New car - but what additions?

[Sysman]

It's cool to remove any trace of engine size and any sort of RS, GT or 4WD tag, especially in .ch

Though aficionados can go from tell tale signs like exhaust pipes, door mirrors etc.

[NotAllThere]

Heated leather seats are on the list. Build in Sat Nav - apparently updateable by DVD. For the past twenty years though, we've relied on maps.

Is it cool or uncool to remove the make and model identifiers?

[Sysman]

In order of priority:

Full leather interior. Only poor people have cloth seats.
Sat Nav / Multimedia system. Because a stick on sat nav screams you are a pauper.
Tinted windows. Otherwise poor people can cast their vile eyes upon you.
Huge wheels. Just because you know that if someone has bigger wheels than you, you are pwned.

HTH

Heated leather seats. Massaging ones even better.

The ladies are very appreciative of these.

[norrahe]

In order of priority:

Full leather interior. Only poor people have cloth seats.
Sat Nav / Multimedia system. Because a stick on sat nav screams you are a pauper.
Tinted windows. Otherwise poor people can cast their vile eyes upon you.
Huge wheels. Just because you know that if someone has bigger wheels than you, you are pwned.

HTH

Go faster stripes, a tea tray and a hoooge bean can.

On a more serious note, be wary of the in built sat nav as not all have an easy to update map and software.

[xoggoth]

I just got a set of cloth seat covers for my "new" van for £9.99 from Aldi. Not because I'm poor but because I'm extremely mean, which makes me trendy.

[DimPrawn]

I'm getting myself a new car - a Volvo XC70 AWD D3. But what extra goodies should I go for? What's really worth having, and what's just throwing money away?

In order of priority:

Full leather interior. Only poor people have cloth seats.
Sat Nav / Multimedia system. Because a stick on sat nav screams you are a pauper.
Tinted windows. Otherwise poor people can cast their vile eyes upon you.
Huge wheels. Just because you know that if someone has bigger wheels than you, you are pwned.

HTH

[NotReallyButSeriously]

I'd definitely get a steering wheel an engine, I found this out the hard way on my first car.

[NotAllThere]

For a Volvo estate, tow bar and caravan.

The boot is big enough that a caravan isn't needed. Anyway - I don't do camping. I stay in decent hotels.

A Porsche.

I've already got one of those. The Volvo is for carting around wife, three kids and ski equipment. I will try to get the dealership to include the green wellies and some kind of hat.

I do like the spoiler, however.

[Clippy]

A Porsche.

[thunderlizard]

Don't pay the dealership the extra £30 for the tin of Werther's Originals in the glove compartment. It's cheaper to buy your own tin of Werther's Originals and install it in the glove compartment yourself.

[VectraMan]

With a Volvo, anything that keeps you awake would be good.

[TykeMerc]

For a Volvo estate, tow bar and caravan.

[OwlHoot]

A huge great kick ass spoiler - That'll really get people talking

[NotAllThere]

I'm getting myself a new car - a Volvo XC70 AWD D3. But what extra goodies should I go for? What's really worth having, and what's just throwing money away?