Mincey

It wasn't your fault - whoever parked that CT so carelessly needs a lecture.

This is the view which any potential thieving scroat will see when he approaches my car: Smart Entry: Re-enabled Key deactivation procedure upon leaving car: Enabled Key in Faraday pouch just in case?: Check Note to new users of crooklocks: be prepared to set off the horn when you fit it for the first time. I managed this twice. Scared myself to death.

RIP Dave

(and yes, I have seen the photos of sawn-through steering wheels....

I like the clear deterrent angle. @HerbieOne of these will be heading to Mincey Towers in the coming days https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stoplock-Professional-Steering-Secure-Anti-Theft/dp/B003S51WII/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3LXMPDDHR205U&dchild=1&keywords=stoplock+pro+elite&qid=1588486566&sprefix=stoplock%2Caps%2C157&sr=8-2

Yes they work "at the moment" but I think I read somewhere on here that they can stop working. I'm using my wife's car as a sacrificial test case. Disabling the system on the key is a better option, but there's always the chance I'll forget to switch it off. I'm just surprised at how much I took the smart entry system for granted.

I was out this morning cutting the grass as I tend to do on a Saturday if the weather is nice. If it's a bit inclement, I'll do it on Sunday or one of the following days, but that's by the by. As I was shutting the mower down, I became aware of a whistling sound behind me. The whistling then turned into an "oy!", so I turned around to see a neighbour who I'm on nodding terms with standing on the other side of the road making "come hither" gestures in my general direction. I checked the road for non-existent traffic and made my way over to him, maintaining a suitable social distance of course. Anyway, he mentioned that in the early hours, some ne'er-do-wells had visited someone a bit further down the road and relieved them of their X5. Some might see this as a bit of a blessing, but there's all the insurance palaver to go through isn't there. This made me a bit worried as my car is left on the driveway all the time. So, after telling Mrs Mincey about the news, I set about deactivating the Smart Entry to the car, despite having keys in Faraday pouches - you can't be too careful you know. After about 20 minutes (slight exaggeration here) of searching through the menus, I found the Smart Entry off option. Oh my God - you forget what life is like without it. I'm not too fussed about pressing a button on the remote to unlock the car, but starting it is a pain in the derriere and having to remember to unlock the car before using the button to unlock the boot? Give me strength. I'm sure I'll get used to it. Now all I've got to worry about is weighing up having the car spirited away with Smart Entry enabled, or having some thugs break the front door down and asking for the keys in a less than polite manner.

This is all absolutely fascinating! The thought process which went into designing these systems is mind boggling.

Thank you!

This could have answered one of the questions I've had about my IS300h since day 1. Six bars is 100% full then? There always looks to be a blank bar above the highest point mine reaches. I wasn't sure whether this was another bar which could be filled or was a space on the graphic.

How's about this then?

Jazz? Nice.

I've been addicted to all these Dash Cam videos on YouTube which people post on Pistonheads. There was one I saw where a bloke was playing a relaxation tape. Suddenly someone cuts him up, the red mist kicks in and he's effing and jeffing all over the place. I won't be buying that particular tape. As an aside, these videos highlight just what a lot of utter tools the contributors are. Most go looking for trouble.

That link is teasing me with a 1/18 scale IS300 F Sport. It's only £139.71...... ouch!

Chortle!

Genius isn't it! :-)

I wish more bands were as considerate!

I'm not having the best of days... 😉

I wasn't asking Google the right question - this might be the answer: https://australiangt.com.au/2017/03/08/digital-displays-to-become-standard-from-grand-prix