why in the name of god are some door mirrors non folding?

colm_mcm

bazz26 wrote:

My father had an early 1990s Carina II and the you could only use the central locking when you unlocked the driver's door. The central locking didn't work from the passenger door. I thought the motor was broke at first but this appears to be the way it was designed.

All Toyotas (even new ones) work this way. It only seems to be European cars that treat front driver and passenger doors equally. most japanese cars have a seperate central locking switch on the drivers door.

colm_mcm

Wishbone Ash wrote:

Most trucks have a similar system but it can be adjusted. In trucks it is to prevent hookers/touts/hawkers from climbing in the nearside door at truckstops (a big problem in mainland Europe).

Renault cars are fitted with this system too, as soon as you go over 5mph the doors lock, they can be opened from the inside, but not from the outside.

I'm a big fan of the Renault child lock system, which is a single switch on the drivers door that locks the rear electric windows, and child locks the rear doors.

ninty9er

colm_mcm wrote:

New avensis specs are pretty much the same as old Avensis.

Most notable additions are split/folding rear seat on Aura/Strata models, and MP3 stereo,

Diesel Luna models also get cruise control and cost less too. Now every spec increase on 2.0 D-4D adds €1,000

Also notice the D4D engines get a 6 speed gearbox.

colm_mcm

ninty9er wrote:

Also notice the D4D engines get a 6 speed gearbox.

Yup, they're also increased from 116bhp to 126bhp, and include traction control, stability control, and brake assist as well.

Engine sounds different too, note sounds like the 2.2 used in the Rav4.

kdouglas

have a '98 peugeot 106 and the door mirrors can fold flat back against the car in both directions, it looks like its been ripped off or something when folded forward but its springs back into place no bother which is nice