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Did the fold work OK afterwards? This happened to mine last night and when I popped it back in (which also surprised me with how much effort it took) it didn't fold on lock, although I've not tried to use the fold option yet.

Mines just had this message pop up (goigling brought me here). Mines uk so rhd, but says its the drivers seat. I'm going to have a good tug 😁 at the weekend but it is quite annoying. I did get caught in a tropical burst a few weeks ago (5 mins and it looked like I'd been swimming fully clothed)...

Too big 😂 .I'm surprised it did so much though, was the towbar just attached to the bumper and nothing else, I'd have thought the subframe would take it (unless the driver tried booting it to start with).

I wonder if that's why they lightened it? I don't see why there can't be some sort if slider to control it so everyone can have it how they want.

I'm used to hydraulic power steering that's why this feels so light. I agree manoeuvring at low speed would be hard work, but at high speed I reckon it would be fine.

Wish they just had a setting to turn power steering off 😂 .

Did they vac out the car to get all the glass too:p.

I'd argue any range yesterday should include hvac and be as close to normal as possible (say by having radio on, lights on and that sort if thing) rather than played around to be some sort of pie I the sky measurement. Fwiw my previous cars the speed never made much difference to range, more the...

I did find this annoying when I had the seats down and was transporting part of a bed, what was really annoying was that as I drove round corners it shifted so the message came on a few times. Its warned me when I've forgotten to buckle one of the kids I'm on occasion so it's very worthwhile.

If it was a leaf then fair enough, but something like a tesla (even a base SR), I'd just move closer to work. That would be a 3 hour commute each way surely?

Aren't the regulators just a small electric motor normally?

Voice commands for sat nav are useful of you're driving imo.

While record it then let us see so we can laugh advise 😁 .

Not in my experience, but that's what I do even mine gets blurry.

Bet the ranger comes out, spits on his finger to clean the lens and job done 😂

I like the old phrase, hp is how fast you hit the fence, torque is how much of the fence you take with you 😁 . I've had cars with high hp, but low torque and high hp and high torque. It's much easier to drive something with alot of torque around town, high revving NAs sound good, but they are...

That's not a bad idea, but that would add alot of cost in I'd imagine.

I think towing might be an issue for evs. Can you imagine trying to get into a spot with a large trailer or caravan on the back. Not to mention the reduction if range.

I think people compare 0-60 as it's an easy metric (and a bit dated imo). 0-100 is where you see real differences:D.

Yea I guess I maybe phrased it wrong, manuals feel faster. It does depend on driving too, for instance if you've just shifted to 7th say from 2nd or 3rd in a dct, then try booting it my last car got confused and took a few seconds to change. Obviously in a manual you can block shift. I know you...

Don't use rainx! I was going to use it on mine as the camera seems to last a day before getting grafted again, but I read rainx causes plastic to fog which could be your blurriness.

I agree, my wife's fiesta st is miles more fun to drive (and makes me laugh with a little pop pop now and again). Should have made the model 3 performance sportier imo. Buckets seats, suspension, cool/massive wing 😁 .

I actually prefer manual for sporty driving. To me it's quicker than trying to use an auto in sport. I know some are semi-auto which aren't too bad, and I'm sure some are better than others.

Even on "sport" the steering is way too light imo. My last 2 cars had hydraulic so its quite a difference. I just feel there's less feedback from the car, as I can't feel what the tyres are doing as well as my previous cars. It also doesn't ride bumps very well, even though the suspension is...

Which bit? They're all valid points. Do you think the model 3 handles well/ has good feedback compared to an M3 or 911?

I find that too. I guess in a petrol/ diesel car there's always a slight delay before acceleration kicks in, but in evs there's no delay. I think whatever angle your foot is at (at whatever speed) likely moves up and down a little bit (without you thinking about it) and its just more noticeable...

Its a relative measurement, compared to my previous cars it's very soft. Interesting if they do a boxster/cayman ev, wonder what would happen to the 911 as imo through taycan is the ev version. I just wish they'd done as polestar have and give the performance better suspension as standard. Don't...

As much as I do like the acceleration of the model 3 (and dare I say have got used to/think it's slow:eek:), I wish they'd do a porsche equivalent. I'd like a taycan, but I'd have to go turbo (stupid name) to match the acceleration. The model 3 handles like a a bus even compared to my old e92...

I assume you couldn't claim on the warranty due to the mileage? You must have been driving all the time to clock up 50k miles in a year.

I thought they also need the special valve (octovalve?) For the heat pump to work right.

I've got a Samsung phone and use bixby routines to turn a WiFi hotspot on/off at the times I'm in my car. It works well during the week as I work the same hours each day so it's one for 30 mins in the morning, then I have it on for longer on a night (ferry kids around). Works reasonably well but...

Fair point, the first time I hit a deep puddle that was only on one side of the car was an interesting experience (not in this car, was many years ago).

Oh yea, when you work it out it's not even that think it's less than 2 imperial gallons of fuel in our cars. Petrol and diesel is very energy dense.

Is it the right side for both lh and rh drive cars? (Was going to say passenger side, but realised that would get very confusing very quickly).

There is an easier solution, only drive when dark then you won't see the streaks😁. For my serious suggestion I try and just give it a little squirm to try and limit it. On the subject of framelwss windows, is than an aerodynamic choice too, as normally its onky on cars that have a...

What is it about the rain that reduces range? Is it the extra effort of moving through water, and the extra usage of the wipers?

It's a 69 plate, so still has radar (although not sure if they're turning that off). The symbol wasn't on for auto high beam. I'll check this morning when I start the car. Edit. Did a quick calibration and the car did lower them. Weird as it was only moted a month ago, but it's not been dark...

Hi, bit of a wierd one today. I had a couple of people flash their lights at me this morning. Thought it was a bit strange and discussed it at work. The guy I was discussing it with was infront of me as I left and he said one of my lights looked like it was on full beam. For reference it was...

It was from 2001 so "only" about $150k 😂. That's why I'd like a suspension upgrade on the model 3 performance as standard.

Not saying you can in the aidi, but in my last car (e92 M3), you could knock the gear selector forwards or back to change gear. I found (especially as it was an underpowered NA car), it would do stupid stuff like switch into 4th at 40mph which was very slow. Think I tried it in auto twice in 4...

Needs a massive wing 😂 .

I think we're a long way from light evs, unless someone makes much lighter batteries (although not sure if that's the heaviest thing in teslas).

It's not just cars😂. Life would be boring if everybody agreed.

Interesting you mention seat bolstering (or lack of), I do find I slide around quite a but with "normal" driving.

It was just as there was a comparison to the model 3, although I struggle to see the point of the "saloon" a3 over a normal a4?

Interesting when people compare sizes (snigger), I always put the a5 class as being model 3 sized.

Surely it depends on how close they pull in?

While in the UK so we do use mph, our limit is 70. We're always taught it to be 2 seconds, but I agree, often when leaving a big gap some joker pulls in and then the car really freaks out.

It's daft anyway, anything lower than 4 is way too short. I think there's a difference between radar and vision in what minimum you can set.

Oh sorry, I meant when the warning sign cones up did they say how long it would last if you can't get a battery straight away?