I never knew that.............

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Found out to day that if you leave the windows down when you leave the car and you press the dead-lock button the windows close by them selves. 8)


Rather handy that :P
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wow! i have to tray that out....... ..... ..........



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Don't think its on all deadlockable 406's
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eoin27 wrote:Don't think its on all deadlockable 406's
It's not. '97 tubby execs have it, '98 v6 execs don't, '99/D9 v6 coupes have it
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Mine never did it (1999 D9 exec) :(

Her indoors' Astra does a rather clever trick where you can just put the key in the door lock and turn it to close the windows 8)
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Yeah the wife's Fucus does it, openning and closing actually :evil: . Really annoys me when lesser cars have toys that mine doesn't :( :oops: :oops:


But then I think of Puggy's spec sheet and all's fine with the world again :lol: :lol: :lol: :wink:
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Even the mighty Volvo is lacking the extra's that my Exec had :(

No 'Folders'
No Heated Seats
No Sunblind
No Footrest :o (Grrrr)
No door/puddle lights :frown:

I can forgive all these things though when I hit the loud pedal :twisted:

Anyway I heard heated seats play havock with your Gentlemens Vegetables :P
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DaiRees wrote:Yeah the wife's Fucus does it, openning and closing actually :evil: . Really annoys me when lesser cars have toys that mine doesn't :( :oops: :oops:


But then I think of Puggy's spec sheet and all's fine with the world again :lol: :lol: :lol: :wink:
Bollocks !!!! Bollocks !!!! and Bollocks !!! I just dont care !

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Welton wrote:Even the mighty Volvo is lacking the extra's that my Exec had :(

No 'Folders'
No Heated Seats
No Sunblind
No Footrest :o (Grrrr)
No door/puddle lights :frown:

I can forgive all these things though when I hit the loud pedal :twisted:

Anyway I heard heated seats play havock with your Gentlemens Vegetables :P
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tee-hee
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Hurumph :(
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puggy wrote:Bollocks !!!! Bollocks !!!! and Bollocks !!! I just dont care !

:( :( :(
Oh yes you do :twisted: , but ya knows I'm only messin wiv ya fella :wink: :wink: :P
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Quite right Dai yes i do :P :P :P Just thought i got Vulcan alloy's , Yeeeeeeeeesssss must
be a result !! :cheesy: :cheesy: :cheesy:
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puggy wrote:i got Vulcan alloy's , Yeeeeeeeeesssss must be a result !! :cheesy: :cheesy: :cheesy:
Sounds painful, hope you get over it
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:arrowu: :arrowu: :arrowu: :shock: :P :P :P
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