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Living in an area covered by several BBC local radio stations I'm bombarded with traffic announcements, most of them not relevant to where I am or where I'm going, but I don't want to switch TA off as I don't want to miss the relevant ones. I've found (well, actually read on an Alfa forum!) the easy way round the problem - just momentarily mute the radio & you'll go back to what you were listening to.
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A good tip. Nice one.
What you doing lurking on Alfa forums Dave?
You an ex Alfa man too?1.6 Vti White edition -
Yes - still love the idea of an Alfa, but not the reality!Originally posted by Mr-T View PostComment
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Ditto - I nearly bought a second-hand GT instead of the DS3, having lusted after one for years, but just couldn't bring myself to write the cheque (it didn't help that I couldn't get comfortable behind the wheel).Originally posted by DaveB View Post
I still hanker after the Sprint Veloce that I owned many moons ago - until I remember the terminal rust, b*stard inboard brakes and electrical faults that could reduce a grown man to tears...Comment
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To be fair to Alfa those sorts of problems are pretty much a thing of the past. Yes, their cars develop faults but statistically (I'd guess) they're no less reliable than the competition these days. I've had five modern Alfas since 2003 without problem and I tended to find that those people who 'knew' all about Alfa problems had either never actually owned one or not owned one since the dark ages!Originally posted by gar074 View Post
There's a general perception on the Alfa forums that VW (and other German) cars are the epitomy of reliability but there are plenty of people that will tell you otherwise. Like I say, Alfa are no worse than the rest these days but suffer because of their past.1.6 Vti White editionComment
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Couldn't agree more - I've had some grisly experiences with VAG cars (although nothing remotely as bad as with Renault ...)Originally posted by Mr-T View Post
What ultimately did for the GT in my case was that I have a knackered back, and the shape of the upper seat-back put me into spasm after a 30-minute test drive.Comment
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As my old granny used to say, once is bad luck, twice is coincidence, three's a pattern. I had three bad Alfas; the last one, a 147 bought at three years old from an alfa dealer, is a strong candidate for the title of my worst ever car. Not unreliable in terms of letting me down on the road, but poor quality & durability compounded by appalling dealer service.Originally posted by Mr-T View PostComment
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Have a colleague who bought a new Mito a few months back, just before I got my DS, he hasn't had good luck with it at all, it's been back to the shop a number of times for fixes!
I have never liked the front grill area of the Alfa's personally, having the number plate on the side of the front bumper just doesn't look as good as having it central. Stupid, but that's the main reason I ain't too keen on them! Ach well.Comment
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LOving the DS3 but how do you switch off Traffic Announcements completely?Comment
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Pressing the "TRaffic" buton just brings up a menu where you can make various selections but I don't see an option to switch it off. I will check again this morning.Comment
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I think we're talking about two different things here - sounds like you've got the satnav system.
On mine, just the normal, basic radio, pressing the TA/PTY button turns traffic announcements off & shows the message "Traffic flash inactive" on the display; pressing the button again reactivates it.Comment
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