Cars

[Zzzptm]

Ah, Charger! You make me want to do better with my car maintenance! Looks like I need to start vacuuming my interior when I take it to the wash.

My wife has been getting after me for years to do that, but I needed one more point of information and now it clicks.

[Charger]

I usually vacuum the interior in every 2 months or so...winter is bit harder cause of the weather limitations but from spring to autumn every 2 months. Makes a huge difference.

[Zzzptm]

https://www.grandtournation.com/topgear/every-single-some-say-stig-descriptions-from-top-gear/

I love these!

[Charger]

Thought I'd finally change the Start/Stop Engine button which has been pissing me off for a while now:

[Zzzptm]

So how do you get at that button?

[Charger]

By removing the trim piece:



This is the button unit from behind:



This is the button itself:

[Zzzptm]

Oh wow, great pics. I'm hoping you already had those taken and didn't bust open your car for my sake!

[Charger]

Hahah!

No I already took those...posted them on the local BMW forum...just didn't think about posting them here as I thought there might not be so much interest in that....thanks for proving me wrong!

[Typhon]

I have not purchased a vehicle in over 20 years, but back in February I bought a 2020 Lincoln Nautilus.  It was a very advantageous time to buy.  The dealership was overloaded with 2020 models and needed to clear out their stock.  Most of the models they had were 4 cylinder, but I went with this 6 cylinder twin turbo.


Lincoln is known for luxury, and I have owned a couple of Lincoln Town cars before.  The Nautilus does not disappoint.  Here is a shot of the interior.  Note the buttons running down the left side of the information screen are the electronic shifting, which took a little getting use to, but I am comfortable with it now.


Because the electronic shifting requires less parts, there is more room in the middle of the console for storing items, like important CDs.   

[Zzzptm]

What's the story with the vehicle top? Is that a sunroof or adjustable tint glass?

[Charger]

Oh that looks nice! I've always liked Lincolns myself. Navigator is a great looking SUV...

Never heard of the Nautilus before though, but it looks rather nice.

The button shifter thing isn't very handy though...I've driven one once (Hyundai) and it takes forever to change...hope that's better in yours.

[Vyn]

That Volume 4 CD is very nice! So's the Lincoln - they've always put out solid vehicles.

[Typhon]

Oh that looks nice! I've always liked Lincolns myself. Navigator is a great looking SUV...

Never heard of the Nautilus before though, but it looks rather nice.

The button shifter thing isn't very handy though...I've driven one once (Hyundai) and it takes forever to change...hope that's better in yours.

The Lincoln MKX was renamed to Nautilus in 2019.  Part of the exterior and most of the interior was overhauled for this crossover SUV.  The Navigator you mentioned looks like a Nautilus on steroids.  It is an enormous vehicle with an added 3rd row of seating.

The electronic button shifting does work very fast, no waiting.

What's the story with the vehicle top? Is that a sunroof or adjustable tint glass?

Both really.  The glass extends clear over the rear seats.  The half over the rear seats is fixed.  The front half can slide completely open or slightly tilt to use as a vent.  The whole glass can be covered by a powered interior sliding panel.  Here is a shot of the cluster of buttons above the mirror that runs it all.  The 3 dark buttons in the upper left corner (only 2 are showing in the pic) I programmed to operate my garage doors.  The oval panel at the top of the picture is for storing my sunglasses.


With all these controls overhead I feel somewhat like a pilot rather than a driver. 

[Zzzptm]

Excellent! I love a good sunroof / upper window setup. Natural light is great for enjoying the drive! Well chosen, sir!

[Charger]

Oh that looks nice! I've always liked Lincolns myself. Navigator is a great looking SUV...

Never heard of the Nautilus before though, but it looks rather nice.

The button shifter thing isn't very handy though...I've driven one once (Hyundai) and it takes forever to change...hope that's better in yours.

The Lincoln MKX was renamed to Nautilus in 2019.  Part of the exterior and most of the interior was overhauled for this crossover SUV.  The Navigator you mentioned looks like a Nautilus on steroids.  It is an enormous vehicle with an added 3rd row of seating.

The electronic button shifting does work very fast, no waiting.

Very cool! Ah it the MKX...now that I do know. Lincoln however has never been officially imported to Finland...atleast not since the 70s I think. But some have been brought in second hand...

Good to hear that the button shifter works well.

I personally don't like that whole glass roof thing. I've got a small glass sun roof in mine but I always keep the blind on it because I hate the way the sun shines in...it's very distracting at times. Especially when wearing sun glasses which I always have to wear because of my eyes being so sensitive to light...