i popped down to london to pick up a new car for amie, an audi tt convertible. initial impressions, a nice little car, engine pulls really well, gearbox is slick, no rattles or shakes, drives really solid for an older car, everything had a good solid weight to it.. just what you'd expect from audi i guess!
but then on the way home as the motorway journey got progressively more boring, i started to notice all the niggly little things about it.. with the key in the ignition the keyring sits on my right thigh, the steering wheel is slightly offset towards the center of the car, the door mirrors vibrate a little bit (the glass not the housing), you can't eject the cd changer cartridge unless the ignition is on, and the fancy metal struts between the dash and transmission tunnel are in the way of my left knee when my foot is on the clutch-foot-rest..
climbing back into my car this morning i couldn't help but realise how all of these little things were just.. ..right i guess! especially the driving position
sorry to anyone who doesn't have / hasn't had an e39, but im sure you all have similar experiences with other cars. be interesting to hear what you find good or bad about cars you've driven, especially "all the small things"
b
ps.. my 964 had a typical feet in the passenger footwell driving position; i think its called character on a car like that though, rather than crap ergonomics
