August 2023
Realised the other day the bays I've seen for charging are for just one vehicle. Are there charging points that make allowance for having a caravan/trailer/horse box etc too?
" Advice: This car blocks the path when they charge their vehicle. I can't get by with my mam, who is in a wheelchair, unless I use the road" #parking #uk
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“ More expensive to buy” Not necessarily, the Nissan Leaf is no dearer used than an equivalent petrol or diesel hatchback. There are compromises to be made if you travel long distance but for 99% of needs it’s a very decent car.
Just done the deal on the new Golf eTSi 150 DSG and having read the above looked at how much a new Leaf would actually cost.
Retail is exactly the same at £30,500. Discount and PCP contribution on Golf, PCP or 0% finance on Leaf. Quick tap suggests that the Golf is about £4000 less....
So Volvo are going to build an electric MPV, guessing it will try to rival the likes of the Alphard, Elgrand, Starex and the Buick GL8. Not sure any of those have full ev versions.
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Yes agreed. They do talk of a ‘global launch’ but also specifically China, which thinking about it is interesting given alot of the luxury mpv market is instead RHD. Buick GL8 is (or was) relatively popular in China tand i suppose given Geely’s ownership a Chinese launch is to be expected.
Maybe we will see it arrive here in more basic trim as a london cab!
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Wouldnt the reduction in volume as the gases cool reduce the back pressure? I'd think the boundary layer shear and turbulence friction on a long pipe is likely to be a more important factorI'm trying to recall what I learned decades ago. You have to realise, it's not a smooth laminar flow, but pulsed. IIRC that makes a difference.
Very big difference on 2-strokes, which exploit reflected exhaust pulses from the exhaust system to modify flow in the cylinder. Perhaps less of a factor in 4-strokes with cam driven valves
I have noticed a faint thud when coming to a stop or driving very slow in my 2016 Merc GLA 220d 4Matic. I jacked the car up and checked the wheels incase they were loose, or a bearing was knackered, but all was ok. I listened in the boot while someone was driving and it is coming from the rear. There was also a very faint whine too. I wondering if it's the 4Matic playing up. I have read common issues are the rear diff and the Viscous Couplings.
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Here in Taiwan, these tend to be driven by junior level gangsters.Thuds and whines coming from the boot are thus not unexpected, but dont last long.
Hi guys
I just needed some advice regarding No claims discount
So 3 years ago when I renewed my insurance I put 4 yrs NCD when I in reality had 3 “genuine mistake” which I just noticed now.
The problem I have now is none of the insurance companies noticed this mistake which means they have been sending me renewal letters with NCD proof every year.
Which now means that I will have 7 yrs NCD when I should have 6.
Going forward my insurance is now coming to an end soon and I don’t know whether I should keep it as 7 or maybe put 6 or none which would be quiet annoying as I would have to start from scratch.
Some people say that I should leave it as 7 as I have proof for it and some have said that my insurance would be invalidated when it comes to making a claim.
Any advice ?
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Ask your insurer to confirm how many years discount you have. Whatever they say is the number to state.
On my return home today I had caught up with an absolute crawler with a very low power motorcyle behind him, i had to follow the pair for a few miles and junctions. knowing the road I was ready to overtake on a stretch that has clear. It was clear I checked my mirrors and the motorcycle to see if he would overtake. After a short delay checking I indicated and accelerated to pass. As I am along side him he suddenly starts to swerve towards me making some small contact and scratching 2 panels. Thankfully he didn't come to any harm and there was no visible damage to the bike, we both stopped once safe to do so and exchanged details.
Will the insurance company likely see this as his fault, my fault or both? and subsequently clobber my premiums?... Read more
Insurance companies base decisions on evidence.
Your evidence needs to be far better than the other side to prove you are in no way responsible....
Can someone help me with tachometer of my 205, because the car injector pump rev limiter has been tampered by the i**** previous owner.
When I took over a tractor other day, the car has pause round 4,000rpm, it doesn't feel like is limited on right rev of 5,540rpm what my manual book said, I have a multimeter tool clip the positive red cable to the alternator signal and the black negative to the battery. Idle speed on cold and warm is prefect, but when I tried to raise the max rev, my multimeter screen number has disappeared after 2,000rpm. I could not check the max rev numbers. I was thought that my multimeter was faulty when I purchased a new and better one than the old, it is done the same numbers is disappeared after 2,000rpm.... Read more
Of course the pump is fine, drive every day. I think the rev limit has drop lower than 5450rpm by someone who tampered.
Hi everyone. I've just bought a 2021 XLWB Relay with the aim to do an immediate conversion into a camper. I bought, it on Sunday and by Wednesday it's be stripped out, including seats and bulkhead and I've also cut a 400x400mm hole in the roof for a Maxxfan. That's when I saw the little sticker in the windscreen that said 'next service due at 104k miles' - the clock only says 33k!!!! Whoops.
I've got the original service invoice from the garage (95k miles) and proof from the van's original owner (a big multi-million pound company) that they sold it directly to the trade seller that I bought it from. It's a slam dunk really. ... Read more
Tell them you want a full refund and compensated for your costs or you’ll take the matter to the local trading standards. They’ll be only too happy to nail them and from what you’re saying it’s a clear cut case. It’ll kill their business stone dead and leave them with costly legal fees. They can fix the van that they shamelessly clocked. I wouldn’t spend a lot of money turning it into a camper, find the good low mileage example you set out to buy in the first place.
Typically hybrids are FWD and they have motor besides engine in front.
But I wonder why not place the motors at rear and make it drive only rear wheels in EV mode?... Read more
I think it is due to power split device which combines rotation of fly wheel and motor. If engine and motor are driving direct axles it must be hard to sync them to same RPM
for 4WD (with rear motor) that is not an issue because speed is less.
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I will move this one into the EV Questions thread.