The missus and her new car

[Tim+]

"Dave Plowman (News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk> wrote:
> In article <vP6Or.20544$GO2.7459@fx05.am4>,
> Mrcheerful <g.odonnell35...........uk> wrote:
>> it won't matter, she will still over-ride the auto settings and play
>> around, the first thing I do before driving my wife's car is to press
>> the auto button on the climate control, because every time she will
>> have altered the fan speed or something, taking it out of auto.
>
> Trouble with auto on a climate control system is it will ramp up the fan
> speed if you prefer to open a window or two rather than use the AC when
> it's warm. So most of the time mine is set to a fixed (low) fan speed

Why would you want to run the AC with your windows open?

Tim

[Steve Firth]

"Mrcheerful" <g.odonnell35...........uk> wrote:
> Arfa Daily wrote:
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>>>>>> "Arfa Daily" <arfa.daily@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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>>>>>>> She's looking at a 2.5 diesel Disco on an 02 plate. Done about
>>>>>>> 100k. 12 months' ticket and 6 months warranty. Seems a genuine
>>>>>>> enough motor. Two local owners from new. She's had a test drive
>>>>>>> in it and says that it runs and drives nicely. Guy in the garage
>>>>>>> says that if for any reason at all she decides that she doesn't
>>>>>>> get on with it in the first three months, he'll take it back and
>>>>>>> find her a different 4WD, which seems a good offer.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Anything to be looking out for on it ? General opinions ? From
>>>>>>> what I can see, it doesn't look like a particularly quick or
>>>>>>> powerful motor, but that should suit her driving style. She's
>>>>>>> used to driving motors this size and bigger in the U.S. , so I
>>>>>>> don't think that should be an issue.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Any and all comments from the usual suspects, gratefully received
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> TIA
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Arfa
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The td5 engine can have a few issues such as a misfire due to oil
>>>>>> in the injector loom, head gaskets go for fun & the most
>>>>>> expensive is a complete failure of the injector that drops the
>>>>>> end into the engine making a mess of it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have had loads of D2's & they are great, but with a warranty
>>>>>> that covers thesethings, should be ok.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Check for rust on chassis & if it's an auto, check it works 100%
>>>>>
>>>>> 7 seaters have an air sprung rear, compressors can die if there is
>>>>> a leak. ACE models have their own host of issues and best avoided.
>>>>
>>>> I FIND THE ace SYSTEM WORKS GREAT, YOU MIGHT GET A LEAKY RAM, BUT
>>>> THEY ARE NOT EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE
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>>> Bugger! didn't proof read that one
>>>
>>
>> Thanks for the comments. Doesn't look like any substantial problems
>> to this model, then. What will be one of the best features is the
>> fact that it has climate control. I say that because in 40 years that
>> I've known her and she's been driving, she has never got the hang of
>> airflow and temperature setting controls in any car we've owned ... :-)
>> Arfa
>
> it won't matter, she will still over-ride the auto settings and play around,
> the first thing I do before driving my wife's car is to press the auto
> button on the climate control, because every time she will have altered the
> fan speed or something, taking it out of auto.

Wot he said. Most of my cars over the past two decades have had climate
control. Every time SWMBO uses one of the cars it comes back mucked about
with. Mostly I set mine at 22C and the humidity to "not quite desert" and
leave it like that all year round. Wimmin OTOH are constantly too hot, too
cold, it's too much air blowing out, not enough air...

[Steve Firth]

Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> wrote:
> On 2012-07-22, Arfa Daily <arfa.daily@ntlworld.com> wrote:


>> One thing that seemed maybe 'not quite right' with it, is that it feels a
>> bit as though it's 'wallowing', with the bumps.
>
> They all do that, Sir. )

Even worse on a Jeep.

[DavidR]

"Arfa Daily" <arfa.daily@ntlworld.com> wrote
> "Mrcheerful" <g.odonnell35...........uk> wrote in message

>> it won't matter, she will still over-ride the auto settings and play
>> around, the first thing I do before driving my wife's car is to press the
>> auto button on the climate control, because every time she will have
>> altered the fan speed or something, taking it out of auto.

That's assuming you share the preferences of the engineer that specified the
auto settings.

> You're probably right ... !! :-)

I know it's not possible to "please all the people all the time" but
I still come to the conclusion that the people producing climate control
systems don't really understand the soft requirements. If another person
leaves the system in a non-auto state, there is probably a good reason.