New Jazz on the way

[Mr Onion]

Nope, never used one. No doubt I will eventually give in and swear at it but I do have a map fetish 

[Westy36]

Nope, never used one. No doubt I will eventually give in and swear at it but I do have a map fetish 

Quite wise Mr Onion. A map has worked well for me for decades in many countries.

Good luck with the Mk4. Be interesting to learn your impressions moving straight from a Mk2 to Mk4. I've had a seat in a mk4 at our local Honda dealers, and the interior is a very nice place to be. Enjoy. 

[CB72]

I manly use the Honda satnav for time of arrival for short journeys,  so I know whether to get a move on.  On longer journeys where there could be traffic holdups I use Google Maps on Android Auto plugged in,  the wireless option is a bit flakey,  I can plan the journey on the phone ahead of getting in the car.

[Jazzik]

Nope, never used one. No doubt I will eventually give in and swear at it but I do have a map fetish 

Quite wise Mr Onion. A map has worked well for me for decades in many countries.

Maps have also worked well for us in many countries for decades. But that was many, many years ago.
In 2007 we bought our first TomTom Go and since then the (usually outdated) road map almost always stays at home.
Various standalone navigation systems have helped us along the way over the years, just like our Honda Garmin now. If we take a map with us, it usually stays in that handy storage bag at the back of the seat.

[Kremmen]

Same here, got a very early TomTom One and found it very useful. I can't remember if it had traffic which may have been why I changed it for a Garmin some years later.

I would have used the built in Garmin but without any traffic and other road problems it's useless in the UK and Android Auto Google Maps is therefore far superior, especially in satellite view

I've recently moved just over 30 miles away and Google Maps has been perfect for searching and navigating to shops in an area I'm unfamiliar
Even when I had my Garmin DS61 with up to date maps wired in, the shops database was nowhere near as good and some searches revealed no results

[trivopolis]

Our 09 iShift has been written off and we have ordered a new Jazz for early Jan delivery. I know I could real all of the topics here, but I am a lazy sod, so any hints tips and things I should know would be most gratefully received.

Ta

Hi

First post on this forum.   Congrats on the soon-to-be-delivered Jazz.

We replaced a 2013 Fiesta with a 2023 Jazz Crosstar in April 2023.  It's obviously a big jump-up in modernity & gadgetry so naturally I'm very very pleased.  If I were to nit-pick:
- boot is a bit small for 2 medium suitcases but there are the magic seats;
- the variable speed wiper is a bit over-complicated & can require constant fiddling in light rain;
- the centre console lid can be in the way when turning left so I bump my elbow;

All very minor stuff -- enjoy the new car 

-Rich

[Lincolnshire Rambler]

Yes you will enjoy your new jazz ! Lots of very happy owners here  !

[John Ratsey]

If I were to nit-pick:
- boot is a bit small for 2 medium suitcases but there are the magic seats;
- the variable speed wiper is a bit over-complicated & can require constant fiddling in light rain;
- the centre console lid can be in the way when turning left so I bump my elbow;

Welcome.  I had the Crosstar for two years and would comment:
- I agree about the boot. It's one reason why it was replaced by an HR-V. The vehicle specifications suggest there's little difference in the boot capacity between the two vehicles but, in reality, the HR-V's boot seems to be significantly bigger.
- Honda have gone backwards with their auto wiper system. One of my previous Honda's (Mk 2 Jazz) was much better in this respect. I suspect the current sensor can't properly cope with different types of rain.
- Can you raise your seat and still be comfortable?

[Mr Onion]

Off to pick it up this morning, then all I have to do is try to figure out how all the electronicals work.

Whats wrong with an old fashioned handbrake I ask?

[Lord Voltermore]

I've never had  a problem with an elbow hitting the centre console. As well as seat height  adjusting the steering wheel  height and /or  distance might help.   

I agree about the wipers. Problem I have is when the sensor is covered in frost the  wipers may start immediately when  I power up. Potentially damaging the rubber blades.     I probably need to study the handbook in more detail  and take precautions about which  setting I leave the wipers on when parking.     

With just the two of us I find the boot on my EX sufficient. You can stow quite large bags and a lot of stuff  in the rear footwells , even without deploying the magic seats.  Maybe I am fortunate my circumstances mean I dont have to buy a much bigger car, and pay extra to run it all year, just to get  a bit more boot space. 

Mr Onion. I hope you enjoy the new car.  Electric handbrakes may not be to everyone's taste but they do have advantages. You may come to realise  just how much you had to faff about with a manual handbrake . Frail and petite people  can sometimes struggle to apply or release them   on hills etc.  Plus you can use the brake hold feature which is a great convenience in constant  stop /start traffic. 

I too had preconceptions about the usefulness of some modern aids before I had experienced them  .  I have come to see the value of most of them.

[Mr Onion]

OK, we are with car and with a local drive on familiar roads under our belt I must say we are both getting on perfectly fine, even with the 'leccy brake. We both found the manual confusing, but once we used it I must admit it works well. Being able to keep both hands on the wheel while pulling away uphill is a great safety advantage so I withdraw my previous objection (Honda will be pleased  )

We are just going to take our time and get used to its little idiosyncrasies one by one.

[Kremmen]

Once you're happy and know where most things are ....... that's the time to reread the 'online' manual and learn about the things you didn't know were there

[Lord Voltermore]

I agree. Whilst it helps to  study the manual in advance, things start to make much more sense when you have the real car to 'play' with as well.

[Lincolnshire Rambler]

My Jazz is the first car I have with the electric parking and handbrake . And while you think it’s skilful to do a hill start at a tee junction with the left hand pulling the handbrake while your left leg judges the clutch biting point … the automatic techie makes it sooooo easy .! Converted ? Yep

[Kremmen]

It also stops the car rolling away when parked and the discs cool down and shrink, was never a problem with drum brakes

Seen many reports of handbrake not applied fully and not left in gear on hills, or even slight slope driveways