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I had my car in today. I had to authorise an estimate for £458 as part of the process. I dropped off early the day before the appointment. They valeted my car above and beyond my expectations (I wasn’t expecting). Had good comms all day on progress and the end invoice advised they found no...

Not sure if it’s a function of the car firmware or the app version - but anyone discovered a way to turn off the “You’re home at 35% - remember to plug in” notification? I’ve paraphrased it as I’ve deleted it. Thanks - can’t find it in the app settings as an option.

Thanks all - the local Tyre Pros swapped it this morning (Kwik Fit group still - just had an earlier slot than the main KF garage locally). The guys there didn’t think it looked safe either, and came across as genuine. Much happier now replaced. With a long Easter family trek ahead of me...

Thanks all - good to do safety checks for Easter trips. With a magnifying glass on it you can just see the glint of a metal chord - maybe some rusty looking stuff too (not totally sure of that). Holding pressure - but not too happy driving at speed on it for any duration. KwikFit say it’s an...

I was doing a tyre safety check on my M3 before a 200 mile drive at Easter - and found this on one of my six month old CrossClimate 2s: What do you think? Needs replacing or cosmetic? No idea of the cause of the crack - nothing on other tyres. Will run it by KwikFit later - but I understand...

+1 for setting a scheduled charge time during the standard IO window. Sometimes it can be at a time when IO doesn’t want to charge…but the charge limit on you car governs the endpoint of the charge - so no issue - HTHs

Thanks for the help guys. I want to buy my car at the end of the lease - so am keen to look after it. Your mention of replacement being a faff and wraps Durzel led me to try and find a clear wrap that went under around the full depth of the handle but I could only find ones that covered an 1/8...

Guys, A bit of chrome has come off the underside of the front passenger door handle on my December 2019 M3 tonight. Reports are, with the sun zero temps, it was sticky to open this morning - even after 20m of preheating. The other handles feel fine. The affected one has a seam underneath...

Do the cars gracefully give you a warning when the battery is on its way out, and time to replace?

> brakes pads/discs Anyone a feel/experience for when an M3 is likely to need these replaced given regen? Mine’s a 2019 on 42k - just past an MOT with no brake observations — and the thread sparked the question in my head (as I’d like to buy it off the lease company in the middle of next year...

Thanks George - that would match our experience. Other-half had to go out and stand by car to get it online - and our area isn’t the greatest mobile signal wise. First time it’s happened (2023.38.6 here last week or two IIRC)

Similar defrost issue here this morning at 0730 - M3 - assumed servers glitchy - car should’ve been on WiFi although can’t be sure.

Had mine done for the second time by a local Kwik Fit yesterday. I just gave it to them this year without a printout of jackpoints as I did last year when they said they have EV training to handle. Just created a service profile so my seat settings weren’t messed up, unset pin-to-drive, and...

My new CC2’s looked to provide more rim cover than the old Pilot Sports. Did they fit the spec/width there?! That does look odd compared to mine from memory

Many thanks for the help/advice

> Michelin has a £100 cashback promotion for their tyres until the end of the year. (https://offer.michelin.co.uk/pim4-uk Sorry to be a pain guys - anyone have the code off an old Michelin newsletter banner? I think it’ll be a generic code non-individual if the codes they have on a banner I...

Just got the newsletter through - no promotional code to apply for the cashback unless I’m missing it.

Thanks Kelvin - I was lost how to take advantage of it. IIRC the offer is graduated by rim size. I’m speccing 18” x4 and I think it tops out at £50 as a result - you need 19” tyres for £100 - hopefully save you some disappointment!

Guys - Form and Ts & Ca say you need a “Promotional Code” to take advantage of this - any idea where you get it (and if it’s unique to individuals or just a generic?). I can’t find reference to the promo elsewhere - so I’m wondering if it’s being buried.

Thanks for the heads up on the weirdly applied 50% sale that makes the numbers go backwards as you add things. I’m due to make my annual nomadic pilgrimage between the RAC/AA on the 1st November and used it in conjunction with Topcashback (reduces the discount to 40%) - getting the discounted...

Many thanks @PITA - useful information there. I’ll mentally peg it ant £8-10k for planning purposes. Especially interested in the glass stress element as I want to replace the patio door arrangement sooner or later too with bifolds.

@PITA - I know it was a couple of years back now - but what did your Haori setup cost all told? External unit + four rooms was it & quiet condensation pump? Just wondering what the broad costs are.

Does Octopus Compare compare the Tracker rate? Can’t find it there just now

Could you please say what the recommendation is for limits on what you should install are? Is it a minimum of x cm from the roof edge? And how does it cause noise if OTT? Thanks. I imagine aesthetics would stop me doing a bad thing - but I did wonder what the accepted industry limits are upon...

Only ever seen it at Scotch Corner - suspect hotel has secret laundry under superchargers….that or Yorkshire climate….

Forget to update - apologies. Ranger attended and did a couple of recall procedures. On the wing mirror he said that a Tesla Ranger would need to see it malfunction to replace it. There was some vague comments about keeping an eye on it. Was a bit of a waste of time (the car was fine ref...

Thanks both - I’ve booked a Ranger visit for Monday (they’ll do the seat belt and trunk harness recalls too). Good to get sorted prior to the warranty going as you say pdk42. Will ask them what the issue/fix is + report back

Guys, My 2019 M3’s LHS wing mirror sticks in every so often in the morning. A fold/unfold fixes it. 1-2 times a month right now. Any idea if it’s a Ranger job or just something that happens? Frequency/fix means I’m not too bothered - but wonder if it’s the start of a component failure curve -...

After some fretting/over thinking it, I used a Kwik Fit last December - they were fine. 3yr old vehicle. Already trained on MOTing Teslas. Had pucks. Knew there stuff on asking for PIN to drive to be turned off etc. Saw a spirited brake test happen in the car park - that was it in terms of...

Had you got some pure water in the supply pipes? i.e. although you’d topped up with antifreeze screenwash it hadn’t propagated through the pipe work - or it was frozen to begin with even before you’d added he blue stuff?

+1 for Kwik-Fit MOTs. M3’s are ten a penny in Surrey though.. Had a tyre done by their mobile fitters the day before - third M3 he’d done that day. He said they all go in EV courses now. MOT/tyre fitter had own pucks - and I left a note for the tester asking him to play nice with the jacking...

Peugeot people: My policy is up on the 10th of December and I called Peugeot today (15th Nov) to see where the renewal is as I'd like to sort. I was told it was generated yesterday and will be with me in the next couple of days. £410 last year to £510 this. £600 from Flow with £40 Top Cash-Back...

As luck would have it - mine was in with the SC on Tuesday and they fixed this and the front suspension creaking like Clooney’s rusty old boat in a Perfect Storm. It had done it since pickup 2.5yrs ago, so now finally I know what a Tesla should sound like (or rather not sound like). Upper front...

Thanks Avendit - I’ve been through your old posts in the thread - sorry took a while to find them - see you’ve mentioned the effect of efficiency curves there. I’d have 8 NE, 6 SE and 4 shadier ones to the SW - 18x400w (anyone heard of DMEGC BTW?). Running a pvGIS based simulation (if that’s...

Interesting- how big was the day one percentage difference? Could it just have been the older inverter being on its last legs? I was interested as I’m prevaricating between inverter sizes + roof shading in autumn/spring here. If supply wasn’t an issue I’d go GivEnergy - but from what I...

She’s Electric by Oasis?

Guys - I had a GivEnergy installer around the other day for a quote. An interesting “why hadn’t I considered that already?” moment was regards the backup power supply arrangement needing a local earth in the event of cut-off from the grid supply. We live on a chalk hill. The soil is all of 2...

@MYLdn - thanks - apologies for the follow-up - but I had a look to see if rolling the windows down helped, and as they only partly descend, leaving most of the slot occupied I couldn’t see much of a gap. Was it just fore of glass? If so wow. That’s a small way in for tools. Also - I might be...

+1 on the how’d they get in question @MYLdn . I have a dent on the rear drivers side door on the swage line just the other side of where the door bracket is. Can’t see a way in. Wondering if I remove the chrome door strip above with a spudger there might be a gap past where the window is a dent...

Might help some: A few hot days ago there was a clicking noise whilst it was running post drive. Feeling a Ranger visit pending - I thought I would open the bonnet, pop the plastic cover (the one with the US fireman’s helmet label sticking out from under/surrounding the washer fluid hatch) - and...

Might help some: mine was being a bit weak recently. Then a few hot days ago there was a clicking noise whilst it was running post drive. Feeling a Ranger visit pending - I thought I would open the bonnet, pop the plastic cover (the one with the US fireman’s helmet label sticking out from...

Anyone any PDR recommendations around Surrey? Dent Genie look to be in Peterborough if I have the right one. Thanks

Did they fix that from the inside pushing out @spooksman? Nice job - I’ve been quoted thousands for a pin-weld-pull respray job.

My low tech solution is a plastic insulated cycling bottle ~1/5th full of water in the freezer the night before, laid on a slant. Top it up with water before departure. Insulation stops too much condensation as well as maximising cold lifespan. Slant means the ice isn’t stuck at the bottom away...

Please let us know what the SC do/say. As others have it - I’ve been ignoring it as a ‘feature’.

Guys, I know it's cold comfort to those without a car due to a crack - but just to say thanks for posting about all the problems/stock shortage. I picked up a chip in the B area of my windscreen at noon - around 10mm edge to edge, way smaller than the £2 coin test and outside of the 30cm...

I turn my a/c off when the window is open - and it clicks with transitions between acceleration/deceleration.

Thanks all once more. Admission: I’ve never polished a car. However - I noticed in my Chipex kit there was some polish - so gave it a go and the scratches are 60-70% gone. It even got rid of some bird poo residue mark left after cleaning on the bonnet. I’ll await the G3 to do the entire wing...

Thanks for the replies. They do vanish if wet - didn’t know that diagnostics technique (thanks)- apologies for not describing accurately. Will try Lord F’s G3 recommendation.

Thanks for the replies. It’s an M3. @melduk - sounds like it’s the same thing as you have (mine’s drivers side - but perhaps only as that is the window open/where my ears are). I too feel it’s intermittent - perhaps weather/window open vs closed. Happier someone else has it/will just assume a...