Any idea what the battery work would cost out of warranty?
Iām doomed Gregš¤Ø
No G, I could ask next time Iām there.
Be interesting to find out.
Our lease comes to an end in April (4yrs)
Time to decideā¦ do we hand back, extend to 5yrs or buy it or another used EV. Tempted with the buy outright option - I think it has an 8yr battery warranty.
The DTās devaluation has been staggering. (My 8 yr old petrol Civic has a higher sale value according to webuyanycar.)
As long as it does fuck up in the next 3 yrs buying the DT makes most financial sense, i think.
Yes, I think my battery warranty is 8 years not 10.
Being huge an heavy seems to go with the territory for EVs, mine weighs almost as much as a fucking Range Rover, but not very attractive for a āsportsā car, certainly not for me.
I am still in the small and light camp for 2 seaters and this MG is about as far from a MX5 as you can get and still only have 2 seats imo
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Yep me too, the speed through the cones test is still a good indicator to me as to whether Iām going to enjoy driving a sporty car, and the heavier the car is the worse it typically performs at this in my experience (or the harder it is to get the damn thing to achieve a decent time).
Really enjoying the Leaf for our local pottering about. Indicated range is about 73 miles on a full charge which is fine for the kind of use itās getting.
I do actually enjoy its quiet wafting about in eco mode with the regen on.
Needs a wash.
I havenāt tried using a charger anywhere else (not even sure when Iād need to). I ought to, just to know how it works.
Should have had a smart meter put in today but the engineer came, looked at the meters, which werenāt the kind he expected, and said weād need to rearrange which we have. Only when thatās in can we look at more appealing EV oriented tariffs either from British Gas or other providers. It may be that the relatively low demand the carās use represents means weāre better off keeping the bulk of our usage at the tariff weāre currently on.
Mind you, next summer when the dirty sex pond comes out again, we may want to also be heating that for less overnight.
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Just remember to check if they have the same connector as most are type 2 or CCS now and few are around for the leaf type 1/Chademo.
Glad you are enjoying it though they are good cars. Have you got the app setup for pre warming the car before you get in?
Not yet. Presumably youād have it connected to the home charger but not necessarily charging? Iām trying to run it 80 ā 20% each time so not putting it on charge every night.
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Sensible for battery life, but take it to 100% and leave it over night charging every now and then to make sure the 12v gets charged 
I donāt think you need it plugged in with the app to heat it. But itās been ages since I had one, pretty sure it just needs more than a certain percentage charge only
I need to read the 2 large manuals when I have the spare time.
Strange behaviour, are you unwell?
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I might be if I acually get round to it.
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Ask ChatGPT. Itāll tell you how.
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In a more subdued livery, yes please.
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That is insane 
Hmmmm
After 4 days of not being able to charge on either side*, countless error messages on the app, and a massive ballache, Mrs Craigās Q8 has been at the Audi w@nkers all week.
Audi: āthereās nothing wrong with itā
This could be get very spicy very quick
(* problem is that it stops charging after a few mins, with an error message. having looked through the app, would anyone care to guess how many times theyāve charged it and for how long?)
The fuckers
Theyāve fixed it
Was rather hoping it was dead
And what was the fix?