Recent content by Ianf

good luck with getting onto Go. I’ve been waiting a year now for compatible smart meters.

You ought to factor in the parking situation too. You got somewhere reliable to park a 5m long car where it won’t get dinged? Pod-point or similar nearby (gym/cinema/supermarket) to top up to launch you on to the supercharger for your longer trips? You’ll need to factor in a couple of hours a...

This too. It is too small to spot the sonar fans, brake lights etc.

Yep, same boat. Ever had your MCU replaced? That’s the only non-standard thing about my car.

And... if^h^hwhen it does blow up/melt/catch fire, who's paying for the damage? Us in the long run. ebay / CE manufacturer won't feel responsible for it. Hopefully there's a way to tell it's a fake and not start a charge thru it. Chademo is only 50kw, so only half the enormous amount of energy...

Have a look under the external plastic panels on the tailgate. Mine had a grommet installed wrong on the rhs. Service only checked after lights changed multiple times. Fixed tailgate, but still had a wet boot, missing sealant between roof and c pillar too. Water ran down c pillar behind trim to...

Uh-oh... where will you be picking up from?

Pressure washer run off the holding tank should be fine. Gauze in the downpipe to catch leaf litter and bugs, and an in-line filter before the washer should be good enough.

Full auto, and use the app to pre-defrost for 10 mins in the morning is pretty good. Sometimes need to use the double tap to get the air warm enough if it's cold and damp once you get in, for a couple of minutes. Once driving full auto and 21 is comfortable enough + level 1 seat heating. If you...

If you can, try and use the Brooklands (Weybridge) service centre. My car was very poorly PDI'd by Heathrow (West Drayton), and follow-up visits to address the problems were shambles. Brooklands is night-and-day more communicative and pro-active in making things right. Oh, and the wiper blades...

And today, car all fogged up so looked in the lower trunk... soaking wet and beginning to go mouldy. It’s not the liftgate - no trunk showers, so it can only be something in the body. Been raining a lot last few days. Any ideas? Monday’s call back from the SC is going to be interesting.

Next week might be week two of the closure of Westfield White City. Check before you head there. Also, they are straight bays. It looks like Westfield Stratford is the one with staggered bays, and definitely not close to West London. Best bet is the T5 Hilton on your way in and/or out.

Thanks for the heads-up. I do like it in there, even if the parking charge while shopping is a bit steep. Park near the SC, and nip back 30-40 mins before it's time to go and shift the car to top-up. The surface in that carpark is literally squeaky-clean, must be something to do with the...

Seemed better to me, after 20 miles. I did notice that I left the house with the ‘verifying update’ message which I dismissed, and got a pop up with the release notes around 10 miles away from home on the motorway. The lane change was a bit fusssy before that point. I wonder how taxing the...

Just to add a note. My car was back in for service multiple times for this in the last year. It definitely had leaky left cluster on delivery, and this was replaced along with the appliqué and right lamp seal - and still had the problem. Went to a more competent SC eventually, and they found the...