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

Single DIN car head unit options with DAB radio and rear USB? Kenwood had one a few years back but looks like it's no longer stocked. Preferably something OEM looking like the Continental or Blaupunkt.

I looked quite hard and only found the two you have mentioned

Bought a Skoda Yeti 2.0 tdi 170 today. Fucking hell I'll never have money again!

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those Yetis are tidy dude. have they a repuation of being a money pit? or is it just car ownership in general?

Just car ownership! Not had a car for the last five years

i hear that. I had a 25 year hiatus. And though been pretty lucky with current car I had forgotten how it sucks up cash. enjoy it though dude. very capable motor that

Cheers. I spent a fair amount of time looking for a decent example in my price range!

Plate looks like SMIDSY

Sweet, 170bhp sounds like a lot for a yeti! What year is it?

It's 2012. Very torquey. The 140 is torquey enough!

Ha ha, it totally does. Already has the Polis after it in the photo!

Quite the opposite, seems like the yeti is a really reliable car/van and people like them and are unhappy vw stopped making something that shape/size.

So guess which fuckwit decided to upgrade his headlamp bulbs and now something has gone wrong and no illumination on dipped beam. Then proceeded to break/disconnect the adjuster for the auto lamp leveling. Dark now.

But flip side, found out why one of the main beam lamps was illuminting the sky. The bulb had been installed incorrectly.

Sounds like a lot of fun. I’m deffo tempted by one tbh. The boot looks well good, and 170bhp wouldn’t hurt.

Boot is good and rear seats fold flat/remove completely. Looking at camper bed conversions potentially

For the Bimmer luverz...

I didn't find anything either tbh. I think I'm going to go with a dab / aux adapter rather than replacing the headunit - it'll look wrong, but at least you can put it somewhere hidden.

Good aren't they.

So if someone said to you I have a V6 twin turbo, and rear wheel drive what car manufacturer and model would you think it was?

R35 GTR?

A diesel van of some kind.

If you had that kind of car you would say what it is not just the three best points.

If you had that kind of car you would say what it is not just the three best points.
Like the Chinese built car that has an Alfa twin spark engine and 164/166 floor pan. You brag about those bits.

I bought a Blaupunkt Bremen at the beginning of the year, easy to use and install, bit pricey but ticks all the boxes and has a nice OEM look to it.
https://blaupunkt.com/de/produkt/bremen-sqr-46-dab/

The sound is good but I find the DAB aspect baffling, and often revert to FM simply because I can’t find the station I am after.

But, of that and the Continental- it has unamplified outputs for the amp, so it won.