PJ87
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That's not a massive change tho you could buy one off eBay
Extras you would like in your car
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That's not a massive change tho you could buy one off eBay
bobmac
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GreiginFife
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Pin-seeker
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Put it where?
PJ87
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Not a bad price
Yeah, I thought it would be more expensive. But that said, you can't knock the price of Amazon's Echo kit overall.
I really wish my Touareg had Apple Play. I can’t believe it doesn’t given what the car cost 
BiMGuy
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My seats don’t even have adjustable lumbar support. Not something I thought to check as I wrongly presumed a 535 would come with them as standard. You live and learn.
PJ87
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I really wish my Touareg had Apple Play. I can’t believe it doesn’t given what the car cost
Is it one of them that you could add it now for £200? I had to pay that when I bought the seat 2016 plate
GreiginFife
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That is odd. The current 535 (my mistake, it's now the 540) comes almost at the same level as the 8er.
The 340 at least has the 4 way adjustable lumbar.
Fade and Die
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A Spare wheel!
Tbh it is a faff… I bought one, a space saver type and a Jack, wheel brace and a retaining bolt to stop it slipping about. It goes under the boot liner…there is another thing that looks like the parcel shelf but is twice the size. This needs taking out and storing. Then in the space where you need to put the spare is a large piece of polystyrene that has your wheel repair tackle imbedded into it. This needs removing and storing safely.
Then you have space for you spare. Like I say, a real faff.
Tbh it is a faff… I bought one, a space saver type and a Jack, wheel brace and a retaining bolt to stop it slipping about. It goes under the boot liner…there is another thing that looks like the parcel shelf but is twice the size. This needs taking out and storing. Then in the space where you need to put the spare is a large piece of polystyrene that has your wheel repair tackle imbedded into it. This needs removing and storing safely.
Then you have space for you spare. Like I say, a real faff.
PJ87
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That's why they invented the cans, not perfect by any means but a quick fix
RichA
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It's reassuring to know that there's a full size spare wheel in a specifically designed storage area if you regularly make long journeys. I understand why they're less common on modern cars but space-savers, runflats and temporary repair foam have screwed enough late-night or Sunday journeys home for me to know my next car will have a full sized spare.
PJ87
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Do they even do them as an option anymore? I remember my auris was last car I had with one and that was a 11 plate I think
Fade and Die
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Not always…this was the damage to my wheel when I hit a verge at 11pm on Boxing Day in West Cumbria…
An easy fix with a spare. Instead it (and us) had to be recovered and taken to Carlisle. Didn’t get it back for 3 months.
Edit. That’s why I bought the spare for our holiday in France.
PJ87
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It's a numbers game isn't it, how often would you need a full sized spare compared to a can
Fade and Die
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I’ve never used the can, doesn’t it ruin the tyre every time? So even for a minor puncture it’s a new tyre
AAC
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Both of the family Volvo's have them, best accessory on a car bar none, sadly my Jaguar does not have one.
bobmac
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I'm ashamed to admit I have more Alexas than rooms at the moment so if anyone wants a cheap echo dot.....