07-05-2023, 08:54 AM
(07-05-2023, 01:50 AM)Charles P Wrote:I had the first generation Captur which was a super little car. When the new model was launched the Renault garage tried to get me to change but I didn't get further than opening the drivers door. The technology and gizmos overwhelmed me. I changed for a Dacia Duster. Reliable tried and tested Renault mechanicals in a car designed for use in less advanced countries. It has several useful features like parking sensors and all round cameras but they can be simply turned off by a row of switches above the transmission tunnel.(05-05-2023, 12:26 PM)Alan Wrote: I think it’s time we had a complete rethink on cars. It’s not just lighting it’s all the unnecessary techno junk that they get these days. I wouldn’t be surprised if a simpler petrol engined car, no modern Emission standards wasn’t more lifetime environmentally friendly than an electric car with all the junk.
I’m with you Alan. I’ve just had a new Renault Captur (probably spelled wrong) for a week as a hire car.
A pretty mediocre car with a gear change that was truly horrible and was filled with electronic gadgets that took me two days to turn off. Probably loaded that way to make it appealing to people buying on the never-never/PCP.
The one saving grace, which you may appreciate, was that it had 60 section tyres providing a reasonably cushioned ride - better than my everyday modern.
Charles
It appears that my Duster is worth more now than when I bought it 2 years ago, there would appear to be a growing body of motorists that just want a good honest car that they can understand.
As for ride comfort, it always amuses me why people will pay thousands of pounds more for the 'sporting' line of some cars. You get ultra-low profile tyres that are useless on country roads or pot-holed urban streets, coupled to rock-hard suspension.