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[antijoke]

Just remember, with all that extra torque to not crash this one during icy conditions.

 

[cuke2u]

I like the steering wheel. It is exactly the same as you will find in most new audi models, including a7 etc.

I think your steering wheel looks fine, as does the interior. In fact it was the older A3 interior that totally put me off buying one until the new 8v version came along and changed my mind. The A1 and the A3 have this lovely minimalistic look about them which bring a change to all of these extreme 'knob' interiors of late...

 

[Duke]

Does the nav come out the top bit above the vents now?

 

[Rybo89]

Yeah, they always have on the A1's.

 

[paradigm]

Yeah, they always have on the A1's.

Yep.

All A1's have MMI operating logic, so even if they don't have Nav, they have the manually pop-up screen.

 

[NathWraith]

You own a BMW m8, WELCOME TO FORUM YOU WILL FIT IN WELL HERE.

Un-funny.

 

[Howard]

Even my focus has similar ambient lighting

My Mondeo does, after a few quid, some LEDs and resistors and an hour of my time.

 

[mrk]

Who needs ambient LED lighting eh. All I need is the orange glow of the stereo, dials and climate control and nothing else

 

[Muffin`]

What you can't see is the led lighting which is brilliant at night. Background lighting comes on when driving at night

I wondered why I see a worrying number of A1's with no lights on at night.

 

[rjk]

ambient lighting??

what...

 

[Clarkey]

Who needs ambient LED lighting eh. All I need is the orange glow of the stereo, dials and climate control and nothing else

Your ambient light doesn't work?

 

[mrk]

Your ambient light doesn't work?

The lights that come on when a door is opened? Of course... Never heard of them referred to as ambient lights though, ambient assumes always on like those found on a Mini Cooper which I thought Blackhawk was on about here with them always being on.

 

[paradigm]

That is what he is referring to. A mood lighting if you will.

Never seen the point personally, the last thing I want at night is the cabin being lit up.

 

[mrk]

Yup I found it a distraction driving at night and just felt a bit cheap and aftermarket.

 

[Clarkey]

I mean the ambient light in the roof that emits a soft amber glow into the cabin at night. Apparently it's so subtle that even OCD owners don't notice it? I like it a lot and it sucks not to have it in the e36.

 

[mrk]

Oh that's directed only at the gear knob area and nowhere else. It can hardly be called ambient lighting and cannot be seen from any angle other than below.

 

[--Mike--]

MRK, do you not have the red lighting from the headlining when your headlights are on?

Edit - Didn't see your new post!

 

[randomshenans]

Dual (or more) zone climate I have never wanted or used. Annoyingly in most cars the temperatures are not linked either, so you end up changing it twice :/

What I like about my audi, you press and hold auto and it syncs up the 2 zones and allows you to use the driver side to control the both. When she presses her up / down bit, it then breaks the sync so when I'm alone in the car I don't have to bugger about.

 

[Yaayuh!]

What I like about my audi, you press and hold auto and it syncs up the 2 zones and allows you to use the driver side to control the both. When she presses her up / down bit, it then breaks the sync so when I'm alone in the car I don't have to bugger about.

Apart from put earplugs in when the fans ramp up?

 

[randomshenans]

Just turn up the radio


Since I managed to burst another tyre in a week, which turns out is quite costly, I had to hope the saxo worked after sitting in the garage untouched for over a year. It started (with a new battery) first time and runs like a charm. Who says French cars are rubbish!?

OK, a little.