Radical optional extras

S@njay · 1 Apr 2006 at 22:20

I was just surfing a few car websites, looking at the kinds of extras you can get for cars.

I was amazed at what bmw offer, one of which is night vision, which shows a black and white view of the road ahead.

Not sure what the tracking optional extras are all about though.

So what kind of optional extras have you seen in cars that are "cool"?

Enfield · 1 Apr 2006 at 22:21

You do know it's April Fools don't you?

[TW]Fox · 1 Apr 2006 at 22:21

Enfield said:
You do know it's April Fools don't you?

Mercedes actually offer nightvision on the new S Class.

Enfield · 1 Apr 2006 at 22:23

[TW]Fox said:
Mercedes actually offer nightvision on the new S Class.

Night vision in black and white? Night vision would be green.

I don't know what colour you see at night but I certainly see none

S@njay · 1 Apr 2006 at 22:25

Enfield said:
You do know it's April Fools don't you?

http://www.motoring.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=2621784

Enfield · 1 Apr 2006 at 22:29

Hmm, OK. *Hides*

My car has no optional extra's, it doesn't even have electric windows!

[TW]Fox · 1 Apr 2006 at 22:29

Enfield said:
Night vision in black and white?

Thats right yes

Firestar_3x · 1 Apr 2006 at 22:34

Enfield said:
Night vision in black and white? Night vision would be green.

I don't know what colour you see at night but I certainly see none

Lol proof that driving a fiesta effect your upto date car knowledge.

Enfield · 1 Apr 2006 at 22:36

Firestar_3x said:
Lol proof that driving a fiesta effect your upto date car knowledge.

Heh, yeah I prefer old cars though. Who needs all these driver aid rubbish anyways

[TW]Fox · 1 Apr 2006 at 22:36

Enfield said:
Heh, yeah I prefer old cars though. Who needs all these driver aid rubbish anyways

There speaketh a man who has never driven something with all the cool stuff

Enfield · 1 Apr 2006 at 22:40

[TW]Fox said:
There speaketh a man who has never driven something with all the cool stuff

Early days yet

I've driven a Passat with TomTom go and Origin B2 does that count?

Just look at the BMW M5 and how long it took JC to configure it hahaha :eek:

Firestar_3x · 1 Apr 2006 at 22:42

[TW]Fox said:
There speaketh a man who has never driven something with all the cool stuff

Toys are cool, TCS / ESP and all that junk just spoil things, if you can turn them fully off then fair enough

But toys like tv's / sat nav / electric everything are always nice to have

NickXX · 1 Apr 2006 at 22:50

Firestar_3x said:
Toys are cool, TCS / ESP and all that junk just spoil things, if you can turn them fully off then fair enough

TCS/ESP/DSC 4tw tbh.

Firestar_3x · 1 Apr 2006 at 22:52

NickXX said:
TCS/ESP/DSC 4tw tbh.

No sense of adventure tbh

NickXX · 1 Apr 2006 at 23:02

Firestar_3x said:
No sense of adventure tbh

Going sideways scares me

James_N · 1 Apr 2006 at 23:06

the only problem with all this aid stuff/gadgets is that the older the car gets, the more there is to go wrong with it and the more expensive it is to repair

paradigm · 1 Apr 2006 at 23:16

James_N said:
the only problem with all this aid stuff/gadgets is that the older the car gets, the more there is to go wrong with it and the more expensive it is to repair

Sell it before its old

MrMatteh · 2 Apr 2006 at 01:34

Enfield said:
Just look at the BMW M5 and how long it took JC to configure it hahaha

wasnt that the M6?

oh saw a 645-somethingorother the other day. my first spot of a parked one!

Redrum · 2 Apr 2006 at 01:54

S@njay said:
I was just surfing a few car websites, looking at the kinds of extras you can get for cars.

I was amazed at what bmw offer, one of which is night vision, which shows a black and white view of the road ahead.

Not sure what the tracking optional extras are all about though.

So what kind of optional extras have you seen in cars that are "cool"?

I seem to recal 5th gear testing it and saying the night vison is not all that good.

As for cool extras, well there was a car that came out recently that supposedly parks itself, which would be very cool if it worked properly. I also think radar/laser guided cruse control is pretty cool, where the car automatically controls the speed depending on the speed of the car infront, and in the case of one of the mercs, will also do an emergency stop if required. Then theres the rear view cameras in nissans, and built in fridges in the octavia, and probably other cars too and the citroen vibrating seat.

geiger · 2 Apr 2006 at 04:19

Enfield said:
Night vision in black and white? Night vision would be green.

green is normally used because the human eye can discern more shades of this colour then any other. Not sure why its black and white but its a waste of time at the moment from what Ive seen. They would have to overlay the information so what use is a seperate screen