Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2002 11:41:39 GMT From: <milanihnopsamrs.com> Subject: Re: chime at startup
well the only time I hate to hear the chime when the SID is nagging me for service .and sure enough there is no need for service , but I found a way to reset that nagging SID :) no more chime :) "H." <musicboxnopsamrider.co.uk> wrote in message news:f20c8u03h41o2e6ceo54coqjklsu23jibunopsamcom... > >PPS. I would now like to see a large thread on what cars make the most annoying > >noises, with the exception of Fiats as that just their engines..... 8-) Mind u I > >was in one of those new Honda Civic Type-Rs and boy does that rev. It actually > >reminds me of my wife's hairdryer...... > > If I remeber correectly, in the Uk at least, Volvo won't let you > diable their chime - which really wound me up when I put my laptop on > the seat of an S40 hire car - and the thing thought it was a passenger > and chimed all the way home until I realised what had set it off! > > Apart from that, I think Ford Mondeo's have the nicest chime - it > sounds more like an airplane: > > "Ding, this is your captain speaking ding!" > > For some reason, several passengers in my 9-3 have commented recently > that they think my indicators make a nice noise. Well I don't think > they're audio-fetishists, but there are all sorts of odd people out > there....! >