The driver's-side mirror has a useful blind-spot reflector, the sliding shade for the sunroof is welcome and the golf-ball-size chrome gearshift knob is quite slick even if it doesn't rival the snick-snick precision of a Mazda Miata.
Look for power sunroofs that come with a sliding sun shade to prevent glare when driving.
They struggled to find a venue for the 2017 Gathering and turnout was down, but Lost Lake seemed an ideal place to host: a big lake, water slides, shade to hide under.
Of the many amenities the Phaeton offers that you don't likely need are dual-magnification vanity mirrors (in case someone needs to apply makeup) and a power-retracting shade for the moonroof (heaven forbid you slide the shade manually).
The 150-square-foot structure, which will be on view this weekend in Menlo Park, Calif., as part of Sunset magazine's Celebration Weekend, has floor-to-ceiling sliding doors, a shading trellis and sides that can be clad in a variety of materials, including Western red cedar (pictured).
And if you want to completely wall-off a studio because it needs to be a private rehearsal, there are shades and sliding doors.
To ensure residents would have sufficient levels of daylight and sunlight despite the dense urban environment, Octavia fitted sliding panels to provide shade from the sun, reducing heat in summer.
Here, moveable perforated sheets of thin wood act as curtains in front of huge-paned windows, sliding along tracks to provide shade or privacy as needed.
It also helps protect the house from fire, as do the sliding, perforated metal screens that shade the ocean side from the late-day sun.
"The draperies were mounted as high as practically possible to span the width of the sliding doors and the grass shade prevents the eye from climbing any higher," he says.
Some bulbs can be reached simply by sliding your hand into the shade and grasping the bulb.
