to the wires in-situ already but admittedly I can just about change a fuse without blowing the house up so what do i know!
Just wondering if anyone in here has had the same scenario and what they ended up paying.
/s just in case
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