The Sean wrote:Boys, I don't know, maybe I've had a slightly more seasoned car history but I haven't really had a problem.
When I say 'more seasoned', nothing compares to an 81 XD falcon with vinyl seats and a black vinyl steering wheel (still don't know what they were thinking with that one) and 4 / 80 air conditioning (manually operated)*.
Second to this was the early 90's hilux that also had vinyl seats and steering wheel but only 2 / 80 air conditioning* and was driven by a chain smoker before me, there were times that I thought the dash had a pack-a-day habit with the smell coming from it.
Anyways, where was I going with this, yer right, Sweet Lady Liberty is pretty cool lady after 5 minutes, by the time the GPS has initialised, song is picked and chewing gum is in the mouth, the car is too good.
I do the sock thing too, I use one of those ipod socks (that look like I stole a baby's booty) and I point the passenger vent on the centre console down at the gear stick, you can take the sock off after about 2 minutes.
TS
* - 4/80 and 2/80 referred to the number of windows opened followed by the speed you are doing...manually operated meant I had to open each one before starting the car (I was a student and I got 11 months rego on a car that I paid $700 for)
Oh, don't get us wrong. We're not all wusses. My Silvia (first car... had it for 7 years before gettin my liberty) had zero air conditioning by the time i was thinkin of gettin rid of her... and stepping into her on a 35 degree day was like stepping into the waiting room of hell, and driving around with the windows down was like trying to keep cool in a sauna using 20 hairdryers.
The dash vinyl had a massive crack straight down the middle though from the excessive heat. And although I got it repaired, it came back again. I just want to make sure that it never ever happens to my new baby
It only takes 10 extra seconds to put on a couple of sunshades, as opposed to working 20 hours extra to afford to replace a cracked dashboard.
