You laugh, but I can remember back in the 80's using some software on a PC called Autoroute that you entered your start point and destination into and it would calculate a route for you and then you could print out the instructions and take them with you to read in the car.
You laugh, but I can remember back in the 80's using some software on a PC called Autoroute that you entered your start point and destination into and it would calculate a route for you and then you could print out the instructions and take them with you to read in the car.
Ah! I think that was a service the AA or RAC provided; you'd post the info to them and get the route (possibly in a folder) posted back
The early 3B/B5 Passat, A2, mk1 TT had a nav option that used just the dash display for arrow prompts with a separate speaker for spoken directions, the controls (four buttons and a knob iirc) were in the centre console.
Re: Decent car YouTubes
Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2021 12:29 pm
by Beany
I think the Vectra had something similar - traffic master or route master or something, very primitive.
You laugh, but I can remember back in the 80's using some software on a PC called Autoroute that you entered your start point and destination into and it would calculate a route for you and then you could print out the instructions and take them with you to read in the car.
Ah! I think that was a service the AA or RAC provided; you'd post the info to them and get the route (possibly in a folder) posted back
The early 3B/B5 Passat, A2, mk1 TT had a nav option that used just the dash display for arrow prompts with a separate speaker for spoken directions, the controls (four buttons and a knob iirc) were in the centre console.
You laugh, but I can remember back in the 80's using some software on a PC called Autoroute that you entered your start point and destination into and it would calculate a route for you and then you could print out the instructions and take them with you to read in the car.
I used that all the time!
I remember "playing" on that on the PC when I was a kid
Re: Decent car YouTubes
Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2021 10:23 pm
by nuttinnew
Re: Decent car YouTubes
Posted: Fri Aug 06, 2021 10:17 pm
by mik
Just a snippet, but reminds me how awesume the race RS500’s were….
Re: Decent car YouTubes
Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2021 5:45 pm
by nuttinnew
Re: Decent car YouTubes
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 5:35 pm
by Barry
Re: Decent car YouTubes
Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2021 12:01 am
by Simon
Can't wait to see the vid with it vs Plaid. It will destroy the Tesla.
Re: Decent car YouTubes
Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2021 3:12 pm
by speedingfine
Steve Sutcliffe test
Re: Decent car YouTubes
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2021 3:07 pm
by nuttinnew
Re: Decent car YouTubes
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2021 3:07 pm
by nuttinnew
Re: Decent car YouTubes
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2021 3:19 pm
by mik
That looks like an awesome drive - well worth leaving the boat for.
Re: Decent car YouTubes
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2021 3:24 pm
by ZedLeg
Seems like he needed to get in the car to get away from all the sailors he was attracting
Re: Decent car YouTubes
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2021 3:52 pm
by Mito Man
His apartment is a 5 minute walk away so it’s not setting a very good example for the environment which he keeps preaching about is it.
Re: Decent car YouTubes
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2021 4:05 pm
by nuttinnew
Has Mr. Metcalfe a yacht down there?
Re: Decent car YouTubes
Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2021 11:18 pm
by Simon
Re: Decent car YouTubes
Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2021 12:20 pm
by JonMad
Rimac 0-130 in 8.6s
Tesla 0-120 in 9.3s
Re: Decent car YouTubes
Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2021 2:01 pm
by Holley
JonMad wrote: Thu Aug 19, 2021 12:20 pm
Rimac 0-130 in 8.6s
Tesla 0-120 in 9.3s
Those Rimac times are frightening. Pretty sure first video showed a 0-100mph in 3.6 and 0-150mph in 6.6. To put that into perspective, Autocar tested the new GT3 from 0-100mph in 7.5. Basically by the time a GT3 hits 90mph the Rimac will already be at 150mph
