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Xmas list?
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Wed Nov 26, 2008 11:05 amby martine
So being practical (i.e no DB9s/Gallardos) what would you like to receive this Christmas from your beloved that's car/bike related?
On a related note: anyone tried the retro-fitted tyre pressure sensors that feed realtime info to the driver whilst driving? There was one featured on The Gadget Show but I don't know if they're any good.
Re: Xmas list?
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Wed Nov 26, 2008 11:14 amby jont
martine wrote:On a related note: anyone tried the retro-fitted tyre pressure sensors that feed realtime info to the driver whilst driving? There was one featured on The Gadget Show but I don't know if they're any good.
No personal experience, but you mean something like this?
http://www.hofmanns.co.uk/content/index.asp?id=34
One of the elise racing drivers (who's company is linked to above) has been saying how useful they are while racing to know if you've overheated a particular tyre and noticing how tyre temperatures relate to available grip - but I don't know how useful they would be on a road car.
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Wed Nov 26, 2008 11:28 amby martine
Yes that's the job (I like gadgets but as you say, might be OTT for road use - esp. at £179!).
What's on your list then Jon?
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Wed Nov 26, 2008 11:44 amby jont
martine wrote:What's on your list then Jon?
Some time to go driving and some sunny weather?
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Wed Nov 26, 2008 11:51 amby jbsportstech
BMW M5 Touring Defo lots of power and toys with room for my daughter and her pushchair etc.
As for the tyre pressure kit its nice but I get on with checking mine once a week with a gauge so wouldn't retro fit but would a nice feature on a future car.
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Wed Nov 26, 2008 12:55 pmby Angus
Peugeot 205 GTi (The one she won't let me buy will do
)
Or a Range Rover Sport (diesel, chipped
)
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Wed Nov 26, 2008 1:41 pmby jbsportstech
It would be the first rangerover sport piloted by someone who knows what their doing
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Wed Nov 26, 2008 1:58 pmby Mr Cholmondeley-Warner
jbsportstech wrote:It would be the first rangerover sport pilotedd by someone who knows what their doing
Oh I think there are one or two people who know how to drive them
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Wed Nov 26, 2008 3:41 pmby martine
From original post...
So being practical (i.e no DB9s/Gallardos)...
I was thinking more of real things you might actually ask for...
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Wed Nov 26, 2008 3:49 pmby ScoobyChris
IAM grille badge
Chris
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Wed Nov 26, 2008 3:55 pmby jbsportstech
Yea rospa grill badge, one of the new tomtom 40 series units, Snow foam adaptor for my pressure washer with some snow foam.
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Wed Nov 26, 2008 3:57 pmby martine
ScoobyChris wrote:IAM grille badge
Chris
Oh Chris...I see you more as an IAM tie person myself...
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Wed Nov 26, 2008 4:03 pmby Mr Cholmondeley-Warner
Perhaps a windscreen sticker ...
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Wed Nov 26, 2008 4:22 pmby ScoobyChris
Martine wrote:Oh Chris...I see you more as an IAM tie person myself...
That's a good point actually - and matching cuff links or do you think that's a bit cheeky?
Mr Cholmondeley-Warner wrote:Perhaps a windscreen sticker ...
Have you seen how small my windscreen is?!
Chris
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Wed Nov 26, 2008 5:07 pmby waremark
jbsportstech wrote:As for the tyre pressure kit its nice but I get on with checking mine once a week with a gauge so wouldn't retro fit but would a nice feature on a future car.
Track drivers in particular want to monitor the pressures as they change with temperature not only during the course of a day but during a particular session.
I have a car with factory fitted tyre pressure display, though not one I take on track. It is interesting if not terribly useful to see how significantly the pressures rise with warmth - on an ordinary gentle journey by about 10 to 15%.