Show Us Your Motors!
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Me too
I never parked this car in mcdonalds and went to eat never mind little chef!
Sold it to an enthusiast from Scotland.
Exactly! Just a few little bits to make it different from the others then its golden.
[TW]Fox;26602770 said:If you think that screen is iPad Like don't look inside a new Mercedes
LOL Merc do indeed take the biscuit. The screen in the A-class is comical and literally looks like someone went "oh crap we forgot the screen, quick glue an iPad to the dash".
Each to their own I guess - I know many hate the popup screens in the current Audis but personally I love them and the fact you can hide it away when you don't want it there.
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Having now lived with the screen in my M235i for 4 weeks I can categorically say I really couldn't give a £$%^ it works well, its in a good position and it doesn't look out of place. Like most of these design decisions, live with them for more than the 2 seconds of a test drive/sit in at a dealer and they disappear into the insignificance they are...
But 3D map mode - seriously?!
I put it on for the pictures, I run in 2D Direction of Travel mode
It's a gimmick which looks good in publicity material but just makes the map harder to read. Standard top-down 2D mode is far easier to read at a glance and judge distances on.
Same goes for the online systems which can use Google Maps imagery on the nav (or phones which do the same) - utterly pointless and just makes it harder to read. Nav displays should look clear and uncluttered just like a printed road atlas always has done - they were designed that way for a reason
Oh, and real men always have them set to "North Up"
Each to their own I guess.. I agree that the 3d buidings and stuff add clutter and little navigational value (unless you were in heavy fog perhaps and couldn't see the landmarks - more handy than you think in places without proper addressing),. But I have been using nav in 3d mode for over 10 years and, maybe its just habit, but it feels easier to judge as long as its on a low scale.
Most of time my nav is on its not directing me anyway.
Most of time my nav is on its not directing me anyway.
Oh, and real men always have them set to "North Up"
Real drivers know which way is North and like the map to show direction of travel, just like pilots of military aircraft do
