tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post71850286120983618..comments2023-10-17T12:05:26.540+01:00Comments on Razor-blade of Life: Z has become a princess without even noticingZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-19139056703232104382008-12-07T14:55:00.000+00:002008-12-07T14:55:00.000+00:00The parking (rather than hand) brake is fine for a...The parking (rather than hand) brake is fine for a car with automatic transmission, as I understand that most Americans drive, but it's a loss less suitable for the manual gearbox cars that we prefer generally over here. For one thing, there's the starting on a hill thing from neutral, which is much easier to get right with a handbrake, and for another, automatics have a parking gear so there's not the risk of the parking brake not holding (or not having been put on, which is quite likely with something stuck awkwardly up on the side.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-89397175220230273092008-12-03T00:23:00.000+00:002008-12-03T00:23:00.000+00:00Wow, windshield sensors, backing up beepers and yo...Wow, windshield sensors, backing up beepers and your Rover talked to you! I can't believe your Mercedes has no AC or CD player. I do believe though that the hood ornament is for more than la-dee-ducking-dah, it helps to keep you in the center of the road. Loved Weeza's aside. <BR/><BR/>I can't recall the last time I saw a car with a handbrake here.<BR/><BR/>I think you will be more involved in the selection of your next vehicle. No?luckyzmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04176703683321469118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-69669236613550968372008-11-26T09:40:00.000+00:002008-11-26T09:40:00.000+00:00I'm sure I could, but it's not worth spending much...I'm sure I could, but it's not worth spending much money on a 10 year old car. If I end up liking it so much that I want to keep it for several years, it might be worth it, but it may be simpler to sell it and get a newer model. If I added all the things I miss, I could spend more than we bought the car for!<BR/><BR/>I don't really care about a car- reliably getting me from A to B in reasonable comfort is quite enough. It's just that my last car was so lovely that it's spoiled me for anything less.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-51032455126214638462008-11-26T09:29:00.000+00:002008-11-26T09:29:00.000+00:00:-) cant u get a custom AC fitted? Its possible he...:-) cant u get a custom AC fitted? Its possible here in india, so may be a technician could do that for you?How do we knowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01763488475931737293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-60196925031692998252008-11-25T22:32:00.000+00:002008-11-25T22:32:00.000+00:00You're all right - i mean, as a cat, you're certai...You're all right - i mean, as a cat, you're certainly a princess, but not a spoiled one. It's being too precious to turn on the windscreen wiper that makes me one!Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-62191673122605186442008-11-25T21:18:00.000+00:002008-11-25T21:18:00.000+00:00Ooh no air con. I'd miss that. Does that make me a...Ooh no air con. I'd miss that. Does that make me a spoiled princess? Oh well, we spoiled princesses don't care!<BR/><BR/>The air con does reduce the mpg of my car slightly ( but nothing like as dramatically as everyone warned me it would), but so does driving with the windows down, which is the only real alternative.<BR/><BR/>No hand brake sounds a bit scary. It would never occur to me to ask if a car had a handbrake, I think I'd just assumed that they were standard.Lois (three-legged-cat)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12678081529440242681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-10095360691319128412008-11-25T15:30:00.000+00:002008-11-25T15:30:00.000+00:00Well, at least you've got a project for the next m...Well, at least you've got a project for the next month sorted out then.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-18349010046418312372008-11-25T14:51:00.000+00:002008-11-25T14:51:00.000+00:00Yes, really.Except, having gone to get it, it's no...Yes, really.<BR/><BR/>Except, having gone to get it, it's not where I thought it might be. Post-move, some things haven't quite turned up where they should. Will rack brain.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403853324345062446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-73756034672016546902008-11-25T13:26:00.000+00:002008-11-25T13:26:00.000+00:00Really? Thanks, Dave.Really? Thanks, Dave.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-14140726118965773222008-11-25T13:22:00.000+00:002008-11-25T13:22:00.000+00:00I've got a connector for i-pod (well, MP3) to cass...I've got a connector for i-pod (well, MP3) to cassette deck - used it on my sports car. I don't need it for my current car, so you're welcome to it.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403853324345062446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-76613417620828368212008-11-25T12:47:00.000+00:002008-11-25T12:47:00.000+00:00Oh. Yes, I see your point. I find the research p...Oh. Yes, I see your point. I find the research part incredibly boring. I want to tell someone what I like and let them get on with it. And looking up specifications never tells me what I want to know, they keep banging on about how fast you get up to 60, which I couldn't care less about.<BR/><BR/>We only paid £1300 for the car, plus £50 to Mike for all his trouble (he's also taken on the selling of the Rover) so it's not worth spending money on it. Similarly, I'll get a connector to plug my iPod into the cassette deck rather than buy a CD player. If I like driving it, I can always look for a *better* Mercedes next year, if not I'll know what to avoid.<BR/><BR/>I'd have kept the Rover for years as it was lovely and comfortable and not *that* thirsty for its size (36-38 average mpg for a 2 litre petrol estate) but sadly it was not on. But I actively enjoyed driving that car more than I have any other.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-73458378192908649272008-11-25T12:04:00.000+00:002008-11-25T12:04:00.000+00:00"I should add, at this point, that I am supremely ...<I>"I should add, at this point, that I am supremely uninterested in cars."</I><BR/><BR/>I think you've just more than adequately refuted that...<BR/><BR/>The reason I've not changed my car is becuase I like the toys and power, combined with the fuel economy, that my current one has, and I know I won't get them again. At least not with the same quality.<BR/><BR/>You can now get add-on parking sensors btw - they had them on The Gadget Show last week. But you're probably not *that* bothered...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-19241526251207087292008-11-25T08:46:00.000+00:002008-11-25T08:46:00.000+00:00That reminds me of the Mapp and Lucia books by EF ...That reminds me of the Mapp and Lucia books by EF Benson, where the woman with the Rolls Royce called it a 'Royce' as she thought 'Rolls' was vulgar!<BR/><BR/>It's the climate control that I like. Yesterday, the heating was always wrong and I had to keep adjusting it. I am used to setting a temperature and the car stays at it. If you're going around town, it's more economical to open a window when it's hot. If travelling faster, opening windows makes the car less aerodynamic and more fuel-inefficient, so you're better off using air con. I don't use the car for short, slow trips, I go on my bike.<BR/><BR/>Anonymous, yup. That's me. Though I don't think it's too much to expect, for a Mercedes to have a CD player or air conditioning, I acknowledge the princess tag for the sensors. But I refute it for the stupid handbrake replacement.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-13245454852398101712008-11-25T08:26:00.000+00:002008-11-25T08:26:00.000+00:00Spoilt princess. Well you did ask....Spoilt princess. Well you did ask....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-44826226397966831612008-11-25T07:20:00.000+00:002008-11-25T07:20:00.000+00:00Feel free to take the air con out of mine - I hard...Feel free to take the air con out of mine - I hardly ever use it as it makes the car less economical.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08403853324345062446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21602861.post-10208397968119299402008-11-25T05:17:00.000+00:002008-11-25T05:17:00.000+00:00Here in the U.S. we never call them Mercs-that is ...Here in the U.S. we never call them Mercs-that is for Lincoln Mercury. We call them Benz. Do you use the A/C often?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com