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My 2022 M3 returned after body repair with the drivers seat set by (presumably) the last person the car using the key card. Now the seat always resets itself before and after I use the car... obviously I reset the seat for me, and saved the settings on the screen when prompted. But still the...

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Our M3LR 2022 needs body repair, it will have to be insurance - damage to rear door skin and quarter panel. Churchill insurance. The online claim first specified a local Vauxhall dealership but then got back to me saying they can't do it (which I confirmed with them) they suggested a local...

I have 7kW solar PV, Tesla PW2 and a 2022 M3LR doing 10k miles PA. I was on Octopus flexible from Oct 22- September 23 which worked well with the 15p export rate. I'm now on dumb Octopus GO and rarely use any grid outside the 4 hours cheap rate. Any export at this time of year is rare, but still...

Indeed, but https://octopus.energy/press/octopus-energy-increases-export-rates-for-octopus-go-customers/ It will be a nice thing to have, as it more or less matches the night rate of 9p/unit. So even if I fully charge the Powerwall and EV at night, if it's sunny next day, I get back what I put in.

Has anyone with (unintelligent) Octopus Go and solar PV managed to sign up to their Outgoing Fixed Lite tariff? It was announced over a month ago, and I've asked Octopus to put me on it twice, but so far I'm stuck with SEG at 4.5p/unit. Outgoing Fixed Lite is 8p/unit

I'm mystified by my 2022 M3LR updates. The car says it's up to date, but the version on the car screen is 2022.44.30. And for several days the (iOS) app has been showing Update downloading 2023.2.12, but it's been stuck at 64% for days. The last time I definitely installed an update was...

You've done better than me then! PW ordered in mid January 22, originally due in September, repeated delays, delivery now Feb 23!

Started hearing a couple of metallic clicks coming from the RHS, possibly rear wheel when on full lock left turn. Anyone? 2022 M3 LR 6k miles

Sentry Mode operating at home in the garage - 18 events overnight. Never happened before, Sentry disabled at home (in the car menu) Battery drain. Trips showed 8kWh used in 45 miles (3 short trips), but in the same 48 hour period (just after updating the software) the battery dropped from 60%...

Thanks yes might well be similar...

M3 is a quiet car so any rattles are annoying. After 2 months 2.5k miles I notice a quiet but persistent rattle/chatter from the drivers side door trim. It stops if I apply slight pressure to the trim. I've raised a home service visit as it seems to be getting worse, anyone else had this? I'm...

Thanks! Very helpful! I'm probably guilty of over-thinking it

No, not worried about cabin temperature at this time of year, I suppose my question is really, do I use less battery energy on a short trip if the battery is pre-conditioned?

Happy new owner of LR M3. Looking for ideas about setting a schedule to pre-condition for short trips, we work from home and often only use the car once a day for 5-10 miles, different times of day. Apart from the somewhat inconvenience of setting a schedule and then remembering to cancel it...