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It won't have active dampers. Adaptive maybe but not active.

We can't get the RE-71 here in the UK, so have been using Cup2s or AR-1s up to now but the Yoko AD09 looks like it's going to be what we use once we use up our existing stocks.

Can't see here what the problem is with it, maybe someone else can help

Is this believable? I so want it to be but how many times have these people let Ukraine down? https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/04/01/ukraine-might-be-getting-34-billion-in-american-weapons-and-soon/

ROFL

They wouldn't make it there anyway. Several fights would break out and they'd end up accidentally pushing the RUD button. And good riddance. (or maybe that should be the RID button)

Put all the world's leaders in a Starship and sent them to Mars. The rest of us might then actually have a chance of survival. (this is not a political post) ;)

That's one of those cars you'd be better off waiting until several thousand had been delivered and driven around for a while before putting an order in for one. There's a lot of tech stuff to go wrong in that SU7 and just because you can make a reliable smartphone doesn't mean you can make a...

No issues as in their wheels didn't fall off? Maybe they didn't but as you say using an air gun alone to tighten any important fastener is just lazy, sloppy, bad practise. I've had many problems on my cars over the years due to mechanics not following the correct procedure and following the...

Containment with a blanket is fine if you have nothing much else in the vicinity likely to be affected. The prescribed ways of dealing with an EV battery fire is either pour lots of water on it continuously, dunk the whole car in a water-filled tank or just let it burn itself out while...

Water is the best way of putting out battery fires, but it needs a constant stream so lots of water over a relatively long period of time. What other methods do you mean?

There is no central database. Every service keeps their own figures, but this company did a FOI request on all of them and most replied, so the figures should be about as accurate as you can get. https://cesafety.co.uk/news/electric-vehicle-fires-around-the-uk In summary and taking out EVs...

Some interesting talk regarding Russia's Zircon wonder missile. Not quite as good as they say. Who'd have thought? https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/comment/zircon-turns-out-to-be-big-bluff-what-s-wrong-1711711653.html

What model/year is your car? I don't have that setting.

I went from a tuned 330i M Sport (manual gearbox) to a Model 3P. Didn't sell the BMW immediately but after 2 weeks driving the M3P I took it for a spin and I thought there was something wrong with it! Engine was lumpy (because I forgot it needed warming up), brakes were not as good (they were...

I've had it happen twice on two different Model 3s but in both cases I couldn't be sure one of us hadn't accidentally hit the 'vent' button in the app. And therein lies the problem!

@Ej1749 Where have you heard that Tesla will supply HP2000s for the M3P? Can you show me an invoice for them from Tesla? As for track/road pads being suitable for road use, it depends very much on what pad material you choose. If you read a lot of U.S.-based information the preference often...

It's too close to the sidewall for a start. Nobody would tackle that unless they wanted to make a quick buck on the side and not care about the consequences.

If you can see a glint of (unrusted) metal cord it's highly unlikely to be a defect from new. There is so much crap lying around on the roads these days. I've seen stanley knife blades which have become embedded in tyres, even a piece of rebar which went through the tyre and the wheel rim...

Adaptive, not active. The new M3P won't have active or air suspension. Looks like there will be a switchable 'sport' mode which will probably change the valves in the dampers somehow.

Tesla have said that all the bushes have been changed to reduce NVH. Presumably to a different rubber compound. That's going to mean all the suspension arms and knuckles will have different part numbers at least. There was also a mention that the front suspenion geometry had been revised, but I...

Not particularly compelling. Lots of guesses and estimates because no official figures have been made available since the war started.

There's just no way 42 psi could be considered under-inflated. There's another explanation but without some more info it's impossible to say what.

Where's the evidence to support that?

You said "on the edges" not "on the outside". When did you last have an alignment check? Show us a photo of the tyre treads.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/shooting-blast-reported-concert-hall-near-moscow-agencies-2024-03-22/ I wonder who these "terrorists" are and what their motive was? Who do you think Putin will blame?

The fault mainly lies with the press quoting the driver's fairy tales like it's fact and then headlining it with a clickbaity title. It's not a "Rogue Jaguar" it's a "Stupid Jaguar Owner". Also, what went wrong in JLR so they called the 'E'lectric car i-Pace and the 'I'CE car E-Pace?

If it is a form of 'flat spotting' or some other form of tyre damage that is certainly one way you'll get vibration even if the wheels are in balance. As I said earlier, swapping to a known good set would prove it.

I believe the description of the bomb included 'integrated wings', but what that will mean in terms of range is anyone's guess. I can't see them using anything other than a Tu-22 to deliver them though. There's no way now they've lost all those A-50s they're going anywhere near the front line...

How much of Ukraine will be left by November if there's going to be constant pussy-footing until then? The amount of death and destruction between now and then is just horrible to imagine, especially if Russia ramps up it's bomb and missile production which it seems sanctions are powerless to...

One of these - Tu-22M3, which can carry two at a time. If they're fitted with a glide kit the range could be 50-60 miles from the drop zone maybe? Meanwhile, Washington has been asking Ukraine not to attack Russian refineries because it may push up oil prices and affect the election. But...

It's an idea... 😁

Oh dear... I suggest you check it yourself or maybe post a photo of the full width of one of your tyres so we can see the state of them. I'm assuming you also haven't compared the car's TPMS numbers against an accurate gauge? You need to do that as well.

You're measuring tread depth at the edges using these grooves each side (as opposed to the sipes on the very edges)?

Something's not right if you think 42psi cold is under inflated. What tyres are they?

If you're at 42 now that's an alignment issue not pressures.

There is. On early cars there are sensors on the suspension which alter the lights depending on how the car is loaded. On later cars there's an internal tilt sensor doing the same job. The problem all along has been after the lights are calibrated, over time for some reason which has never been...

You could be correct, good spot!

Easy enough to determine. If it does it when the car's stationary it's not the pads/discs squeaking!

The drive unit has oil and an oil filter. Nowhere near as much as an ICE but it's there.

Certainly doesn't look like they're ventilated in that photo.

Lots of variables to do with this subject but something that hasn't helped historically is the these cars don't get any proper brake bedding done before delivery and if they are then under-used the corrosion problem gets worse and worse as time goes on. Best general advice I can give not having...

Unusual in hold mode for them to squeak. Keep them in good condition and they will last a long, long time! Quite a few owners ignore them and then complain when they have to replace all the discs and pads because of corrosion and neglect. ;)

Not discussed as much as motors, brakes and suspension but a best pic I've seen of the seats so far and they look a lot more supportive. It's the one thing that's really difficult to sort on the original M3P.

Are you using the 'Hold' setting or 'Creep'? Photos of your brake discs would help so we can see the condition of them, but yes it's probably lack of use causing it. You've got to use the brakes hard every now and then, more so when the weather's like it's been here in the UK recently.

Yeah, it's just a tad misleading for Koni to use that word. The same as Tein have a product called "EDFC ACTIVE" which is just motorized adjusters. They won't be Koni branded as it's just the FSD tech. being used within Tesla-branded units.

The M3P isn't out yet, so Lars was referring to what's on sale right now, that's all. The M3P won't have any form of active suspension because it costs too much and a properly sorted conventional damper will work just fine.

Why should the bias be shifted rearwards? Remember, the rear motor is doing the regen and effectively giving more rear braking. Very few drivers will be dialling down the regen to a very low %. I rarely go lower than 70% and if I didn't have a BBK I'd be keeping it 100%. If anything, the added...

Rear calipers are a bit puny but they don't really need upgrading and there are options available for larger/better rear discs and pads. Most of the braking is done up front. Once you put a decent front BBK on the M3P you struggle to overheat the stock rears, in fact bedding new rear pads can...

The whole active suspension thing is a red herring which has come about because of the frequency selective damping (FSD) the Highland shocks are using, based on tech. from Koni, who call their product "Special ACTIVE". Seems some have picked up on that word and believe there's going to be some...