Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

Or on. Another trip was a double divan base and mattress.

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Time for a change.

Popped my Clio 182 on ebay.

Exceptional! That's exactly the kind of thing that makes these giant SUVs even more pointless

Courtesy of https://www.reddit.com/r/miatalogistics

Always look forward to picking up the xmas tree in mine

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Thanks to everyone who recommended Motorway.com - process has been super smooth and easy. Got a price I’m happy with which is more than I paid for the car back in March 2021.

going to get the new iphone (first time in years). would like to get a decent magsafe friendly iphone case + suitable car cradle for navigation...... anyone managed to get a good combo working?

I tried a few, my view: they're all shit.

I'd go for a quad lock case and charging mount, even during spirited driving in the 996 I've never lost a phone from one of those mounts, whereas taking a normal corner at a normal speed makes the magnetic mounts throw your phone into the footwell.

I've also not lost a phone at 140mph 70mph on an unfaired motorbike with a quadlock

I disagree, I've used a windscreen suction mount with a magnet on it for years across multiple cars and multiple phones and I've been satisfied.

Here's my experience with other methods of securing the mount and securing the phone to the mount.

Mount to car:

1. Clip to vent - unsecured itself from the vent at least once every 3 journeys sending the phone flying into positions either dangerous (behind pedals) or sufficiently hard to reach to be dangerous to retrieve the phone. Phone also can end up restricting access to HVAC controls or radio controls which is annoying.
   
2. Dash mount using suction clamp - Often these are provided with a shiny plastic disc that you stick to your dashboard and then attach the suction mount to the disc. The suction connection works well but the sticky pads or double sided tape to secure the disc to the dashboard become the weak point, often failing after a few months or even weeks. Few cars have a flat enough dashboard surface to stick the disc to effectively, further reducing the reliability of this option.
   
3. Fixed mount - Usually requires screwing a mount to the side of the centre console. Actually too rigid a connection and who the fuck is screwing holes in their centre console in 2022?? I found the suction mounts absorb a bit of vibration and movement, whereas these fixed mounts transmit these direct to the phone causing it to be difficult to read the screen.
   
   

Phone to mount:

1. Cradle - often cheap and flimsy, audibly creaks, liable to fail with little notice, makes plugging the cable into the phone difficult, and limits access to the side buttons or interferes with the side buttons.
   
2. Expanding jaws - Interfere with side buttons, or causes you to have to place your phone in an unstable/unsuitable position in the jaws, just so the jaws don't interfere with the side buttons.
   

I've never used quadlock, it obviously seems better, but might be more expensive.

Quadlock on a windscreen mount would probably be best option.

I believe you can buy wireless charging magnetic mounts which sound decent to me.

I’ve never had my iPhone fall off the magnetic ones (I don’t use a case if that makes a difference).

I like to try and incorporate the magnet base into the existing interior to make it look a bit more oem… like in the central (redundant) vent/speaker cover one my 944. I’m not a fan of the way windscreen mounted ones look.

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Quite an old photo - a lot has changed - but the phone mount is the same, modified air-vent cup holder with a quad-lock mount.

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oooh do love a 944 me.
Pictures please.

Yeah that's a proper interior, very nice. Guessing the Blaupunkt doesn't have rear USB? What did you do for the DAB aerial?

I do the quad lock on the windscreen and it's been faultless but you've now got me thinking about trying something more stealthy. Still haven't figured out where to put cup holders.

Few random ones

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It’s got front usb but don’t tend to use it as it’s got Bluetooth for calls and music. DAB aerial is a glass mounted one.

Really lovely.
My dad had one in 1983 when he lived in Holland, bought it direct from the factory.

That is a sweet ride. 👏

The gauges in the dash are so good in this era of porsche

Finally had an opportunity to work on the banger £500 5 series.
Interior pulled out, battery moved out the boot, still runs. Glass out next, door and radiator reinforcement to come as well.

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Some cunt drove their truck in to our car when it was parked outside our house and didn't stop / leave a note etc.

Neighbour witnessed it fortunately, go their reg number.

Insurer is ambivalent about getting a police report. Should I shop them?

I'd rather find them and shit on their doorstep.