Cockpit Envy

"rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S" (rb1971)
11/24/2014 at 12:57 • Filed to: None

I have to say this is very well designed. My only tiny critiques would be (1) the pod in the middle of the dash just to the right is oddly integrated but I get why it's there as a practical matter and (2) I would have moved the suspension setting, start, and mode buttons/switches to the dash to unclutter the wheel (but I understand why they are there as well - except the buyers of this are are not, for the most part, F1 drivers in reality). Also, why is there a CD player in the glovebox? Seems like a waste of weight.

I didn't drive it despite it being offered to me all day. Nothing good could come of that.

DISCUSSION (14)

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S
11/24/2014 at 13:08

The stereo is in the glovebox? Does it have steering wheel controls for that too or something?

rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
11/24/2014 at 13:17

I think the stereo controls are through the knob in the center thing. But you load CDs in the glovebox. When was the last time I put a CD into a car stereo? Answer: since I've lived in Cali (about 8 years), never.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S
11/24/2014 at 13:22

Ah okay. I actually load CDs all of the time, I dont have an aux input so I make a new CD every couple weeks which means I have a ton of them in the car. That wouldnt be a problem if I had a ferrari though...

PushToStart > rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S
11/24/2014 at 13:28

I'm inclined to beleive that the CD player is probably an optional extra. It does seem like a waste of weight and space.

Cé hé sin > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
11/24/2014 at 14:05

Have you tried one of those fm transmitter thingies?

Having so said I use a cassette adaptor because 1994 car with crap radio reception.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Cé hé sin
11/24/2014 at 14:08

Yeah I have one but the quality ended up being pretty crappy so I stopped using it. I'm looking into wiring in an aux port when I get the time, it's apparently fairly easy.

B_dol > rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S
11/24/2014 at 16:31

From the few I have seen or sat in, McLaren sure makes a good interior. I prefer bare-bones.

Kinja'd!!!

Pretty sure I would be looking for a turn signal stalk for at least the first 3 months of Ferrari ownership.

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
11/24/2014 at 16:46

Does your car have a tape cassette player? You should get a cassette aux adapter.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST)
11/24/2014 at 17:45

Na it doesn't. Slightly too new to have a tape player and slightly too old to have a usb or aux...

rb1971 ARGQF+CayenneTurbo+E9+328GTS+R90S > B_dol
11/24/2014 at 19:37

That's looks pretty nice. The seats in the 458 were surprisingly comfy - better than the 550 I think.

I feel the same way about the turn indicator, although I also own an older car with the stalk on the wrong side. Normally you do some stupid things (i.e. hit the wrong switch) for about the first 4 turns then it's all fine. But, like, every drive for the past 2 years has been that way.

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
11/24/2014 at 19:39

That's got to be the worst in between stage ever.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST)
11/24/2014 at 19:46

To be fair it's at least a decent quality stereo and blank CDs are cheap.

Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST) > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
11/24/2014 at 19:47

True, and when the song trips over you can at least feel like a DJ.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Blunion05 drives a pink S2000 (USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST)
11/24/2014 at 19:51

Indeed.