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Jan 24th, 2015, 18:11 | #41 |
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Hang on guys, Mrs A has called 'dinner'. I'll be back to answer your questions after family roast.
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Jan 24th, 2015, 18:29 | #43 | |
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Found an alternative web site for it's meaning......
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http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/attach...1&d=1422062128
It was similar but it wasn't enclosed by a circle. It was a yellow turtle (presumably this colour turtle is much less dangerous than the 'red' variant which, I guess, indicates almost instant doom is about to hit you and your car's engine!). As for your quote Roy. The Volvo VEA turtle is much less well defined. It has a shell, two short legs (it's a two dimensional creature) and a head. I didn't detect any 'sly smile' as per your quote.......if I had I think that might have freaked me out TBH! In my honest opinion, I really do think cars have become too complicated. I blame British Leyland for this. How come, I hear some of you ask (Who, I hear most of you <30s ask). That 'speaking' dashboard on the Montego started it all in the UK. In all seriousness, have any of us considered a Dacia Sandero as our replacement for our Volvos? Arianne
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Jan 24th, 2015, 19:44 | #45 |
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Quite a selection to choose from here to freak you right out! Did it look like one of these?..............http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=...62&FORM=IQFRBA
These particular ones are evil bugg**s and if you do get one in your car then get out and quickly fling yourself up the nearest lamp post! Perhaps I do prefer their more sedate cousins after all...... Must be honest though I'm all for clear and concise instructions on my dashboard and don't understand why they need to use animal symbols when a good clear and logical instruction/warning will do.
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from Wikipedia
For the Chinese, the tortoise is sacred and symbolizes longevity, power, and tenacity. It is said that the tortoise helped Pangu (also known as P'an Ku) create the world: the creator goddess Nuwa or Nugua cuts the legs off a sea turtle and uses them to prop up the sky after Gong Gong destroys the mountain that had supported the sky. The flat plastron and domed carapace of a turtle parallel the ancient Chinese idea of a flat earth and domed sky.[26] For the Chinese as well as the Indians, the tortoise symbolizes the universe. Quoting Pen T'sao, "the upper dome-shaped part of its back has various signs, which correspond with the constellations on the sky, and this is Yan; the lower part has many lines, which relate to the earth and is the Yin.[7]
The tortoise is one of the "Four Fabulous Animals",[2] the most prominent beasts of China. These animals govern the four points of the compass, with the Black Tortoise the ruler of the north, symbolizing endurance, strength, and longevity.[27] The tortoise and the tiger are the only real animals of the four, although the tortoise is depicted with supernatural features such as dragon ears, flaming tentacles at its shoulders and hips, and a long hairy tail representing seaweed and the growth of plant parasites found on older tortoise shells that flow behind the tortoise as it swims. The Chinese believe that tortoises come out in the spring when they change their shells, and hibernate during the winter, which is the reason for their long life.[7] The Chinese Imperial Army carried flags with images of dragons and tortoises as symbols of unparalleled power and inaccessibility, as these animals fought with each other but both remained alive. The dragon cannot break the tortoise and the latter cannot reach the dragon.[7] In China, the tortoise was also called the Black warrior, standing as a symbol of power, tenacity, and longevity, as well as that of north and winter. |
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They just need to choose from this list of symbols ISO 7000 And here is the tortoise and explanation
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Clearly, between us we know plenty about tortoise. I never thought this was part of the Volvo experience but it seems even the programmers in Gothenburg have opted in. People.......it's time to stop. There are folk on here with rattles, knocks, specification dilemma, delivery anxiety and worn wheel bearings. They're struggling to navigate their way to the answers to life's big questions because of having to continuously step over the thousands of tortoise posts that are slowly, but surely, moving across the forum. Remember, a tortoise is not just for Christmas - your Volvo is for Life. Arianne
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What did you have for your tea Arianne?
Was it a nice piece of beef or did you have some tortoise/turtle ? Did you catch it yourself or did it just amble it's way into your supermarket grocery basket/trolley ?
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