AVE
Joined: 13 Nov 2006
Location: In the land of the Superlambanana
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| It was raining today... my sat nav told me! |
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On the way home from Stoke today in the very heavy rain, a little red square with an umbrella appreared on my sat nav... Presumably to warn me of spray on the motorway... I never knew it did that! Disco 3 TDV6 HSE
Mini Cooper
Previous car: Disco 2 V8
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 Thu Jun 26 2008 9:08pm |
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npinks
Joined: 31 Jan 2008
Location: Kippax
Posts: 174
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was this a fitted satnav? with TMC (traffic Management)
I want to go drive round in the rain now my FL2 to find out if mine does it 
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| Thu Jun 26 2008 9:18pm |
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blue meanie
Joined: 04 Aug 2005
Location: nfi !
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are you sure it wasn't a pic of a 'nice man having trouble putting his umbrella up' ?  global warming my ars...!!!
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| Thu Jun 26 2008 9:24pm |
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AVE
Joined: 13 Nov 2006
Location: In the land of the Superlambanana
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It's just the fitted sat nav with TMC... in nearly 3 years of driving the car it's the only time I've ever seen it. On the same journey a grey box appeared along with a voice prompt telling me of heavy congestion, did I want to select an alternative route adding 5 miles to journey... yes or no... Never had that before either.
Maybe I need to get out more.  Disco 3 TDV6 HSE
Mini Cooper
Previous car: Disco 2 V8
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| Thu Jun 26 2008 9:27pm |
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AVE
Joined: 13 Nov 2006
Location: In the land of the Superlambanana
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blue meanie wrote:are you sure it wasn't a pic of a 'nice man having trouble putting his umbrella up' ?
No... It was a little umbrella with a handle... I'm not that daft!! Disco 3 TDV6 HSE
Mini Cooper
Previous car: Disco 2 V8
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| Thu Jun 26 2008 9:30pm |
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blue meanie
Joined: 04 Aug 2005
Location: nfi !
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did you have your sunroof open ?  global warming my ars...!!!
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| Thu Jun 26 2008 9:32pm |
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AVE
Joined: 13 Nov 2006
Location: In the land of the Superlambanana
Posts: 716
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Nope... not the weather for it! Disco 3 TDV6 HSE
Mini Cooper
Previous car: Disco 2 V8
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| Thu Jun 26 2008 9:35pm |
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SpiderBaby
Joined: 21 Sep 2007
Location: "Drink!"
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AVE - mine's got TMC and I often see the little red man but it's usually telling me of road works ahead.... It's never warned me of rain (the wipers coming on do that.. )
I've had the option to re-route several times (it's a setting in the menu if I remember rightly) and it works really well - it's got me out of long jams successfully.
For me TMC is well worth the effort if you have to navigate our motorways on a regular basis. 2005 D3 SE Auto - Zermatt / Ebony
1980 BMW R100RS - Blue
1980 Laverda Jota - BRIGHT Orange (and very LOUD)
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| Fri Jun 27 2008 10:11am |
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BrumLee
Joined: 07 Mar 2008
Location: West Midlands
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Isn't it bad luck to open an unbrella indoors  I do love the ways that the D3 tells us it's raining and they're far more successful than the over-paid weather people on TV 
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| Fri Jun 27 2008 2:53pm |
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crasha
Joined: 25 Oct 2005
Location: London
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it has fog symbols too ! wonder if there are any more?
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