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11:49am on Saturday, 29th March, 2025:
Anecdote
We picked up our new car today. Three days later and we'd have been stung by a £600 increase in tax, so we're quite pleased.
I've managed to drive it maybe five miles so far without incident. I only attempted to use the clutch once (it's an automatic, so doesn't have one). I was driving in town, so was limited to 30mph most of the time; I'll have to take it for a spin on a faster road if I can find one (the A12 is permanently besodden with roadworks so doesn't count as a faster road).
The settings seem fine, but I might turn on autohold. At the moment, when the car is stopped and held on the brake, if I take my foot off it then it starts to move forward immediately; I can turn that off, so it only moves forward when I touch the accelerator. I'll maybe have a play with it and see which I prefer.
The past two cars we've bought had their windscreens chipped within a month of buying them. Let's see if this one lasts longer.
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