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Orchid XP v8 wrote:
>
> ...it's grey.
>
Yes, yes it is.
>> I doubt it's not turbocharged.
>
> Really?
Yep.
> The turbo version apparently generates an extra 30 BHP.
And an enormous amount of torque.
> My previous car (exact same brand and model, just the previous revision)
> had a clutch which behaved normally. (Although it was starting to wear
> out TBH. One more reason to get rid of it!)
It must have been broken :-P. My mother's 1.gen Megane did have the
French clutch.
> Turns out the button on the door handle will lock the door - if the key
> is in range.
...even if the key is inside the car?
> [Insert joke here about the legendary tendancy of the French to not work.]
It's not a question of working or not, it's a question of different
styles. It does it's job quite nicely after all, doesn't it? Therefore
it works.
> This morning I drove to work on a dark, cloudy day - but the computer
> still decided I didn't need my lights on. *I* would have kept them on
> anyway...
Then you should tune the automagic up to light them up easier.
> The wipers leave little streaks behind at exactly eye-height [but only
> on the driver's side].
Clean the driver-side wiper. If that doesn't help, change it.
> The rear wiper only sweeps 10% of the screen in the first place [because
> it's conical], and do almost nothing to clear even the area being swept.
Well yes, that is a common problem (the rear wiper being mostly cosmetical).
Change the wiper, it's worn out.
> And, unlike any other car I've seen, driving at speed seems to somehow
> *attract* water to the screen, rather than repel it.
The rear glass? Yes it does, because it's vertical. It's aerodynamics.
> So far I haven't been able to climb above 35 MPG - so that's 10 MPG
> lower than my old car. :-(
That's because you're not familiar with the engine and transmission.
According to SID (the on-board computer) I'm driving 5,7l/100km (around
41MPG - dunno if that's American or Imperial).
> Selecting reverse requires you to pull the little ring. But, unlike my
> old car, it's at the opposite end of the stick, which keeps confusing me...
Ah, you'll get used to it :-).
-Aero
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