@matigo New tyre needed. Sidewall has been pierced by the wheel rim.
After bouncing off the kerb I knew immediately I’d done some damage to the tyre, the car was pulling hard to the left.
Expensive week. First the car purchase, then insuring it. Next, a similar sum for council rates for the year. This morning I bought some mats for the car and paid a locksmith to set up an additional key fob as I was only issued with one by the car dealer.
I headed off to buy some milk, etc, clipped a kerb and suffered a rapidly deflated right front tyre. The attachment from the onboard tyre pressure monitoring system says it all. No, I had no intention of driving it any further than was necessary. Space-saver spare has been fitted, will head for a tyre shop asap tomorrow.
I wondered what the four locating lugs on the floor of the newer car were for, there are two in front of each front seat.
Turns out the optional extra floor mats hook over them to prevent them sliding around. I'll check with the local dealer to see if they have any in stock.
The car's adaptive LED headlights are awkward when driving in rain at night, they switch to high beam and the high level of illumination scatters off the drops of rain in the air. Better to run the lights in normal rather than Auto mode and select low beam most of the time with manual over-ride.
@matigo The polarised sunglasses I have are called FitOvers, because they fit over existing eyewear.
Had "fun" trying to find non-polarising sunglasses which do not reduce the visibility of the car's HUD. Initially tried an optician, they had nothing suitable under $190. Next a department store, nope, limited variety. Found suitable item for $25 in a pharmacy, blue reflective aviator-style sunglasses. they do the job nicely.
The car’s previous owner never updated the maps for the navigation system. At least the required special SD card was in the slot in the centre console. I installed the updating app to my MacBook Air and am updating the contents of the card in line with data current in May 2025.
Heading off to buy sone conventional tinted sunglasses: I have two pairs of polarised glasses that can be worn over my reading glasses if necessary. But they’re no good in the new car, unless I crank up the brightness of the HUD, its visibility is mostly gone when viewed through polarised lenses.
@variablepulserate It can be, unless another vehicle cuts into the space, then it become quite aggressive. When it does pull up to a complete halt, I can just see the rear wheels of the car in front. That’s the sort of distance I prefer to leave anyway.