November 2020
Not unexpected, but BMW are sounding the end of days for the 'traditional' new car dealer. Honda are moving in this direction too.
www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/bmw-looking-ta...s... Read more
Personally I am not convinced by the environmental credentials of EVs, in particular the mining and processing of the raw materials to manufacture the batteries. I believe EVs will be the next diesel fiasco. (Initially promoted by government for lower co2 emissions than petrol, to then be demonised 10 years later for higher nox & particulates.) I agree that we need to reduce our dependence on oil, therefore suggest a green hydrogen economy is the way forwards, replacing the IC engine with a fuel cell. Read more
The problem with electric cars is the are too expensive and too boring !
How can a electric motor be exciting, I car with an V8 or V12 sounds great and even Porsche with there Taycan have an engine noisy to try and make it sound good.
Volvo have said that the Polestar 2 takes to 50000 miles before it becomes better for the environment so if someone brought a new small petrol car and drove it for 3000-4000 miles a year that will also be better for the environment. And before all the Tesla lovers say they are exciting lets just compare a car to a train who gets all excited about a electric train but what happens when the Flying Scotsman turns up as it did on the Swanage Railway a few years ago totally jammed traffic so people could take a look at it.
I've got some questions that can best be answered by someone with one...any forum members have one ? (Must be the PHEV version). Cheers Read more
I have an X5 45e PHEV and wonder if anyone knows if there’s a forum or BMW club forum that concentrates in their EV and PHEV cars ??? Thanks. JW.
SpeakEV has the most active BMW EV forums: www.speakev.com/categories/bmw-ev-forum.112/
You could also try www.bimmerpost.com/ but there aren't many PHEV owners there.
If you start seeing a grren marker near the rear indox mark of a vehicle or trailer
then this is why.... Read more
More likely for allowing use of bus lanes and the like.
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Following accident i had some time ago ive received message today from my insurance company saying the car has been classed as total loss.... Read more
"Other times there are folks here who are always looking for a scrap (though one of the worst offenders seems to have left)."
Perhaps you missed one or two recent posts in another thread. :-)
I don't like EVs, hybrids & not even that keen on automatics
What newish ICE car should I buy now? I was thinking that to avoid sinking like a stone in value it would have to appeal to petrol/diesel heads and/or be an aspiring future classic. Sadly can't be a sportscar with a hard ride or have silly low profile tyres. Bigger engine preferred. I would like to celebrate the end of car transport as we know it....Any thoughts guys? Read more
Yes ofcourse 2030...not 2020
Hi all, I'd be really grateful for advice here
Our 2016 Citroen Picasso Grande (just out of warrantee, obvs) had a problem on Saturday - we were in a car park, I started the engine to go home (it's a manual) and it cut out as if i'd stalled (though I hadn't) then wouldn't start, though it was turning over. I called the RAC who first thought it was a fuel problem, then the on-board computer, couldn't fix it so we had to get a tow truck. Finally, when the car was delivered onto our street on Saturday night, it started as normal and didnt' cut out, and it's done the same this morning (though I've not tried driving it anywhwere). ... Read more
Thank you all so much, I'm so glad I posted here! I drove the car to the local garage without problem. As we have been saying, he seemed doubtful that he could diagnose it as it was driving fine, but he'll take a look. I will pass on the message about the low-rent earth cable and make sure they check it!
Inevitably, it's now being discussed.
The Times today - front page headline... Read more
From that article:
"A report from accounting giant Ernst & Young released in September found that replacing a petrol or diesel car with an EV delivers a $1,370 benefit to government revenues and an $8,763 net benefit to the economy over a ten-year life span."...
The water pump had to be replaced at 83000 miles after becoming very noisy. As this runs off the timing belt that was replaced too. So Ford claims to get long life from the timing belt on the ecoboost engine but if the water pump fails then not much benefit from a long lived timing belt! Read more
2015 Kuga. Did a bit more research and I’m not clear when the timing belt is supposed to be replaced on these, its not one of those that runs in oil, so maybe just as well it was done anyway. I think the Ford mechanics did something with the turbo as well as there was a lot of hissing before, gone now and car has more power.....
From an article this morning in The Times detailing that James May and Grant Shapps, both Tesla owners, experienced unannounced software updates and their effects.
"For May, it was as if there was a ghost in the machine when his car — a Tesla Model S — was tugged towards the middle of a narrow road as he hugged the verge to avoid oncoming traffic.... Read more
I was working for a large telecoms company in the late 1990s and the issue was huge. Mostly things were ok and coped, but our major customers wanted it all to be tested and verified as working before the date changed. It was all the testing, or code verification, that took a huge amount of effort. So, thankfully, come the day there were no issues, and, at least in the telecoms industry, it was all sorted ahead of time.
As for Tesla's memory chips, I am not able to comment. I certainly would not like feature deivery or removal overnight. It's bad enough on my old 3 series BMW. Chang s happen when it goes into the dealer, for example the tyre pressure monitor used to have a yellow and a red warning with appropriate sounds and indication. One day some twerp must have thought one warning, the severe one, was all that was needed. So now the first sign if lowering tyre pressure, even by a small amount, is a LOUD bong sufficient to cause my passengers to leap out of their seats. Now if that is a good idea then BMW are deluded.
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That process, particularly the last paragraph, will change completely in years to come.
Also, you say 'spend the kind of money'.... that's now the exception in a PCP/HP landscape....