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5 May 2015, 06:19 (Ref:3534218)
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Originally Posted by BudLightJaguar
Genuine leather is still ok on hot days, but those vinyl seats which were the standard in 60's till the mid 70's are awful if the car has been under the sun for a while.
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A Sydney hot day can be 45C and upwards inside the car...
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5 May 2015, 10:01 (Ref:3534274)
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Originally Posted by GTRMagic
A Sydney hot day can be 45C and upwards inside the car...
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Distorts the speaker covers on the back shelf and pops the metal grills off the plastic base, and they don't go back ever.
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5 May 2015, 10:04 (Ref:3534275)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BudLightJaguar
Genuine leather is still ok on hot days, but those vinyl seats which were the standard in 60's till the mid 70's are awful if the car has been under the sun for a while.
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Those vinyl seats were horrible things!
I like leather too.  Best seating material on balance I think, does not stain and wipes clean.
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5 May 2015, 11:06 (Ref:3534289)
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Those vinyl seats were horrible things!
I like leather too. Best seating material on balance I think, does not stain and wipes clean. |
Cracks though..
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5 May 2015, 11:51 (Ref:3534304)
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Cracks though..
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not if maintained correctly.
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5 May 2015, 15:13 (Ref:3534353)
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Cracks though..
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Sometimes patina is cool. Though it may not be cool if you buy a new BMW and (white leather) seats start to develop patina after three years.
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7 May 2015, 17:51 (Ref:3535207)
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overhead compartment for sunglasses. simple feature but so necessary for those who wear glasses. removes the clutter.
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Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER
Blue tooth and a UBS slot, what a relief to get rid of cassettes and CDs after years of cluttering up the car !
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totally. also an SD card reader. the sound quality of CD's (often better depending on the bitrate of your mp3 files) without the clutter. i am not a fan of streaming music services at all!
on a side note also like how cig lighters have evolved into charging ports for mobile devices.
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7 May 2015, 22:44 (Ref:3535289)
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Originally Posted by chillibowl
overhead compartment for sunglasses. simple feature but so necessary for those who wear glasses. removes the clutter.
totally. also an SD card reader. the sound quality of CD's (often better depending on the bitrate of your mp3 files) without the clutter. i am not a fan of streaming music services at all!
on a side note also like how cig lighters have evolved into charging ports for mobile devices.
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I'm with you here Chilli, mp3 music always sounds very flat and thin compared to CDs. I run a multi-disc changer in preference to using blue tooth for music. Not about to walk around with a cd player however!
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19 May 2015, 21:03 (Ref:3539456)
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Heated seats are a blessing for me. I'm an achy mess on cold mornings and they make life so much better.
Current car has luggage rail things in the boot so you can slide packages- again, very useful!
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4 Jun 2015, 09:55 (Ref:3544840)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JHamilton
Heated steering wheel. Sounds stupid, but don't knock it til you try it. And don't try it if you can't get it. There is no going back.
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Aha! I understand now!
Used one for the first time today.
Because of your recommendation!
ACE!
Who would have thunk!
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11 Nov 2016, 07:42 (Ref:3687120)
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Overhead sunglasses holders are no good when your car has been parked outside on a hot summers day, and the metal arms of your sunglasses leave burn marks on your head.
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11 Nov 2016, 08:37 (Ref:3687126)
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Ouch, that sucks!
What colour is the car if I may ask?
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11 Nov 2016, 09:49 (Ref:3687137)
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Dark silver.
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11 Nov 2016, 15:24 (Ref:3687202)
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that does suck!
also recently discovered by accident that the panic button on the side of my key fob works while im driving!
i guess it works as intended because it caused me great panic and scared the heck out of the cars lined up next to me at the stop light! 
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