Car Deposit Difference - What Would You Do?

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  • lincroft1710
    lincroft1710 Posts: 17,545
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    Up until the 1960s windscreen wipers on Fords were vacuum operated, the faster the car went, the slower the wipers went!
    If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales
  • Herzlos
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    Jackmydad wrote: »
    Before automatic lights and wipers we never went anywhere in our cars if it was dark or raining. .

    To be fair auto wipers the only feature I miss. having to tweak the stalk every couple of minutes on a journey as the rain changes is a nuisance. It's easy enough to do but I'd rather not.
  • Jackmydad
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    Up until the 1960s windscreen wipers on Fords were vacuum operated, the faster the car went, the slower the wipers went!

    I can remember going somewhere with my dad. Must have been about 1967, and he had one of his usual old bangers a "Sit up and beg" Ford Pop. P - ing down with rain. Wipers were going like mad going up the hill at about 25 mph, but going fast(er) down the other side they were at a crawl.
    Herzlos wrote: »
    To be fair auto wipers the only feature I miss. having to tweak the stalk every couple of minutes on a journey as the rain changes is a nuisance. It's easy enough to do but I'd rather not.

    I've actually not driven with them. Be nice if they work properly as you say.
    I'm not much on "auto" stuff in general, I'm not a Luddite, but I find that inevitably it ends up being "better" on manual.
  • agrinnall
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    Jackmydad wrote: »
    I'm not much on "auto" stuff in general, I'm not a Luddite, but I find that inevitably it ends up being "better" on manual.

    I don't find that's the case with either lights or wipers, both of which seem to work pretty well on automatic in my last two cars, both Fiestas.
  • Iceweasel
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    agrinnall wrote: »
    I don't find that's the case with either lights or wipers, both of which seem to work pretty well on automatic in my last two cars, both Fiestas.

    I agree - I have no issues with:

    auto lights
    adaptive lights - no need to change between dip and full beam
    auto cornering lights
    auto wipers
    auto fan speed - linked to climate control which is never off
    auto recirc - when pollutants/nasty smells are detected coming in
    adaptive suspension - reacts to the road surface
    auto braking when in cruise control going downhill

    nor with the auto 8-speed gearbox

    All of the above respond quicker to changing situations than I can, and it's only very very rarely that I would wish to override any of them.

    Even the gear-box is linked to the sat-nav and knows when I am approaching a corner or roundabout and selects a gear in preparation/readiness.

    I do have a problem sometimes with the stop/start which cannot see ahead and predict when the vehicles in front will move off again. I often switch that feature off.
  • sevenhills
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    agrinnall wrote: »
    I don't find that's the case with either lights or wipers, both of which seem to work pretty well on automatic in my last two cars, both Fiestas.

    They tend to come on when its a little dull, if they followed the Highway code, I would have them on.
  • fiisch
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    Oops - yes £226 refunded not £326... I was being a little facetious about the auto-headlights, but given her old car had it on and she hasn't been driving long, she was worried she'd forget (in fairness, I don't like how modern cars have backlit dials even when headlights aren't on, as this used to be a dead giveaway on older cars... Although some people still managed to forget, presumably as they never looked at the dials.)

    I probably am being a bit awkward, but it's a principle - I feel like the deal has been made in bad faith, as they have not stuck to their word. I will call the dealer tomorrow to see if they are willing to rectify (I doubt it). Could it be worth a call to the credit card company to ask about a Section 75 request I wonder.
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